Summary

Increasing number of complex works in old building restoration and maintenance activities in Construction Industry Sector urgently requests an advanced, systematic and promptly access to the relevant knowledge. A highly promising approach to enable such an access, and to foster advancing of construction industry “Small and Medium Enterprises” towards the Knowledge organisations, comprises the implementation of innovative forms of collaborative knowledge through the creation of novel business networks of “Small and Medium Enterprises” and “Research and Technical Development organisations”. Novel solutions are needed to assure higher efficiency in the knowledge-based approach spreading, resulting in the creation of new full services with a high added value for clients. In this regard, H-KNOW project plans to develop a software solution supported by a methodology suitable for “Small and Medium Enterprises”, which will include innovative/competitive knowledge and training providing services surrounded by collaboration services.