Technology Districts

Habitech Distretto Tecnologico Trentino

The world is changing. Sustained construction, renewable energies and environmental technologies are the most important sectors, in which the Trentino Technology District Habitech is active.

Via Fortunato Zeni, 8
38068 Rovereto (TN)
(Trentino-South Tyrol)

Telephone:: +39 0464 443450
Fax:: +39 0464 443 460

URL:: www.dttn.it

President:: Paolo Gurisatti
Director:: Gianni Lazzari
Email:: segreteria@dttn.it

Main points

Habitech, TrentinoTechnology District for Energy and the Environment, was founded in cooperation with the universities, research laboratories and private companies and local authorities. The aim is the realisation of production chains specialising in the following sectors: Sustained construction, energy production from renewable energies and environmental technologies for the regional administration. 150 private entrepreneurs belong to Habitech representing over 300 companies and more than 8 000 employees.
In the sustained construction segment, Habitech is a founder member of the Green Building Council Italia, an association without profit-making intentions, which is currently restructuring the national building industry standards by means of the introduction of LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design). The US American criteria for sustained construction are the basis for this, which are applied in over 60 countries. The GBC Italia has the task of drafting the criteria for the LEED Italia system and must thereby take the climatic, construction and legal special conditions in Italy into consideration. The first LEED Italia version is envisaged for this year. Until now 50 LEED projects were registered for certification, which were proposed by Italian companies and facilities. The district has already offered the organisers and companies the first support services for the LEED certification.
A further aim of the district is the promotion of the use of renewable sources of energy, above all, the generation of energy from renewable sources and sustained mobility. In the field of sustained mobility, the work of the team is sub-divided into three spheres: production of hydrogen, biogas and the Oil Free Zone® project.
In addition, the development of environmental technologies is also a priority in the district strategic plan. Included here, above all, are the monitoring of water resources and was disposal management including timber waste.

Brief description

Companies:: 184 (private and public)
Total Number of Employees:: 27

Sectors

Energy and Environment
- Energy [Sustained construction; energy efficiency; renewable sources of energy; sustained mobility]

Services

Research and Development
- Technology transfer
- Commercialization of technologies
Human Resources
- Organisation of conferences, courses and seminars
- Staff training
- Partnerships with universities and other research institutes
- Management consultancy
Business
- Confidential economic data
- Development of business contacts
- Network formations
Administrative services
- Support of relations with the EU
Other services
- Territorial marketing
- Consultancy for public administration related to energy resources

Data and Facts

Key data

Founded in: 2006
Companies: 1
Employees: 27
There are 184 members, divided into two categories: A Private companies; B. Public facilities or companies with public participation

Objectives

Creation of new jobs
Attracting investors
Enhancement of job quality
Foundation of new companies
Intensification of relations between universities and companies
Build-up of new research activities
Site support
Economic exploitation of the scientific results
Enhancement of the technology level of companies and institutions

Network

Habitech is a member of DHC+ (District Heating and Cooling Plus Technology Platform)
Habitech is an official partner of Sustainable Energy Europe

Members

Location

Location and Environment

	Name	Inhabitants	Distance
Location	Rovereto	35.000
Nearest town/city	Trento	112.637	28 Km
University	Trento		28,6 Km
Cluster

Infrastructure and links

	Name	Distance
Airport	"Valerio Catullo" Verona	81,2 Km
Railway Station	Trento	28 Km
	Rovereto	1,3 Km

Specification

Trentino: Extraordinary environmental goods, a widely disseminated and known culture and sustainability, a system, which has set on the value of scientific research and innovation.

Technology transfer

Inclusion in EU project

European Project ECOHeat4EU. Details under: http://ieea.erba.hu/ieea/page/Page.jsp?op=project_detail&prid=1833

Activities

Construction

Within two years Habitech has accepted 140 leading branch companies and initiated a construction certification system, which is internationally recognised, the system LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design). Habitech offers the following:

Support with the certification of sustained construction of new buildings and with building remediation;
Consulting for companies with the positioning of construction products with regard to LEED® Standard;
Support with the compilation of communal building regulations, town planning regulations for the province and region for the promotion of sustained construction;
Support of the professional associations/productions districts, which set out the guidelines for development and new positioning of construction products.

Energy

Habitech services cover the following areas:

Support of private and local authorities with the foundation of Energy Service Companies;
Support with the positioning of innovative technology solutions in the marketplace;
Evaluation of the trend technologies in the energy sphere;
Support of public administration with the definition of energy policy and the application of implementation regulations,
Consulting for the compilation of invitations to tender based on third party financing and performance guarantees (Energy Performance Contracting)

Mobility

Habitech is committed to environmentally compatible mobility:

Scouting and technology transfer of innovative solutions
Analysis of specific technological trends
Development of integrated projects for passenger and goods transport
Creation of appropriate local solutions for the implementation of innovative solutions.

Projects

Green Valley The Green Valley project concentrates on the conversion of the Trient Valley Il Primiero. In the Oil Free Zone®, locally produced fuel from renewable energy sources should be used for mobility: Biogas, hydroelectric energy and hydrogen energy (from electrolysis and steam reforming). A project which defined the energy as the motor of local development.
Motus. MOTUS (MObility and Tourism in Urban Scenarios) is a project of the Industria 2015. The aim is the creation of a platform for information services for the support of eco- mobility. This platform Infomobilità provides tourist and local inhabitants an alternative and efficient transport system. The aim and the content are divided into three: in Rome the tourism, in Milan the events (Expo 2015) und n the Valle del Primiero in Trentino eco-mobility.

Contacts to Germany already exist

Steinbeis Management www.steinbeis.com

Research and Development

Green Valley

Description

The Green Valley project concentrates on the conversion of the Trentino Valley Il Primiero. In the Oil Free Zone®, locally produced fuel from renewable energy sources should be used for mobility: Biogas, energy and hydrogen energy (from electrolysis and steam reforming). A project which defined the energy as the motor of local development.

Incubator and Incentives

Regional incentives

Contribution of the province – Province Law N. 6, Article 24 dated 13.12.1999 Support of the Innovation Pool or the Technology Districts.