António Baio Dias holds a master's degree in Mechanical Engineering Science from the University of Coimbra. He has been an employee of the Ceramics and Glass Technology Centre since 1989 and is currently its General Director. He has been a board member of Cluster Habitat Sustentável since 2007. He is a member of the Administrators Board of ECO Platform, the European platform for operators of Environmental Product Declarations, representing the Platform for Sustainable Construction.

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Pedro Sequeira, who has a degree in Chemical Engineering and Product Management from the University of Aveiro, has been the Technical Director of Saint-Gobain Weber Portugal SA since 2011. He has authored and co-authored various articles on the development of mortars and on the sustainability of materials.

Director and Civil Engineer at SOPSEC - Sociedade de Prestação de Serviços de Engenharia Civil, S.A.

Administrator and Industrial Director at Aleluia Cerâmicas, S.A. Graduate in Ceramic and Glass Engineering from the University of Aveiro and full member of the Order of Engineers.

Professor at the University of Coimbra (FCTUC).

Gonçalo Martins é mestre em Gestão e Estratégia Industrial pelo ISEG (Lisbon School of Economics & Management). Atualmente, desempenha funções de direção na PERFISA, líder nacional no fabrico de estruturas metálicas para o setor da construção a seco.

António Óscar Tavares de Oliveira has a degree in Economics from the Faculty of Economics of the University of Coimbra and is a Chartered Accountant. He is an economic consultant for APICER - the Portuguese Association of Ceramic and Crystal Industries. He has worked as a teacher and trainer in the areas of general accounting and banking, taxation, economics and financial calculation. He is a member of the Editorial Board of <em>Kéramica</em> magazine and the author of several articles published in national and foreign magazines, particularly on the ceramics industry. He is APICER's representative on the Supervisory Committee of the Platform for Sustainable Construction Association, as a member between 2007 and 2013, and as chairman since 2013.

Sónia Oliveira, a graduate, currently holds the position of Secretary General of AICCOPN - Associação dos Industriais da Construção Civil e Obras Públicas.Committed to sustainability and respect for the environment, with the strong conviction that each of us plays a decisive role in building a more sustainable future."Environmental concerns, reducing energy consumption in buildings and being careful with the materials used, are causing a transformation in the culture of companies, which are now defining their business model based on principles of environmental sustainability, social responsibility and good governance (ESG)."

José Ávila e Sousa, who has a degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Coimbra, has consolidated his training by taking part in seminars, conferences and international events, maintaining close contact with the scientific community.He currently holds the position of Technical Director of the Preceram Group, and is also responsible for the Communication and Image Department. Enthusiastic about sustainability and innovation in the field of construction products, he also coordinates the research and development of new products at various companies in the group, including Gyptec Ibérica and Argex.

Jorge Sampaio has a degree in Civil Engineering, a Postgraduate Diploma in Quality, Comfort and Safety of Buildings and another in Conservation and Rehabilitation of Buildings from the Faculty of Science and Technology of the University of Coimbra, and has also completed a Master's Degree in Quality in Construction from the same university.He is currently a councillor and vice-president in the municipality of Anadia, responsible for Sports, Tourism, Management of the Anadia Training Centre, Management of Municipal Sports Facilities, Management of the Bairrada Wine Museum and International Relations. He is also involved in coordinating various events organised by the municipality. He is also the president of Rota da Bairrada and Rota dos Vinhos de Portugal.

Silvino Capitão is a Civil Engineer, a specialist in Transport and Roads by the Portuguese Order of Engineers, a doctorate from the University of Coimbra in Civil Engineering, in the speciality of Urbanism, Spatial Planning and Transport, and a postgraduate in management (Executive MBA).He has been a professor at the Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Coimbra (ISEC), an organisational unit of the Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra (IPC) since 1993, and a research member of CERIS/CESUR (Civil Engineering Research and Innovation for Sustainability) at the Instituto Superior Técnico (Univ. of Lisbon) since 2011. He is currently a Coordinating Professor at IPC, ISEC in the Civil Engineering Department, where he teaches in the area of transport infrastructures and is the founder and head of the Road Pavements Laboratory (LPR).He has carried out R&D activities within the scope of CESUR (IST-UL) and the Master's Degree in Civil Engineering - Specialisation in Urban Construction at ISEC. He has participated in business co-operation tasks in the area of transport infrastructures, particularly in consultancy work related to road and airport paving.He has been ISEC's representative in the Cluster Habitat Sustentável since 2007.

José de Matos has a degree in Economics from ISEG since 1980 and obtained a post-graduate qualification in Business Recovery and Management from the Lusófona University in Porto in 2012.On a professional level, he has been the Secretary General of the Associação Portuguesa dos Comerciantes de Materiais de Construção since 1985, and has held various association and representative positions, including member of the Board of the Construction Institute, Chairman of the Board of PRIMUS - Metropolitan Agency for Regional Development (AMP), member of the Board of CPCI - Portuguese Confederation of Construction and Real Estate and member of the Board of CCP - Confederation of Commerce and Services of Portugal.Before becoming a member of the Board of Directors of the Platform for Sustainable Construction, he was Chairman of its Supervisory Board since 2008.