EUREKA UMBRELLA PROJECT: Technologies for a Sustainable and Competitive Construction Sector Experience of EurekaBuild: How to use the EUREKA programme to support the implementation of the Strategic Research Agenda Jelena Bleiziffer University of Zagreb, CROATIA
Research priorities Meeting client/users requirements Becoming sustainable Transformation the construction sector European Construction Technology Platform Strategic Research Agenda (Nov. 2005) Σ!3790 EurekaBuild - 2 - European Construction Technology Platform
ECTP Priorities Technologies for Healthy, Safe, Accessible and Stimulating Indoor Environments for All Innovative Use of Underground Space New Technologies, Concepts and High-tech Materials for Efficient and Clean Buildings Reduce Environmental and Man-made Impacts of Built Environment and Cities Sustainable Management of Transports and Utilities Networks A Living Cultural Heritage for an Attractive Europe Improve Safety and Security within the Construction Sector New Integrated Processes for the Construction Sector High Added Value Construction Materials Σ!3790 EurekaBuild - 3 - European Construction Technology Platform
Additional ECTP priorities Nanotechnologies for Materials in Construction Technologies and Engineering for Innovative Addedvalue Services Offered by SMEs in the Construction Sector Σ!3790 EurekaBuild - 4 - European Construction Technology Platform
ECTP Focus Areas Underground construction Cities & buildings Networks Cultural heritage Materials Quality of life Processes & ICT Σ!3790 y EurekaBuild -5- European Construction Technology Platform
FP7, Eranet, Eureka, Cost, National projects, All European countries together Group of countries Each country alone STAKEHOLDERS: Industries Researches & Universities Clients and Users Financial Organizations Public Authorities, Σ!3790 EurekaBuild - 6 - European Construction Technology Platform
E!3970 Eureka Umbrella EurekaBuild Belgium Croatia Czech Rep. Denmark Finland France Lithuania Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland UK Σ!3790 EurekaBuild - 7 - European Construction Technology Platform
Countries commitment (1) To get formal commitment of NUP and to nominate a NUS through the NCTP, and to agree on the respective roles of the NUP and NUS in Eurekabuild, To work on the identification of common areas of interest between several Eurekabuild members in the domains of the Eurekabuild priorities To actively contribute to organising in the country workshops which will gather NTPs members to actively work on the promotion of trans-national research projects Σ!3790 EurekaBuild - 8 - European Construction Technology Platform
Countries commitment (2) To mobilise the actors in the countries to develop trans-national research projects in line with the Eureka procedures To host Eurekabuild meetings To disseminate information on the Umbrella action at their national level To commit to do their best to contribute to the work plan of EurekaBuild Σ!3790 EurekaBuild - 9 - European Construction Technology Platform
EurekaBuild structure WP3 Steering Committee All participants SP Chair Dragados Secretariat CSTB FR Technical Committee WP leaders Mapping PO, CR WP1 Dissemination WP2 Portfolio preparation NL, NO Cooperation T21 Publications T31 Disseminate opportunities ECTP T22 Web site T32 Design project portfolio T22 Events T33 Support project creation TF TF TF TF Task Forces to prepare complementary 1 2 3 4 projects within main topic areas TF 5 ECTP Σ!3790 EurekaBuild - 10 - European Construction Technology Platform
ECTP Structure EurekaBuild AG (clients & users) AG (SMEs) HLG (Bouygues) SG (Dragados) Secretariat (CSTB) Mirror Group 800-1000 members National TPs (~25 countries) Plenary Assembly Paris, Nov. 21-22, 2006 Focus Areas : Underground construction, cities & buildings, networks, cultural heritage, materials, quality of life, processes & ICT. Σ!3790 EurekaBuild - 11 - European Construction Technology Platform
EurekaBuild Technical Committee Chairman: Dragados (Jesús Rodriguez) Secretariat: CSTB (Luc Bordeau, Bruno Fies) WP1 leaders: ASM (Elzbieta Syrda, Alexandra Oleksik) University of Zagreb (Jelena Bleiziffer) WP 2 leaders: Sintef (Svein Haagenrud) BAM (Ger Maas) Σ!3790 EurekaBuild - 12 - European Construction Technology Platform
WP RDI project portfolio preparation Define main topic areas Collect RTD project ideas Use SRAs Consult FAs Integrate & make complementary NUPs : Inform on funding opportunities NUSs : Support proposal writing Call for Expressions of Interest Form consortia & specify scope Remove overlaps Assure coverage of main themes Prepare proposals (outline full) Improve NUSs Pre-Eval. NUPs Call for proposals Brokerage events & meetings - Σ! Applications to EUREKA Applications and for for National national Funding funding Σ! Σ! Σ! Σ! Σ! Σ!3790 EurekaBuild - 13 - European Construction Technology Platform
ECTP Brokerage events Brokerage events in 2006 Sep 13-14: Valencia: ICT Sep.13-14: Valencia: Energy & buildings September 26, 2006: Ispra, Italy (38 project ideas) October 16-18: Cavtat, Croatia Cultural Heritage November 21-22: Versailles (ECTP conference & 8 Parallel sessions with > 70 project ideas) EurekaBuild Workshops 2007-2009 Σ!3790 EurekaBuild - 14 - European Construction Technology Platform
EurekaBuild Events Organized by NTPs in cooperation with Focus Area Leader (ECTP) NUP / NUS (EurekaBuild) 15 events in 3 years Around specific focus themes 10 project proposals from each event 150 project proposals in 3 years Σ!3790 EurekaBuild - 15 - European Construction Technology Platform
EurekaBuild Events Jan 2007 May 2007 June 2007 June 2007 Nov 2007 Jan 2008 March 2008 May 2008 Networks ICT Materials Materials Energy Efficiency ICT Cultural Heritage Networks Netherlands Nordic countries Spain Czech Rep. Lithuania Poland Slovenia Croatia Σ!3790 EurekaBuild - 16 - European Construction Technology Platform
EurekaBuild Events Towards a Reliable and Available Public Infrastructure Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 22-23 January 2007 International event 70 participants 50 project ideas presented Possible partnerships negotiated Σ!3790 EurekaBuild - 17 - European Construction Technology Platform
EurekaBuild Final comments Eureka Umbrella Project Support from Eureka Secretariat Support from Eureka National bodies Coordination with other initiatives: ETPs FP7: Eranet, Eranet+ FP7: Collaborative projects, National projects,. Σ!3790 EurekaBuild - 18 - European Construction Technology Platform
E!3790 EurekaBuild secretariat.ectp@cstb.fr www.ectp.org/eurekabuild2.asp Σ!3790 EurekaBuild - 19 - European Construction Technology Platform