Technological innovation is the successful introduction of technological change in the society. The productive chain of Civil Construction industry plays an important role in the economy and in social development. However, beyond causing negative impact in the environment, the main product of its chain is resulted of a complex production process which involves a great number of agents, making it difficult any technological change in the process. The adobe produced with aquatic plants is a new technology, gotten from a traditional material. This work presents the ideas and results of a thesis, which was intended to analyze the variable of influence on technological innovation process in the city of Palmas [state of Tocantins], Brazil, and verify the competitive advantages of the introduction of the adobe produced with aquatic macrophytes in Civil Construction. Politician/normative, strategical and operational dimensions necessary to the technological insertion had been evaluated, concluding to be the positive the conditions for the process.

Materials produced from precious resources are often rejected prematurely, before their lifecycles are complete, due to changed circumstances, for being out of fashion, damaged or inappropriate. Some designers consider such discarded materials a valuable resource. In this design approach, they first recognise available material as a starting point for design and then establish a process for detailing. Digital tools can improve design in a broad range of possibilities, increasing the range and quality of solutions physically considered, but they can also create limitations for the process. This study reflects on the factors of influence of emerging digital methods for visualisation, design and fabrication towards upcycling and creativity industries focused on customised production methods. It aims to contribute to future technological development for digital upcycling and making.  Index Terms-digital craft, design upcycling, design materiality

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Em momentos de instabilidade na política brasileira, os mecanismos e instituições públicas são (mais) utilizados de acordo com as prioridades e objetivos de cada gestão. O Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social, o BNDES, desde a sua constituição tem ampla atuação na oferta e no direcionamento de crédito para setores-chave da economia brasileira, especialmente a infraestrutura.