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COST Domain Committee "Transport and Urban Development"
COST Action C25 Start Date (03/10/2006) End Date (12/12/2010)
Sustainability of Constructions Integrated Approach to Life-time Structural Engineering
FINAL EVALUATION REPORT
This Report stems from the relevant Domain Committee. It contains four parts:
I. Management Report prepared by the COST Office/Grant Holder II. Scientific Report prepared by the Chair of the Management Committee of the Action. III. Evaluation Report prepared by the ad hoc Evaluation Panel, established by the Domain Committee, and edited by the COST Office. IV. DC General Assessment prepared by the Domain Committee
Appendices:
Confidentiality: the documents will be made available to the public via the COST Action web page except for chapter II.D. Self evaluation and III. Evaluation Report.
Executive summary of the Scientific Report (max.250 words): The Action has achieved such a great number of members that it is one of the largest in TUD Domain. It proves that the scientists have needs and interests for European level co-operation in life-time engineering and other sustainability issues. The new Member States are well present, and that was also one of the original targets of the proposal. The Action has brought together European experts in material and structural engineering as was the plan of the proposers. Also, architecture is well represented adding valuable insight to design processes and applications of LCA methods.
The Action has fostered the fruitful interaction between performance-based design, life-cycle assessment processes and structural engineering within the framework of sustainability. Life-time engineering itself adopts and develops new approaches of interdisciplinary methods. Sustainable construction aims at balanced results of construction projects in which life-cycle assessments are the way to value and steer decisions. During the Action, combination of these approaches has been the basic line that was also expressed as a main objective in the MoU. The fundamental meaning of durability and structural service life design for the reliability of LCA results has been shown and methods have been developed. Members are now able to apply LCA methods to structural design. LCA methods are mainly with architectural background and they are quite far from the classic background of structural engineer. Thanks to the interdisciplinary networking, structural engineers are now involved in case studies devoted to integrate the environmental performances of structures with the structural design requirements.
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I. Management Report prepared by the COST Office/Grant Holder (same layout as in the Monitoring Progress Report)
Title
Sustainability of Constructions: Integrated Approach to Life-time Structural Engineering
Contacts
MC Chair
Science Officer:
Administrative Officer:
Prof. Luis BRAGANCA Tel. +351966042447
Dr Thierry GOGER COST Office [email protected] +32 2 533 38 32
Ms Carmencita MALIMBAN COST Office [email protected] +32 2 533 38 42
Details
This Action has stopped running in the 6 last months. Draft Mou: 229/06 Mou:
Start of Action: 13/12/2006 Entry into force: 11/05/2006 End of Action: 12/12/2010 CSO approval date: 29/03/2006
Objectives
The main objective of the Action is to promote science-based developments in sustainable constructions in Europe through the collection and collaborative analysis of scientific results concerning life-time structural engineering and especially the integration of environmental assessment methods and tools for structural engineering.
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Parties
Country Date
Country Date
Country Date
Country Date
Austria 02/06/2006
Belgium 11/05/2006
Bulgaria 12/11/2010
Croatia 03/04/2007
Cyprus 02/06/2006
Czech Republic
21/11/2006
Denmark 11/05/2006
Finland 21/06/2006
Former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia
26/02/2007
Germany 29/05/2006
Greece 23/06/2006
Hungary 21/12/2006
Italy 17/05/2006
Latvia 29/05/2006
Lithuania 06/09/2006
Luxembourg 24/09/2007
Malta 24/10/2007
Netherlands 29/05/2006
Norway 10/05/2006
Poland 11/05/2006
Portugal 21/06/2006
Romania 24/05/2006
Serbia 24/09/2007
Slovenia 28/09/2006
Sweden 28/09/2006
Switzerland 30/10/2009
Turkey 03/12/2007
United Kingdom
11/05/2006
Total: 28
Intentions to accept the MoU
Country Date
Country Date
Country Date
Country Date
Total: 0
Participating Institutions from non-COST countries
Italy Joint Research Center Institute for the Protection and Security of the Citizen
Working Groups
WG1 Chair R. Blok Vice-Chair H. Gervasio
WG2 Chair M. Veljkovic Vice-Chair Z. Plewako
WG3 Chair R. Landolfo Vice-Chair V. Ungureanu
Website
http://www.cmm.pt/costc25
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I.B. Management Committee member list Management Commitee
Chair Vice Chair
Prof. Luis BRAGANCA Building Physics and Construction Technology
LaboratoryConstructionsCivil EngineeringSchool of
EngineeringUniversity of Minho Azurem 4800-058 Guimaraes
Portugal
Ms Heli KOUKKARI VTT Technical Research Centre of FinlandMaterials and
Construction P.O. Box 1000 2044 VTT Finland
Domain Committee Rapporteur
Prof. Charalampos BANIOTOPOULOS DC Rapporteur of C25 TUD
Department of Civil EngineeringFaculty of EngineeringAristotle
University of Thessaloniki University Campus 54124 Thessaloniki
Greece
Austria
Dr Christian SCHAUR MC Member
Schaur ZTGmbH Dr. Ambros Giner Weg 30 6065 Thaur Austria
Belgium
Prof. Jean-Pierre JASPART MC Member
Faculty of Applied SciencesLiege University 1 Chemin des
Chevreuils, Building B52/3 4000 LIEGE 1 Belgium
Bulgaria
Dr Alexander TAUSHANOV MC Member
UACEG 1 Smirnenski Blvd. 1046 Sofia Bulgaria
Croatia
Ms Jelena BLEIZIFFER MC Member
Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Zagreb Kaciceva 26
10000 Zagreb Croatia
Prof. Jure RADIC MC Member
University of Zagreb, Faculty of Civil Engineering Kaciceva 26
10000 Zagreb Croatia
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Cyprus
Mr Christos EFSTATHIADES MC Member
Goverment of CyprusRepublic of Cyprus N/A - Please update this
record Nicosia Cyprus
Czech Republic
Prof. Petr HAJEK MC Member
Faculty of Civil EngineeringCzech Technical University in Prague
Thakurova 7, Prague 6 166 29 Prague Czech Republic
Denmark
Prof. Torben DAHL MC Member
Institute of Architectural TechnologySchool of ArchitectureRoyal
Danish Academy of Fine Arts Philip de Langes Alle 10 1434
Copenhagen K Denmark
Finland
Mr Jussi MATTILA MC Member
Structural EngineeringTampere University of Technology PO Box
600 33101 Tampere Finland
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Prof. Zivko BOZINOVSKI MC Member
Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Engineering
SeismologySt Cyril and Methodius University P.O.B. 101,
Salvador Aljende 73 1000 Skopje Former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia
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Germany
Prof. Ulrike KUHLMANN MC Member
Universitt Stuttgart Institute of Structural Design Pfaffenwaldring
7 70569 Stuttgart Germany
Prof. Peer HALLER MC Member
LS Ingenieurholzbau & Baukonstruktives EntwerfenInstitut fur
Stahl-und HolzbauTechnische Universitat Dresden Helmholtzstr.
10 01069 Dresden Germany
Greece
Dr Evangelos EFTHIMIOU MC Member
Institute of Steel StructuresAristotle University of Thessaloniki
(AUTH) N/A - Please update this record 54124 Thessaloniki
Greece
Prof. Dimitrios BIKAS MC Member
Laboratory of Building Construction and -Physics Dept. of Civil
Engineering Aristotle University of Thessaloniki GR 541 24
THESSALONIKI Tel. +30 310 995763, 995777, Fax: +30 310
420628e_mail: [email protected] THESSALONIKI Greece
Hungary
Dr Zoltan HUNYADI MC Member
Faculty of Architecture, EngineeringBudapest University of
Technology and Economics Mq;egyetem rkp. 3. Building K II.
27/a. Budapest Hungary
Italy
Prof. Marina FUMO MC Member
Universita Federido II di Napoli Via Monteoliveto 80143 Napoli
Italy
Prof. Raffaele LANDOLFO MC Member
Faculty of ArchitectureUniversity of Naples, Federico II via
Monteoliveto, 3 80134 Naples Italy
Latvia
Prof. Karlis ROCENS MC Member
Technical University of Riga Azenas Str. 16/20 - 320 1048 Riga
Latvia
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Lithuania
Prof. Regimantas SIMKUS MC Member
Institute of architecture and constructions of KTUadministration
Tunelio 60 44405 Kaunas Lithuania
[email protected], [email protected]
Dr Rosita NORVAISIENE MC Member
Institute of Architecture and Construction Kaunas University of
Technology Tunelio 60 44405 Kaunas Lithuania
Luxembourg
Dr Oliver HECHLER MC Member
University of Luxembourg, ArcelorMittal Chair of Facade
Engineering Campus Kirchberg, 6, rue Coudenhove-Kalergi 1359
Luxembourg-Kirchberg Luxembourg
Malta
Dr Vincent BUHAGIAR MC Member
Faculty of the Built Environment Department of Architecture , &
Urban Design, University of Malta MSD 2080 Msida MSD 2080
Malta
Mr Ruben Paul BORG MC Member
University of Malta, Faculty for the Built Environment
Mediterranea, 25,, Triq Luigi Billion, Pembroke, Malta PBK 1372
Pembroke Malta
Netherlands
Prof. Frans VAN HERWIJNEN MC Member
University of Technology EindhovenArchitecture, Building and
PlanningUniversity of Technology Eindhoven Den Dolech 2, P.O.
Box 513 5600 MB Eindhoven Netherlands
Prof. Rijk BLOK MC Member
TU/e University of Technology EindhovenStructural
designArchitecture Building and PlanningTU/e University of
Technology Eindhoven R.Blok, VRT 9, PO. Box 513 5600 MB
Eindhoven Netherlands
Norway
Dr Sigrid STRAND-HANSSEN MC Member
SINTEF Building and Infrastructure P.O.Box 124 Blindern 0314
Oslo Norway
Dr Guri KRIGSVOLL MC Member
SINTEF Building and Infrastructure P.O Box 124 Blindern 0314
Oslo Norway
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Poland
Prof. Aleksander KOZLOWSKI MC Member
Rzeszow University of Technology W. Pola 2, Rzeszow, Poland
35-959 Rzeszow Poland
Portugal
Prof. Luis SIMOES DA SILVA MC Member
Steel and Composite ConstructionFaculty of Science and
TechnologyUniversidade de Coimbra N/A - Please update this
record 3030-788 Coimbra Portugal
Romania
Prof. Dan DUBINA MC Member
Steel Structures and Structural MechanicsCivil Engineering
FacultyPolitehnica University of Timisoara 1, Stadion 300224
Timisoara Romania
Dr Viorel UNGUREANU MC Member
Romanian Academy Timisoara Branch Bd. Mihai Viteazul Nr. 24
300223 Timisoara Romania
Serbia
Dr Vlastimir RADONJANIN MC Member
For materials and structuresFaculty of Technical
SciencesUniversity of Novi Sad Trg Dositeja Obradovica 6 21000
Novi Sad Serbia
Prof. Snezana MARINKOVIC MC Member
Faculty of Civil Engineering University of Belgrade Bulevar kralja
Aleksandra 73 11000 Belgrade Serbia
Slovenia
Dr Marjana SIJANEC ZAVRL MC Member
Building and Civil Engineering Institute ZRMK Dimiceva 12 1000
Ljubljana Slovenia
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Sweden
Prof. Mauritz GLAUMANN MC Member
University of GavleTBUniveristy of Gavle N/A - Please update this
record 801 76 Gavle Sweden
Prof. Milan VELJKOVIC MC Member
Lulea University of TechnologyStructural Eng.- Steel
StructuresLulea University of Technology F-Huset 97187 Lulea
Sweden
Dr Satish CHANDRA MC Substitute Member
Institute of ConservationGothenburg University Box 130, St.
Nygatan 23-25 40530 Gothenburg Sweden
Switzerland
Prof. Ezio CADONI MC Member
University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland via
Trevano 6952 Canobbio Switzerland
Mr Tiziano TERUZZI MC Member
(not yet registered)
PENDING
Turkey
Prof. Yesim Kamile AKTUGLU MC Member
DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITYSTRUCTURE-CONSTRUCTION
BRANCHFACULTY OF ARCHITECTUREDOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY
Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Architecture, Department of
Architecture, Tinaztepe Yerleskesi, Dogus Cad.209, Kurucesme/
Buca, 35160 izmir Turkey
United Kingdom
Prof. Roger VENABLES MC Member
Crane Environmental Ltd(also Visiting Professor at Queens
University, Belfast) 12 Cranes Drive KT5 8AL Surbiton United
Kingdom
Prof. Adrian LONG MC Member
Queens UniversityQueens University N/A - Please update this
record BT7 1NN Belfast United Kingdom
Mr Douglas FERGUSON MC Substitute Member
Queens University of BelfastSustainable TransportEngineering &
Physical Sciences University Road BT7 1NN Belfast United
Kingdom
Dr Carolyn HAYLES MC Substitute Member
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Non-COST Participants
Italy
Mr Paolo NEGRO
Joint Research Center Institute for the Protection and Security of
the Citizen
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I.C. Overview activities and expenditure
Meetings Meeting Type Date Place Paid part Cost Status Total MC1/Lick Off 03-oct-
2006 Brussels (BE) 26 18157,76 Paid
Working Group 16-nov-2006
Amsterdam (NL)
10 7793,66 Paid
Joint MC + WG 13-dc-2006
Eindhoven (NL)
59 44790,08 Paid
Core 21-mars-2007
Milan (IT) 9 6129,68 Paid
Joint MC + WG 13-avr-2007
Oslo (NO) 53 45277,54 Paid
Core 07-juin-2007
Brussels (BE) 9 7926,44 Paid
Workshop 13-sept-2007
Lisbon (PT) 52 51076,87 Paid
Core 24-janv-2008
Brussels (BE) 10 6977,96 Paid Joint MC + WG 04-avr-
2008 Belgrade (RS) 46 38980,92 Paid
Joint MC + WG 20-mai-2008
Brussels (BE) 39 29131,13 Paid
Joint MC + WG 06-oct-2008
Dresden (DE) 60 53581,88 Paid
Working Group 19-janv-2009
Stuttgart (DE) 9 8004,2 Paid
Joint MC + WG 11-mai-2009
Naples (IT) 57 47368,07 Paid
Core 16-juil-2009 Stockholm (SE)
8 7436,01 Paid
Joint MC + WG 23-oct-2009
Timisoara (RO)
49 45062,15 Paid
Core 08-fvr-2010
Brussels (BE) 10 8717,31 Paid
Working Group 29-mars-2010
Naples (IT) 4 2896,37 Paid
Joint MC + WG 24-mai-2010
Izmir (TR) 55 53785,78 Paid
Working Group 28-juil-2010 Valetta (MT) 1 1459 Paid Joint MC + WG 05-nov-
2010 Brussels (BE) 10 7073,54 Paid
Core 07-dc-2010
Brussels (BE) 6 3936,27 Paid
Final Conference 03-fvr-2011
Innsbruck (AT) 49 38510,79 Partly paid
534073,4
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STSM Beneficiary Date From To Cost Status Total Ms get N. Ccen 26-dc-
2007 Izmir (TR) Thessaloniki
(EL) 2500 Paid
Ms Helena Gervasio 02-mars-2008
Coimbra (PT) Espoo (FI) 1476 Paid
Ms Lucrezia Cascini 02-mars-2008
80136 (IT) (FI) 1100 Paid
Mr RUBEN PAUL BORG 22-mars-2008
Pembroke (MT)
Ljubljana (SI) 1550 Paid
Ms Ornella Iuorio 26-janv-2009
Naples (IT) Timisoara (RO)
1100 Paid
Mr Iordanis Zygomalas 21-sept-2009
Thessaloniki (EL)
Eindhoven (NL)
2060 Paid
Dr Christina Giarma 04-mai-2010
Thessaloniki (EL)
Ljubljana (SI) 1350 Paid
Mr Joo Pinheiro 06-mars-2010
Coimbra (PT) Lulea (SE) 2500 Paid
Dr Ricardo Filipe Mesquita da Silva Mateus
14-juin-2010
Guimares (PT)
Espoo (FI) 1310 Paid
Dr Evangelos Efthymiou 12-juin-2010
Thessaloniki (EL)
Naples (IT) 1500 Paid 16.446
Workshops Title Date Place Cost Status Total Joint MC and 1st WG meetings 13-dc-
2006 Eindhoven (NL)
4.496 Paid
Joint MC and WG meeting 13-avr-2007
Oslo (NO) 5.965 Paid
1st Workshop and MC Meeting 13-sept-2007
Lisbon (PT) 9.697 Paid
Joint MC and WG Meeting 04-avr-2008
Belgrade (RS) 3.803 Paid
Joint MC and WG 06-oct-2008
Dresden (DE) 10.000 Paid
Joint MC and WG 11-mai-2009
Naples (IT) 10.000 Paid Joint MC + WG Meeting 23-oct-
2009 Timisoara (RO)
6.639 Paid
Final Conference 03-fvr-2011
Innsbruck (DE) 3.968 TBR
54.567
General Support Grants Title Date Cost Status Total Website 04-dc-
2006 2.000 Paid
Website 04-mai-2007
2.000 Paid
Website 30-sept-2008
2.000 Paid
6.000
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Schools Type Date Place title Cost Status Total SCHOOL_LECTURERS 13-fvr-
2008 Eindhoven (NL)
LCA 485,8 Paid
SCHOOL_ORGANISER 13-fvr-2008
Eindhoven (NL)
LCA 8201 Paid
SCHOOL_STUDENTS 13-fvr-2008
Eindhoven (NL)
LCA 9600 Paid
SCHOOL_LECTURERS 17-mai-2009
Thessaloniki (EL)
C25 & C26 TS 14146,43 Paid
SCHOOL_ORGANISER 17-mai-2009
Thessaloniki (EL)
C25 & C26 TS 8801,33 Paid
SCHOOL_STUDENTS 17-mai-2009
Thessaloniki (EL)
C25 & C26 TS 42290 Paid
SCHOOL_LECTURERS 23-juil-2010 Malta (MT) LCA in Struct. Eng
9425,89 Paid
SCHOOL_ORGANISER 23-juil-2010 Malta (MT) LCA in Struct. Eng
870 Paid
SCHOOL_STUDENTS 23-juil-2010 Malta (MT) LCA in Struct. Eng
24780 Paid
118600,5
Dissemination Title Date Cost Status Total Training School Lectures Notes 30-juil-2010 3.000 Paid 3.000
Action Total
732687
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II. Scientific Report prepared by the Chair of the Management Committee of the Action (same layout as in the Monitoring Progress Report)
Innovative knowledge resulting from COST networking through the Action. (Specific examples of Results vs. Objectives)
Combination of expertises and research fields has resulted to new research and educational strategies (new mixed research methods to understand interaction of users, society and technologies): - Integration of LCA in sustainability rating methodologies - Recognition of LCA as an integral part of structural engineering - Integration of degradation models in methods of lifetime engineering - Finding weighting methods for global assessment - Development of recycled construction materials - For more details see list of collaborative papers in Table of Contents of C25 Publications in Appendixes 1 to 8.
Significant scientific breakthroughs as part of the COST Action. (Specific examples) - For the first time there is a methodology to assess sustainability of bridges - Guidelines how to perform life-cycle analysis in construction projects (both bridges and
buildings) - Science based approaches (modelling and simulation) to lifetime engineering including
maintenance scenarios Tangible medium term socio-economic impacts achieved or expected. (Specific examples)
Many members are now regarded as frontrunners in this particular field of expertise - local authorities like e.g. the city of Eindhoven (NL), the city of Espoo (FI), Valetta (MT) and in several cities in Portugal. - national assessment and rating systems like e.g. PT, FI, UK, DE - EUs Enterprise Construction LCA Workshops VTT - Advisory panels of EU FP7 projects (see below) Positive impacts to the harmonization process and knowledge transfer: - e.g. 1st National Conference on Sustainable Civil Engineering in Belgrade on 4-5 June 2009,
organised by the Faculty of Civil Engineering of University of Belgrade and the Faculty of Technical Sciences of University of Novi Sad.
- New Member States + Candidate states several new members in the European networks Uptake of advanced science-based methods and tools in everyday design processes (bridges and buildings), like e.g. assessment method of flexibility/adaptability to be used building design process. Several members are planning new educational courses and programmes in their universities that will bring environmentally literate workforce to companies and society.
Spin off of new EC RTD Framework Programme proposals/projects. (List) RFCS 2010: Project SB_Steel - Sustainable Building Project in Steel (C25 participants: VTT
FI, U of Coimbra PT and U of Minho PT) FP7 2009: Project OPEN HOUSE- Benchmarking and mainstreaming building sustainability
in the EU based on transparency and openness (open source and availability) from model to implementation (C25 participants: University of Ljubljana SI. C25 members of expert panel: VTT FI, University of Naples IT, Aalborg University DK and University of Minho PT)
ERASMUS MUNDUS 2009-2013: EMJD, Joint doctorate programme, Proposal for a doctorate course in sustainable steel constructions. C25 participants :University of
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Coimbra (PT), Lulea University of Technology (SE), "Politehnica" University of Timisoara, (RO), University of Stuttgart (DE), University of Naples Federico II (IT)
FP7 2008: Coordination Action PERFECTION - Performance Indicators for Health, Comfort and Safety of the Indoor Environment (C25 participants: VTT FI and TU Prague CZ. C25 members of expert panel: U of Ljubljana SI, U of Karlsruhe DE and U of Minho PT)
RFCS 2008: Proposal SB_Steel - Conceptual decision making tool for a sustainable steel framed building (C25 participants: VTT FI, U of Coimbra PT and U of Minho PT)
RFCS 2008: Project SBRI - Sustainable Steel-Composite Bridges in Built Environment (C25 participants: University of Stuttgart DE, University of Coimbra PT and ArcelorMittal S.A. LU)
FP7 2007: Proposal ProSEED - Processes and Technologies for Energy Efficient and Sustainable Construction (C25 participants: VTT FI, U of Lule SE, U of Coimbra PT, U of Timisoara RO, Aristotle U of Thessaloniki GR, U of Ljubljana SI, U of Liege BE, U of Stuttgart DE and U of Minho PT)
Spin off of new National Programme proposals/projects. (List) FCT-PT 2011: Proposal PreDICT - Pre-Design Information management and
Conceptualization Tool for sustainable steel framed buildings (C25 participants: University of Coimbra PT and University of Minho PT)
SE 2010: Climate and environmentally related life cycle modelling and optimized structural design of sustainable civil and building structures SELCO (C25 participants: University of Lule SE)
FCT-PT 2010: Proposal SSB2All - Sustainable Steel Building Affordable to All (C25 participants: University of Coimbra PT and University of Minho PT)
FCT-PT 2010: Proposal INNOVCOMP - Innovative and sustainable floor and wall systems for light steel residential buildings (C25 participants: University of Coimbra PT and University of Minho PT)
IT 2010: FORGIARE Project; Proposal for a post-doc grant in the field of sustainability of construction (C25 Participants: University of Naples IT)
SE 2009: Project Application on Integral abutment bridges (C25 participants: University of Lule SE)
FUTURO IN RICERCA 2009 call: Proposal for a national funding programme devoted to sustainability of constructions. Methods and criteria for the decision making in sustainable seismic protection of constructions (C25 participants: University of Naples IT)
Joint Nordic Call 2008: Methods and Concepts for Sustainable Renovation (VTT) FI 2008: Adopting new processes for sustainable building and built environment (VTT) Serbia 2008: Project Recycled Aggregate Concrete Technology Properties and Application
in Reinforced Concrete Structures (C25 participants: Faculty of Civil Engineering of University of Belgrade and the Faculty of Technical Sciences of University of Novi Sad)
RO 2007: PNCDI2 PROACTEX 31042/2007. Structural systems and innovative technologies for protection of buildings under extreme actions taking into account sustainable design criteria. (Politehnica University of Timisoara)
II.B. Inter-disciplinary networking
Additional knowledge obtained from working with other disciplines within the COST framework. (Specific examples)
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Rehabilitation of historical monuments within the framework of sustainability; theoretical background of risk analysis co-operation with C26 (meetings, common members, training school)
Evaluation of whether the level of inter-disciplinarity is sufficient to potentially provide scientific impacts. (Specific examples)
C25 Members have expertises to cover C25 needs and the collaboration / communication with C23, C24, C26 and TU0701. The interaction with C26 has recognised by C26 as beneficial to them. New Actions will also benefit from the knowledge gathered by C25 and vice-versa.
Evaluation of whether the level of inter-disciplinarity is sufficient to potentially provide socio-economic impacts. (Specific examples)
The inter-disciplinarity is sufficient to potentially provide socio-economic impacts, but there is always the need to develop further the collaboration in order to fully achieve effective socio-economic impacts.
II.C. New networking
Additional new members joining the Action during its life. There are 28 countries and 1 EU Joint Research Centre involved; 20 countries joined in 2006. During 2007 more 6 countries joined (Croatia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Luxembourg, Malta, Serbia, and Turkey). In 2009 there were 2 new requests (Switzerland and Bulgaria); Switzerland became member in 2009 and Bulgaria in 2010.
Total number of individual participants involved in the Action work. (Number of participants. Give % of female and of Early Stage Researcher participants)
Since the beginning of the Action, 134 persons participated in at least one meeting, being: 108 persons are members that participate regularly 32 females, corresponding to 29% of the members 31 Early Stage Researchers, corresponding to 29% of the members 32 Invited Experts that participated in at least one meeting
Involvement of Early Stage Researchers in the Action, in particular with respect to STSMs, networking activities, and Training Schools. In addition, justification should be provided if less than 4 STSMs were carried out during the year. Active participation in meetings, work packages, collaborative works and production of the
deliverables. Ten successful STMS took place:
- get N. Ccen from University of Izmir (Turkey) in Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece). From this STSM resulted that nowadays Oget Cocen is Doctoral Student in Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
- Helena Gervsio from University of Coimbra (Portugal) at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland.
- Lucrezia Cascini from University of Naples (Italy) at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. - Ruben Paul Borg from University of Malta in University of Ljubljana (Slovenia) and in University
of Zagreb (Croatia). - Ornella Iuorio from University of Naples (Italy) in Polytechnic University of Timisoara (Romania). - Iordanis Zygomalas from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece) in Technical University of
Eindhoven (Netherlands). - Christina Giarma from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece) in University of Ljubljana
(Slovenia). - Joo Ricardo Pinheiro from University of Coimbra (Portugal) in University of Lule (Sweden).
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- Ricardo Mateus from University of Minho (Portugal) in VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland.
- Evangelos Efthymiou from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece) in University of Naples (Italy).
Three very successful Training Schools were organised by C25: - The first Training School was about Life-Cycle Analysis and it was organised for 16 participants
in Eindhoven, Netherlands, on 13-15 February 2008. The participants were mainly Early Stage Researchers.
- The second Training School Sustainability in structures and structural interventions: Improving the contemporary and historical urban habitat constructions within a sustainability and risk assessment framework was held in Thessaloniki, Greece, on 17-24 May 2009. It was jointly organised by C25 and C26 and the number of ESRs was 40 from these two Actions.
- The third Training School had the aim to address Sustainability in Engineering and the Life Cycle Approach in Structural Engineering. The Training School itself together with a Research Symposium were intended for Early Stage Researchers and PhD students. These two events were hosted by the Department of Building & Civil Engineering of the University of Malta, from the 23rd of July till the 1st of August 2010 and offered various opportunities for collaboration among the researchers taking part. It was also serve an important forum for the development of new ideas in the emerging field of Life Cycle Analysis in construction.
The C25 Student Competition: About 40 students expressed their interest in participating in. At the end 23 students belonging to 8 teams submitted their projects. The 3 first prizes offered by the Association of Architects of Naples were awarded to 4 teams (2 teams in the 3rd place ex aequo) during the C25 Naples Symposium (11-12 May 2009).
Involvement of researchers from outside of COST Countries. (Number of participants from non-COST Countries approved by the CSO. Give % of such participants from countries with reciprocal agreements. Specify their contribution) None. There are no Non-COST participants.
Advancement and promotion of scientific knowledge through publications and other outreach activities. (Number of publications and other outreach activities that resulted from COST networking through the Action. Complete list should be given in an annex) C25 Final Conference in Innsbruck, 2011 Training School in Malta, 2010 Training School in Thessaloniki, 2009 1st International Exergy, Life Cycle Assessment, and Sustainability Workshop & Symposium
(ELCAS), 4 - 6 June, 2009, Nisyros, Greece CIB-iiSBE-UNEP World Conference about Sustainable Construction SB08 in Melbourne,
September, 2008 (paper Mateus - Bragana - Koukkari) Activities and projects with COST network colleagues.
Many members are contributing to European Technology Platforms; especially to ECTP (Aristotle Univ. Thessaloniki, Czech Tech. Univ., Norwegian Univ. of Tech., Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Vilnius Tech. Univ., VTT, Univ. of Minho) and ESTEP (Univ. Coimbra, Univ. Lule, VTT). Some other members are Eureka National Representatives: Lus Bragana (Portugal), Roko Zarnik (Slovenia) and some others are collaborating in FP7 activities (see above). Most of the members of the Technical Committee 14 of the European Convention for Constructional Steelwork ECCS became involved in C25. Co-operation with the International Initiative for the Sustainable Built Environment - iiSBE in the preparation of the Thessaloniki Training Course.
The capacity of the Action members to raise research funds. Almost all the members have their own projects that support the research activity that is
needed to carry to contribute to C25.
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IV. DC General Assessment prepared by the Domain Committee
The DC approved the Final Report without additional comments.