A Global Network Shaping Sustainable and Resilient Building Practices

Building a decarbonized, climate‑resilient future — together.
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Author: Daniel Stiel

Building a decarbonized, climate‑resilient future — together.
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Author: Daniel Stiel

Global experience

Brought together on one platform.

Drawing on practice-based knowledge in climate‑responsive and circular building, and long-standing collaboration with public authorities across South-South, we turn innovation into implementation. Guided by a mindset of quality, precision, openness and neutrality, we help shape sustainable building practices in diverse markets around the world.

Our approach

Our approach is built on a collaborative Network spanning disciplines and regions and is grounded in three core pillars: Innovate, Communicate, and Implement – ensuring that knowledge is transformed into real-world impact.

Innovate

Bridging cultures, climates, and technologies to create impactful real-world projects.

Communicate

Sharing knowledge and promoting the fair use of intellectual property.

Implement

Monitoring and implementing solutions on demontration projects, and applying lessons learned from these experiences.

Network

Serving as a platform for international exchange and South-South cooperation.

Focus areas

Author: Daesun Kim

Circular economy in construction

Author: Nate Johnston

Integral planning

Shaping a higher quality of life for generations to come.

Author: Clement Chai

How we create impact

ICI offers a portfolio of interdisciplinary forums, real-world showcases, and digital learning formats to connect knowledge, practice, and global collaboration.

Innovation + collaboration formats

Forums and co-creation formats connecting research, industry and practice.

Integral planning + design charrettes

Collaborative workshops linking architects, engineers, and construction professionals to develop sustainable solutions.

Author: CHUTTERSNAP

Demonstration projects + product testing

Testing materials, products, or technologies in real buildings and with independent monitoring.

Monitoring, certification + impact control

Measuring performance and learning from built projects over time.

Learning + capacity building

International blended learning programmes and applied education based on real demonstration projects.

International visibility

Making excellence visible and transferable.

Corporate support for building a decarbonized, climate-resilient future.
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Innovation +
Collaboration Formats

Who it’s for?

Companies, public institutions + associations

Format:

Innovation labs + thematic forums, curated working groups, structured co-creation + facilitation processes

Your Benefits:

  • Faster innovation cycles through focused, interdisciplinary collaboration
  • Stronger national + global networks with long-term partnership potential
  • Action-oriented collaboration 

Integral Planning +
Design Charrettes

Who it’s for?

Public authorities, municipalities, developers, planners, infrastructure providers, finance + insurance services

Format:

Integral planning workshops + moderated design charrettes, typically conducted as an intensive 3-day format during the design phase.

Your Benefits:

  • Higher project quality + feasibility through integrated planning
  • Reduced planning risks, conflicts + delays
  • Sustainability + circular economy principles embedded from the start

Demonstration Projects +
Product Testing

Who it’s for?

Industrials developers + business partners, technology providers, material suppliers + product manufacturers

Format:

Access to planning + implementation of demonstration projects for structured testing + evaluation in real-use conditions.

Your Benefits:

  • Reduced innovation risk through real-world validation
  • Faster market readiness of new products and solutions
  • Credible performance data from actual use in buildings

Monitoring, Certification & Impact Control

Who it’s for?

Building owners, investors, public authorities, project developers, financial institutions

Format:

Measuring performance + learning from built projects over time through structured monitoring + evaluation in real-use conditions.

Your Benefits:

  • Transparent proof of sustainability performance
  • Continuous optimization of buildings + assets
  • Reliable data for reporting, financing + replication

Learning & Capacity Building

Who it’s for?

Private companies, associations, international collaborations, as well as public + private clients, architects, engineers

Format:

International blended learning + applied education in Sustainable Construction, built around real demonstration projects + delivered with global experts from academia, industry, + the public sector

Your Benefits:

  • Stronger internal capabilities for confident decision-making
  • International benchmarks and targeted knowledge exchange
  • Direct access to a curated content hub with key case studies and learning resources


Reference:
https://proyectoceela.com/formacion/cursos/

International Visibility

Who it’s for?

Project developers, cities, regions, companies, foundations, public institutions, + industry associations

Format:

Design, organization, + management of awards, prizes, + visibility formats to showcase excellence + enable international knowledge transfer, including juries, communication strategy, + dissemination of best practices

Your Benefits:

  • Increased international visibility + credibility
  • Clear positioning as innovation leaders
  • Transfer of pioneering solutions to other markets + regions