Alignment with New European Bauhaus (NEB)
Alignment with aesthetics in design, planning, engineering (“Beautiful”) The goals and activities of DICE align very well with the demands for aesthetics in design, planning, engineering, as proposed by the NEB. The DICE partners, however, interpret beauty not only in aesthetic terms, but as purposeful design leading to high-quality architectures with intelligent spaces that ensure […]
Innovation Networks
Connections and cooperations at the European level exist with the European Innovation Partnership for Smart Cities and Communities (EIP-SCC), European Digital Innovation Hub (EDIH), Urban Air Mobility (UAM) Innovation Network, and the Enterprise Europe Network.
European Partnerships and Innovation Networks
DICE members partner in several cooperations in programs like Horizon Europe, Interreg (Baltic Sea Region), Driving Urban Transition, Erasmus, or URBACT, among many others. DICE is partnered at an European level with organisations such as: European Construction Technology Platform (ECTP) Built4people Partnership New European Bauhaus (NEB)
Scope of interests
Services provided by the Cluster
Project Development & Funding Support
Commitment to the B4PIC Maturing Process
We are committed to engaging in the B4PIC maturing process, starting as a Prospective B4PIC and progressing toward Emerging and Established status. We aim to formalize collaborations across Europe and co-develop innovative and people-centric built environment solutions. We will contribute to B4PIC’s strategic goals through peer learning, knowledge sharing, and collaborative innovation.
Principles
Principles – DICE Status Our Cluster is actively engaged in clustering and Joint road mapping with trans-disciplinary clusters.
Current Maturity and Future Ambitions
DICE currently demonstrates success factors at Level 2 maturity: we collaborate with academia (TUHH, HCU), SMEs (gmp), public and civic institutions (LIG, LSBG), and have access to testing laboratories (HCU, TUHH, LSBG) and local testbeds (HafenCity, Kleiner Grasbrook, EDGE). We are actively developing cross-sectoral collaborations and will expand our partnerships in alignment with the B4PIC […]
Alignment with B4P Objectives
DICE supports B4P’s general objectives—scientific, economic, and societal—through interdisciplinary innovation, AI-enhanced infrastructure management, and smart city planning tools. Our projects align with the majority of the B4P’sseven specific objectives, including system integration, lifecycle performance, circular economy, and clean energy transition. The cluster involves communities, cities and metropolitan scales.
Core Partners
DICE from Research and Innovation to Application and Construction