The project will be carried out at the Praia Norte Campus of the Polytechnic University of Viana do Castelo. In July, the Municipal Council had already approved the execution project for the construction of the Sustemare building - Center for Technology and Innovation in Ocean Energy and Technologies.
The building will have two floors, with a gross construction area above ground of approximately 2,811.08 square meters, and will include rooms, offices, laboratories, sanitary facilities, and open-space areas. The infrastructure will be located on the grounds of the IPVC, at the School of Technology and Management.
The cooperation protocol between the Municipality of Viana do Castelo, the Sustemare Association, and the Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo for the application to the Norte 2030 program foresees that the investment will be borne by the parties. The Polytechnic University was responsible for the architecture and specialties project (€123,000), SUSTEMARE for equipment and project revision (€1,098,587.06), and the Municipal Council for construction and supervision (€3,904,847.89).
The Polytechnic University will grant the Municipality a 30-year right of surface on the property, exclusively for the installation and operation of SUSTEMARE. After the construction is completed, the Municipality will transfer the management of the building to SUSTEMARE, which will be responsible for its management and maintenance.
