The European Construction Technology Platform and FP7

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The European Construction Technology Platform and FP7

An update for the General Assembly, 2006

Bjorn Paulsson & Brian Bell


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Structure of ECTP


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National Technology Platforms (NTPs)European Aims of the NTPs

• To collaborate with the ECTP in developing a European Vision 2030, a Strategic Research Agenda and Roadmap for research and innovation in the construction sector by contributing national viewpoints.

• To establish a network for NTPs to collaborate at a European level, creating an opportunity for a wide range of national stakeholders (including industry, national organisations, SMEs and clients) to learn from each other in areas of best practice, research agendas and national goals.

• To map national regulations and policies relating to construction and identify barriers to innovation in the sector that can be addressed at a European level.

• To disseminate knowledge on innovation processes by exchanging national experiences of best practice.

• To establish communication links between other trans-national research activities (such as ERABUILD and other possible collaborative programmes) and the ECTP.

• To develop a framework for future networking of construction research infrastructure across the EU member states.

• Contributions from ERABUILD will be considered as very important input regarding previous items.


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• A working group (WG), reporting to the Support Group, has been established with contact persons from the various NTPs.

• The European countries listed below are known to have now established National Technology Platforms addressing the future needs of the built environment, and particularly the challenge of innovation and industry transformation in the construction sector.– Belgium– Denmark (Dansk teknologiplatform for byggeriet)– Germany– Greece (Hellenic Construction Technology Platform)– Norway (Norsk teknologiplattform)– Poland (

PCTP - Polish Construction Technology Platform)– Slovenia (SGTP - Slovenska gradbena tehnoloska

platforma)– Spain (PTEC)– United Kingdom

http://www.ectp-denmark.dk/





http://www.hctp.tee.gr/

http://www.ectp-norway.no/




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Focus areas

Underground Construction Cities & Buildings Quality of life Materials Networks Cultural Heritage

Six have been established


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Focus area outputs• Vision 2030 and Strategic Research Agenda (SRA) (both

are available on the ECTP website)

• Research priorities (in 11 “Fisches”) (not yet publicly available)– Topic areas

• Technologies for healthy, safe, accessible, and stimulating outdoor environments for all

• Innovative use of underground spaces

• 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 transport and utility 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 (excluding resource management aspects)

• Nanotechnologies for materials in construction

• Technologies and engineering for innovative added value services offered by SMEs in the construction sector


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Research priorities - Networks• New methods/tools for the comprehensive management of transport and utilities infrastructure

in urban and extraurban context to reduce impact on service (timing: E, 20M€)• Standards, models and databases to assess, follow and predict the long-term performance of

structures and components subject to ageing and deterioration (timing: B, 15 M€)• New concepts to extend the life time of structures or increase their capacity, with no reduction

in safety and with positive impact on maintenance (timing: M, 20M€)• New testing methods for early detection of damages for structures and infrastructures, even

buried, with minimal impact on traffic and supply (timing: M, 20M€)• Develop, design, build and operate, with new or non-conventional multifunctional materials or

with traditional materials of enhanced performances, with low environmental impact, high durability, reduced maintenance and operation costs, and increased comfort for users and citizens (timing: M, 20M€)

• Integrated life-cycle assessment systems combining cost-efficient and easy-to-maintain sensors, monitoring and performance prediction systems, and covering all stages of construction control, asset management, and optimisation of maintenance (timing: B).

• ICT and ITS systems to optimise traffic, serviceability and security of networks integrating traffic and transport monitoring and management, information to users, tolling, incident and crisis management (timing :M. Priority to be considered in conjunction with DGTREN and DG ISM).

(NOTE – Timing abbreviations: “B” = beginning, “M” = middle, “E” = end, in terms of life of FP7)


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Advisory Groups

2 have been established

– Clients and Users

– SMEs


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Advisory Group of Users and Clients - Members

• Dutch Ministry of Transport• EDF – European Disability Forum• Eurocities• Europa Nostra• ICCF - International Construction

Clients Forum• Danish Association of Construction

Clients• Network Rail • Danish Building Research Institute• CSTB • SINTEF • AGE - the European Older People's

Platform• CECODHAS - European Liaison

Committee for Social Housing

• GERG - The European Gas Research Group

• Monumentwacht Nederland• UEPC - European Union of Developers

and House Builders• OWHC - Organisation of World Heritage

Cities• ICOMOS - International Council on

Monuments and Sites / CHEDI - Culture, Heritage & Development – International

• UNIVERDE Agencies sarl / SUSTCON S.E. (Sustainable & Concrete Construction Technologies, in creation).

• Europa Nostra• Swedish Construction Client Forum


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Advisory Group of Users and Clients - Scope

• To secure that users and societies views and needs are reflected in ECTP

• To collaborate with ECTP in developing a vision 2030, SRA, JTI and roadmap for research and innovation in the construction sector by contributing with user and society viewpoints

• To collaborate with ECTP in disseminating the ideas of ECTP to the Commission stakeholders

• To develop a better framework for future communication links and networking between users and society and construction sector in general


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Advisory Group of Users and Clients - Main Tasks

• Contributing and revising the draft ECTP deliverables from the point of view societal needs

• Suggest initiatives on and contribute to disseminate the ideas of ECTP to the Commission stakeholders

• Suggest initiatives on how to improve the framework for communication and networking between users and society and construction sector in general


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Advisory Group of Users and Clients – Recommendations to SG• General

– User and client perspectives should be incorporated in the formulation and assessment of research proposals

– Research should have the active participation of users and/or client interests in both execution and the dissemination and application of research outputs

– Research should address topics and issues of particular relevance to clients and users

• Proposals should– Be formulated with clear user/client involvement– Be interdisciplinary, in that social scientists should be working alongside physical

scientists on issues of management, organisation and implementation– Be assessed by experts who can bring client perspectives to the evaluation– Be steered by groupings that include representatives of client and user interests– Have dissemination and implementation strategies that clearly involve client and

user interests

Seems to be similar to the way Sustainable Bridges is organised!


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Advisory Group of SMEs - Members

• AIDICO • ASM (Polish NTP) • BBRI • Univ. of Zagreb (Croatian

NTP) • DTI (Danish NTP) • ECCREDI • Fédération Française du

Bâtiment • FUTUREtec

• GEODELF• LABEIN• OSEO ANVAR• SINTEF (Norwegian

NTP) • SW Umwelttechnik AG • UAB Constructus

(Lithuanian NTP)• TNO


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Expected budget spread


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Other initiatives relating to FP7QuicNet

(are there any others?)

• Appears to be an initiative from the German National Technology Platform

• Initial partners – Bilfinger Berger, BAM, DB, Schussler-Plan, TLB, bast, BAW,

Grassel Beratende Ingenieure Bauwesen, TSB• Open workshop held in Berlin 22/23 June 2006

– Clashed with Client/User AG meeting– Still awaiting feedback

• does anybody know anything?


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QuicNet - Objectives• To enhance construction quality in terms

of sustainability and lifecycle from varying perspectives (owners, users, construction industry, politics, administration and research)

• To adopt a holistic approach to the building structures for networks and to integrate it into a system of lifecycle management


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QuicNet – Proposed organisation• Horizontal

– Monitoring & Management• WP1 Project

Management• WP2 Quality

Assurance

– Work packages• WP3 Survey of

boundary conditions• WP4 Lifecycle

Analysis• WP5 Infrastructure

Management

– Evaluation & Dissemination• WP6 Dissemination

• Vertical– Areas

• A1 Utility Networks

• A2 Roads

• A3Railways

• A4Waterways


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Back to the ECTP


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ECTP Conference November 21-22, 2006 - Versailles, France

Aims of the conference

• To present some ECTP results of the last year and detailed initiatives of the Focus Areas and other ECTP Groups.

• To enlarge the number of stakeholders contributing to the change of the construction sector through the developments of new strategies on research and innovation.

• To identify synergies with other initiatives as other European Technology Platforms, Technical Associations, consortiums involved in past a present research activities.

• To disseminate EU on-going R&D projects on Construction• To promote research proposals for 7th Framework Programme and

Eurekabuild (Eureka umbrella on construction).


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Draft agenda –day 1• 9.00 Opening session• 10.30 Past, present and future on research in construction

– Research projects and networks– ECTP

• 14.00 Past, present and future on research in construction (cont.)– SMEs involvement in R,D & I– Clients & users views

• 14.30 Invited speech: Opportunities in FP7 for the construction sector, Nicholas Hartley, DG Research

• 15.00 Parallel sessions of information on ECTP Focus Areas and brokerage event for research proposals in FP7 and Eurekabuild

– Session 1: Cities and Buildings and Materials FAs– Session 2: Networks and Underground constructions FAs– Session 3: Cultural Heritage– Session 4: Processes & ICT and Quality of life (Sustainability, Health and Safety) FAs(Format of each session - Relevant facts from FAs by FA leaders (30 min.), Link between FA scopes

and FP7 themes (15 min.), Brokerage event (75 min.))

• 17.30 Closing of the first day


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Draft agenda –day 2• 8.30 Transport and networks • 9.30 Synergy on construction related issues with other ETPs • 11.00 Synergy on construction related issues with other ETPs (cont.)• 12.00 Parallel sessions: Brokerage event for research proposals in FP7

and Eurekabuild– Session 1: Environment– Session 2: Transport– Session 3: NMP (Materials, energy, buildings, …) – Session 4: Eranet, Eranet+– Session 5: Technologies and engineering for innovative added-value services offered by SMEs

in the Construction Sector

• 14.00 Parallel sessions: Brokerage event for research proposals in FP7 and Eurekabuild (cont.)

– Session 1: Environment– Session 2: Transport– Session 3: NMP (Materials, energy, buildings, …) – Session 4: Eranet, Eranet+– Session 5: SMEs

• 16.00 Closing of the conference


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Conclusions• If you haven’t done so already, register with the

ECTP– It will give you access to the private areas of the web

site• Consider attending the plenary assembly in

Versailles– Registration form is on the ECTP web site

• It is likely that most FP7 construction calls will be based on the ECTP priority areas

• Look at the SRAs and start thinking about possible consortia for new projects


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