Yearly Archives: 2024

On August 8 and 9, the course “Information Management according to ISO 19650” will be held in the training room of the European Digital Innovation Hub (EDIH) in the construction sector. During the two-day training, participants will gain knowledge about the main activities and good practices for managing and delivering information to construction-investment projects. The course is designed for a wide range of professionals in the construction sector who are involved in construction and investment design, project management, consultancy and supervision or administration. These can be experts from small and medium-sized enterprises in the construction sector, as well as from small companies with an average market capitalization.

The European Digital Innovation Hub (EDIH) in the construction sector launched its training program on July 25, when the 4-day course “Introduction to the digitization of the construction and investment process in Bulgaria – level 1” will begin. The introductory training, which will be held on July 25 and 26 and on August 1 and 2 in the EDIH training hall, includes the acquisition of basic concepts and tools and of good practices when working with digital information.

The training center of the European Digital Innovation Hub (EDIH) in the construction sector was opened by the chairman of the Management Board (MB) of the association Lyubomir Peynovski and the chairman of the Bulgarian Construction Chamber, engineer Iliyan Terziev. The official opening of the modern learning center was also attended by the members of the Board of Directors of EDIH in the construction sector. On more than 300 square meters in the BCC headquarters, there are 4 halls for trainings and meetings, equipped with the most modern technologies. Association “EDIH in the construction sector” supports small and medium-sized enterprises, public institutions and society in the process of digital transformation of the construction industry. BCC is the initiator and co-founder of the association, which unites the efforts, expert capacity and potential of the Bulgarian Chamber of Architects, the University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy (UACEG), the Lyuben Karavelov University of Applied Sciences and the Institute of Mechanics – BAS with leading organizations and companies from the private sector, specialized in construction, project management, technologies and innovations such as Cleantech Bulgaria Ltd., Geostroy AD, Planex Ltd., Bulgarian Association for Project Management in Construction (BAUPS), Baumit Ltd. and Esri Bulgaria Ltd.

EDIH in the Construction Sector offers over 40 types of training for all companies in the construction business, which will be held in the newly opened training center. Training starts already this year. In order to register for them, construction companies must fill out the “Questionnaire for initial expression of interest in using services provided by the Association “EDIH in the construction sector”. The questionnaire is also available in the Services section of the association’s website.

“It is my honor and pleasure to welcome you to the EDIH training center in the construction sector! From today, this is our workplace, where the ideas for digitization and modernization of the Bulgarian construction industry become a reality. Here, with the help of the most modern technologies and the best experts in Bulgaria, the trainings that we offer will take place in order for our industry to be among the leading industries in Europe and the world,” said the Chairman of the Board of Directors of EDIH in the Construction Sector Lubomir Peynovski, during the opening. The guests were also greeted by the chairman of BCC, Eng. Iliyan Terziev. He and Mr. Peynovski thanked the members of the construction hub’s Board of Directors for their good cooperation and wished the new learning center a successful operation. 

The Management Board of BCC was informed about the progress in the work of the European Digital Innovation Hub in the construction sector, of which the branch organization is the initiator and co-founder. The chairman of EDIH in the construction sector, Mr. Lyubomir Peynovski, briefly presented the path taken and the efforts made by the Bulgarian Construction Chamber (BCC) together with the other eleven partners for the creation and validation of EDIH.