CARTIF is a horizontal, private and non-profit Research Institution, whose main mission is providing innovative solutions to the industry to enhance their processes, systems and products, improving their competitiveness and creating new business opportunities. CARTIF develops R&D projects financed by private companies or through public funds obtained from competitive calls at national and international level. CARTIF also supports public entities (city councils, regional governments…) on high impact projects planning and development. CARTIF is a multidisciplinary centre that works in multiple knowledge fields focused to many economic sectors: energy, food, industry, construction and infrastructures, health and environment, addressing research lines oriented to the main societal challenges, as industry 4.0, smart grids, smart cities, energy efficiency, cultural heritage, quality of life, circular economy, natural resources and biotechnology. CARTIF has an analytical testing laboratory the offers analysis services to the centre and to other companies by means of a wide offer that includes 3D digitalization, biomass characterization, food biotechnology and material nanotechnology.
Role: Assessment framework, Key Performance Indicators, monitoring
CARTIF’s role in SIRCULAR is focused on the definition of the evaluation framework, including circularity and recyclability aspects. This will include the analysis of the currently existing decarbonization and circularity frameworks, selection and definition of the potential KPIs (covering Recyclability and Circularity aspects) based on the main relevant standards and certifications, aligned with the EU LEVEL(s) framework. Moreover, CARTIF will be in charge of the definition of the monitoring plans within the demo sites for the KPI calculation. Last but not least, CARTIF will support the BIM-based installation and commissioning processes in the demos.
