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European Construction Technology Platform ECTP. The Role of ECTP Peter Richner Empa Head of the Swiss Construction Technology Platform. ECTP is an industrial driven platform with the contribution of all the stakeholders to mobilise the construction sector
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European Construction Technology PlatformECTP The Role of ECTP Peter Richner Empa Head of the Swiss Construction Technology Platform
ECTP is an industrial driven platform with the contribution of all the stakeholders to mobilise the construction sector A new way to achieve Lisbon’s goals put forward by the European construction stakeholders and fully supported by the Commission New strategies on R&D&I are being developed to improve the competitiveness of the sector and to satisfy the societal needs.
Strategic Research Agenda(Nov.2006) • Research priorities • Meeting client/users requirements • Becoming sustainable • Transformation the construction sector
ECTP HLG (Bouygues) EurekaBuild Mirror Group Support Group (Dragados) AG (clients & users) Secretariat AG (SMEs) National TPs (~25 countries) Focus Areas : Underground construction, cities & buildings, networks, cultural heritage, materials, quality of life, processes & ICT. 800-1000members Plenary Assembly Paris, Nov. 21-22, 2006
Focus Areas CITIES &BUILDINGS ACCIONA and Sant Gobain UNDREGROUNDCONSTRUCTIONS BOUYGUES and ZÜBLIN NETWORKS Autostrade and DWW CULTURAL HERITAGE Univ.Ljubljana and VINCI Constr. MATERIALS Heidelberg, Universita Politechnica delle Marche QUALITY OF LIFE Soletance Bachy, Hochtief FA PROCESSES & ICT ARUP,VTT
Advisory Groups • Clients and Users: • SBi (Denmark) • Eurocities • SMEs: • BBRI (Belgium) • Labein (Spain)
National Construction TPs • Getting national stakeholders (including SMEs) working together to mobilise the construction sector in their country • Contributing to RTD national programmes • Collaborating with ECTP • Promoting research activities: • At National level • At Multinational level • At European level
NCTPs (~ 25 countries) • Starting: • Cyprus • Estonia • Ireland • Italy • Portugal • Slovakia • Turkey • …. • Austria • Belgium • Croatia • Czech Rep. • Denmark • Finland • France • Germany • Greece • Lithuania • Netherlands • Norway • Poland • Slovenia • Spain • Sweden • Switzerland • UK
9 main ECTP Priorities • Technologies for Healthy, Safe, Accessible and Stimulating Indoor Environments for All (sra 1.1) • Innovative Use of Underground Space (sra 1.3) • New Technologies, Concepts and High-tech Materials for Efficient and Clean Buildings (sra 2.1) • Reduce Environmental and Man-made Impacts of Built Environment and Cities (sra 2.2-1.2) • Sustainable Management of Transports and Utilities Networks (sra 2.3-1.4) • A Living Cultural Heritage for an Attractive Europe (sra 2.4) • Improve Safety and Security within the Construction Sector (sra 2.5) • New Integrated Processes for the Construction Sector (sra 3.2-3.1-3.4) • High Added Value Construction Materials (sra 3.3)
Research initiatives(JTIs) • E2B- Energy Efficiency Buildings (Acciona) • Jules Verne- Underground Innovative Construction Technologies (Bouygues)
ECTP balance (2004- 2006) • Relevant progress within the sector on R&D&I coordination • Good interaction with EC • High competition between sectors due to the number of ETPs (>30) • Relationship with Members States and NTPs to be improved
Many thanks www.ectp.org; secretariat.ectp@cstb.fr Jesus Rodriquez (Dragados)Chairman of ECTPSupport Group Luc Bourdeau (CSTB) Secretariat