Spanish Craft, Global Tech: The Future of Advanced Materials

Discover how Spain’s leading innovators are transforming the architecture and design industries through advanced material engineering and sustainability. This dynamic session brings together four powerhouse Spanish brands—Levantina, Cosentino, Gres Aragon, and Graphenstone—to showcase how traditional craftsmanship meets cutting-edge technology.

The entities that will present are:

Cosentino: Think Globally Act Locally – Ramon Ruiz de Garibay Urbizu

At Cosentino Group, our purpose is to inspire people through innovation, shaping a more sustainable built environment, sustainability is deeply embedded in our strategy and guides every stage of our value chain from responsible sourcing and eco-efficient manufacturing to product design and lifecycle management

FAVEKER – GRES ARAGON: The façade is climate infrastructure – Marco A. Lahoz

FAVEKER, part of Gres Aragón, develops extruded ceramic ventilated façade systems that combine design, performance and sustainability. Engineered to improve thermal efficiency, moisture management and long-term resilience, FAVEKER façades help buildings adapt to challenging climates while supporting durable and energy-efficient architecture.

Zilver Limited (Graphenstone): Paints for the sustainable future: Graphenstone’s Blueprint for a Decarbonized Built Environment – Woods Chow

This presentation will introduce Graphenstone, a Spanish innovative paints and coatings manufacturer that has successfully merged ancient artisanal lime production with cutting-edge graphene technology delivering smart and sustainable materials.   They are not just about reducing harm, but actively contributing to a healthier planet.  We will showcase how Graphenstone’s products achieve this by absorbing CO2 during the life cycle, offering significant energy savings, and simplifying the path to prestigious green building certifications like BEAM Plus, LEED, BREEAM and WELL.  We will provide compelling, quantifiable data on carbon footprint reduction and demonstrate the material’s success through a series of real-world global reference projects.

Levantina: The Natural Stone Company – Qiannan Hua

Levantina Group is an international company of Spanish origin and a global leader in stone industry. With decades of experience, innovation and service, from the natural stone quarries to the first production line of sinterd stone in Spain, innovation and sustainability has been inheritage the whole development of the company.

Session Learnings:

• Circular Material Lifecycle
• Low-Carbon Technologies
• High-Performance Architecture

Post-Event Actions:

• Integrate Sustainable Specs
• Audit Material Supply Chains
• Advocate for Green Standards