How to adapt your products to industrialized and sustainable construction
Industrialized construction is gaining ground as a response to one of the sector's main challenges: the shortage of skilled labor. This lack of professionals is accelerating the adoption of prefabricated solutions, which also enable progress in sustainability, reduce execution times, and improve on-site quality. In this context, manufacturers of innovative and prefabricated components play an essential role, but they also face increasing regulatory, technical, and digital requirements that determine their access to industrialized construction projects.
Regulatory and technical challenges in the manufacturing of prefabricated components
One of the main challenges arises when the product does not have a harmonized standard that allows for direct commercialization. In these cases, obtaining the CE marking (Conformité Européenne), which is mandatory for many products in the European market, becomes a technical process that requires specific evaluations, testing, and the creation of a complete technical file that demonstrates the product’s compliance with legal requirements for safety, health, and environmental protection. Without this documentation, the product cannot enter the market or be specified in construction projects.
This complexity is further heightened by other growing demands. On the one hand, the new Construction Products Regulation mandates that industrialized products must include a Digital Product Passport containing key information such as carbon footprint, recyclability, traceability, and energy consumption. On the other hand, many projects—especially public ones—require that products be digitally integrated into BIM environments (Building Information Modeling), meaning they must include standardized technical data to facilitate specification from the design phase.
All of this must be complemented by proper justification of compliance with the Technical Building Code (CTE), which regulates aspects such as structural safety, fire performance, thermal insulation, and acoustic performance, among others. A lack of appropriate technical documentation or test reports verifying these parameters can cause delays in permits, issues during construction, or even the exclusion of the product from high-demand projects.
From design to certification: expert support to develop viable solutions
In this context, having a technical strategy aligned with sustainable industrialized construction, structured from the early stages of product development, is key to ensuring market viability. Identifying the most suitable evaluation route, planning testing correctly, and organizing environmental information from the outset can reduce costs, shorten development times, and increase the chances of the component being specified and used.
This way, manufacturers can focus on product development with the peace of mind of having expert support to help them meet the new European regulatory framework, access new markets, and position themselves in projects that are increasingly aligned with decarbonization, energy transition, and circularity objectives.
If your company is exploring new products and looking for support to take the next step toward market implementation, contact CIRCE.
