segmento urbano
Build Lab
This is where the future of construction begins.
Build Lab is Segmento Urbano’s practical school — a space open to everyone: students, professionals, companies, and institutions. Here we train people, build partnerships, and offer concrete responses to the shortage of qualified labor, creating dignity, opportunity, and real impact in both the industry and society.
What is Build Lab?
Building Knowledge and Opportunity
Build Lab was created from a simple conviction: building is not only about technique — it is culture, dignity, and future.
It is a space for learning through doing — where people, companies, and institutions come together around a shared purpose: to create a construction industry that is more ethical, human, and valued.
Through hands-on training, professional development, and strategic partnerships, Build Lab strengthens the sector while empowering those who work within it.
Its mission is to build trust, attract new talent, and train professionals at every level — from manual skills to management — making ethical and human practices the standard, not the exception.
Build the Future Together
The construction sector faces a critical shortage of qualified professionals — a challenge that affects productivity, quality, and the future of the industry itself.
Build Lab was created to turn this challenge into an opportunity for social and economic transformation.
Through strategic partnerships with companies and institutions, we develop training programs that connect knowledge and practice — preparing people for real work, within real construction sites.
Our Construction School acts as a permanent hub for capacity building, experimentation, and collaboration across the sector. By promoting hands-on learning and ethical values, Build Lab contributes to a more skilled, reliable, and dignified workforce.
For the industry, this means fewer risks, lower costs, and stronger reputations — as well as the opportunity to align each brand with a tangible social impact that reshapes how construction is perceived and valued.
Learning through doing
Build Lab is designed for everyone who wants to build a future in construction — whether you’re starting your career, already working in the field and seeking to advance, or changing paths and integrating into the Portuguese job market.
Our programs combine hands-on learning on real construction sites with technical modules in areas such as BIM, technical drawing, and modern building methods. Each participant learns directly from professionals and gains access to certification and opportunities with partner companies.
Beyond technical skills, Build Lab offers the chance to build a solid and dignified career, recognized and valued by the industry. It promotes inclusion, progression, and real opportunity — giving people the confidence, knowledge, and purpose to grow within a sector that is essential to society’s future.
"Very positive. A great way to open doors to new opportunities, learn from experienced professionals, and build a network."
Ana
"An excellent experience that provided valuable knowledge about new construction materials."
Gustavo
"It was great, I learned a lot from the experience."
Jefte
Human Construction, Social Innovation
Build Lab is an integral part of
It represents the pillar of Human Construction — the belief that every building is made not only of technique, but also of culture, shared knowledge, and dignity for those who build.
Build Lab emerges as a form of social innovation in Portugal, developed in collaboration with public and private institutions.
Our goal is to make this opportunity accessible to as many people as possible.
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