1 European Construction Technology Platform ECTP The Role of ECTP Peter Richner Empa Head of the Swiss Construction Technology Platform

2 ECTP is an industrial driven platform with the contribution of all the stakeholders to mobilise the construction sector A new way to achieve Lisbons 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.

3 Vision 2030 ( Feb. 2005)

4 Strategic Research Agenda ( Nov.2006) Research priorities Meeting client/users requirements Becoming sustainable Transformation the construction sector

5 HLG (Bouygues) Secretariat Support Group (Dragados) National TPs (~25 countries) Focus Areas : Underground construction, cities & buildings, networks, cultural heritage, materials, quality of life, processes & ICT. Plenary Assembly Paris, Nov , members Mirror Group AG (clients & users) AG (SMEs) ECTP EurekaBuild

6 Focus Areas CITIES & BUILDINGS ACCIONAand Sant Gobain CITIES & BUILDINGS ACCIONAand Sant Gobain UNDREGROUND CONSTRUCTIONS BOUYGUESandZÜBLIN BOUYGUESandZÜBLINNETWORKSAutostradeandDWWNETWORKSAutostradeandDWWCULTURALHERITAGEUniv.Ljubljanaand VINCI Constr. CULTURALHERITAGEUniv.Ljubljanaand MATERIALS Heidelberg, Universita Politechnica delle Marche QUALITY OF LIFE Soletance Bachy, Hochtief FA PROCESSES & ICT ARUP, VTT

7 Clients and Users: SBi (Denmark) Eurocities SMEs: BBRI (Belgium) Labein (Spain) Advisory Groups

8 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 National Construction TPs

9 Austria Belgium Croatia Czech Rep. Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Lithuania NCTPs (~ 25 countries) Netherlands Norway Poland Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland UK Starting: Cyprus Estonia Ireland Italy Portugal Slovakia Turkey ….

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14 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 ) Sustainable Management of Transports and Utilities Networks (sra ) 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 ) High Added Value Construction Materials (sra 3.3)

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24 Research initiatives (JTIs) E2B- Energy Efficiency Buildings (Acciona) Jules Verne- Underground Innovative Construction Technologies (Bouygues)

25 ECTP balance ( ) 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

26 Many thanks Jesus Rodriquez (Dragados) Chairman of ECTP Support Group Luc Bourdeau (CSTB) Secretariat