FOCCHI SPA

Their core work

Focchi is an Italian SME specializing in architectural building envelopes, facades, and curtain wall systems. In H2020 projects, they contribute real-world manufacturing expertise in high-performance building components — insulating panels, windows, renovation kits, and integrated energy systems. They serve as the industrial partner that turns laboratory-scale building innovations into installable, market-ready facade products, frequently participating in demonstration buildings and pilot lines. Their work spans energy-efficient renovation, zero-energy building envelopes, and increasingly, circular construction with wood-based and composite materials.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Focchi's early H2020 work (2016–2018) centered on energy-efficient building envelopes — insulation, windows, PV integration, and deep renovation of existing buildings (EENSULATE, RenoZEB). From 2019 onward, their focus broadened significantly toward circular economy construction with wood-based materials (BASAJAUN), advanced polymer composites for energy harvesting (InComEss), and open innovation platforms for envelope product verification (MEZeroE). The trajectory shows a company moving from conventional energy renovation toward next-generation materials, digital verification tools, and sustainability-driven construction.

Focchi is moving toward circular, bio-based construction materials and digitally verified high-performance envelope systems — positioning them at the intersection of green building and Industry 4.0.

How they like to work

Focchi participates exclusively as a consortium partner, never as coordinator, which is typical for an industrial SME contributing manufacturing know-how rather than managing research agendas. With 115 unique partners across 23 countries from just 6 projects, they join large, diverse consortia — averaging nearly 20 partners per project. This indicates they are a sought-after industrial validation partner: research groups invite them because they can manufacture, test, and demonstrate building components at real scale.

Focchi has built a broad European network of 115 partners across 23 countries through 6 projects, giving them connections to major construction research groups, materials institutes, and building technology companies across the EU. Their network is unusually wide for an SME of their project count, reflecting the large consortia typical of construction innovation projects.

What sets them apart

Focchi bridges the gap between building science research and industrial facade manufacturing — a role few SMEs can fill. While many H2020 construction partners are universities or research institutes, Focchi brings actual production capability for envelope systems, making them essential for demonstration and pilot phases. Their combination of facade manufacturing expertise with growing competence in circular materials and energy harvesting makes them a versatile industrial partner for any consortium targeting near-zero energy or sustainable buildings.

Highlights from their portfolio

• RenoZEB
  Largest EC contribution (EUR 753,900) and most aligned with Focchi's core business — accelerating zero-energy building renovation through envelope, window, and PV solutions.
• BASAJAUN
  Represents Focchi's strategic expansion into circular economy and wood-based construction, connecting rural bio-based materials with urban building applications.
• MEZeroE
  Their most recent project, focused on digital verification and open innovation for envelope products — signals their move toward data-driven building performance validation.