Barcelona Activa

Barcelona Treball

Economic sectors

Habitat and Urban Services

From training to occupation

Building Construction and Restoration

Designing, constructing and maintaining buildings and infrastructures while taking into account the technological advances and improvements in the fields of sustainability and efficiency

Building Construction and Restoration

urban Services

Preserving public spaces and providing the basic services related (such as lighting, water, street cleaning and waste management), ensuring a balance between the different purposes of the city

urban Services

Training offer in Habitat and Urban Services

Cross-disciplinary Training

Subindustry Building Construction and Restoration

Subindustry Urban Services

The sector values...

  • Project planning

    Any construction work or public service needs careful planning in its implementation, use of resources and deadlines for each phase

  • Knowledge of laws and regulations

    All applicable regulations (such as environmental, safety, urban planning and facilities regulations) must be considered to guarantee the quality and safety of the works

  • Use of machinery and open spaces

    Work is usually conducted outdoors and it is common to use several kinds of construction machinery, which staff should know about and operate

  • Sustainability

    It is becoming increasingly essential to applying criteria of sustainability and energy efficiency when designing, building and maintaining equipments and infrastructures

  • Construction 4.0.

    It will be crucial to know about new technologies applied to construction, such as 3D printing, construction robotics, using smart materials and optimising projects through building data management

  • Flexibility and problem solving

    The nature of this sector implies frequent incidents (such as breakdowns, new requests and unforeseen situations) that must be tackled with alternatives and solutions

  • Project planning

    Any construction work or public service needs careful planning in its implementation, use of resources and deadlines for each phase

  • Knowledge of laws and regulations

    All applicable regulations (such as environmental, safety, urban planning and facilities regulations) must be considered to guarantee the quality and safety of the works

  • Use of machinery and open spaces

    Work is usually conducted outdoors and it is common to use several kinds of construction machinery, which staff should know about and operate

  • Sustainability

    It is becoming increasingly essential to applying criteria of sustainability and energy efficiency when designing, building and maintaining equipments and infrastructures

  • Construction 4.0.

    It will be crucial to know about new technologies applied to construction, such as 3D printing, construction robotics, using smart materials and optimising projects through building data management

  • Flexibility and problem solving

    The nature of this sector implies frequent incidents (such as breakdowns, new requests and unforeseen situations) that must be tackled with alternatives and solutions