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.
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
Dr Thierry GOGER
Ms Carmencita MALIMBAN
Tel. +351966042447
COST Office
COST Office
[Link]@[Link]
[Link]@[Link]
+32 2 533 38 32
+32 2 533 38 42
braganca@[Link]
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.
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
21/11/2006
Denmark
11/05/2006
Finland
21/06/2006
Former
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
11/05/2006
Republic
Yugoslav
Republic of
Macedonia
Kingdom
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
WG2
WG3
Chair R. Blok
Chair M. Veljkovic
Chair R. Landolfo
Website
[Link]
Vice-Chair H. Gervasio
Vice-Chair Z. Plewako
Vice-Chair V. Ungureanu
I.B. Management Committee member list
Management Commitee
Chair
Vice Chair
Prof. Luis BRAGANCA
Ms Heli KOUKKARI
Building Physics and Construction Technology
VTT Technical Research Centre of FinlandMaterials and
LaboratoryConstructionsCivil EngineeringSchool of
Construction P.O. Box 1000 2044 VTT Finland
EngineeringUniversity of Minho Azurem 4800-058 Guimaraes
[Link]@[Link]
Portugal
braganca@[Link]
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
ccb@[Link]
Austria
Dr Christian SCHAUR
MC Member
Schaur ZTGmbH Dr. Ambros Giner Weg 30 6065 Thaur Austria
schaur@[Link]
Belgium
Prof. Jean-Pierre JASPART
MC Member
Faculty of Applied SciencesLiege University 1 Chemin des
Chevreuils, Building B52/3 4000 LIEGE 1 Belgium
[Link]@[Link]
Bulgaria
Dr Alexander TAUSHANOV
MC Member
UACEG 1 Smirnenski Blvd. 1046 Sofia Bulgaria
taushanov@[Link]
Croatia
Ms Jelena BLEIZIFFER
Prof. Jure RADIC
MC Member
MC Member
Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Zagreb Kaciceva 26
University of Zagreb, Faculty of Civil Engineering Kaciceva 26
10000 Zagreb Croatia
10000 Zagreb Croatia
jbleiziffer@[Link]
jradic@[Link]
Cyprus
Mr Christos EFSTATHIADES
MC Member
Goverment of CyprusRepublic of Cyprus N/A - Please update this
record Nicosia Cyprus
cheftathiades@[Link]
Czech Republic
Prof. Petr HAJEK
MC Member
Faculty of Civil EngineeringCzech Technical University in Prague
Thakurova 7, Prague 6 166 29 Prague Czech Republic
[Link]@[Link]
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
[Link]@[Link]
Finland
Mr Jussi MATTILA
MC Member
Structural EngineeringTampere University of Technology PO Box
600 33101 Tampere Finland
[Link]@[Link]
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
zivko@[Link]
Germany
Prof. Ulrike KUHLMANN
MC Member
Prof. Peer HALLER
MC Member
Universitt Stuttgart Institute of Structural Design Pfaffenwaldring LS Ingenieurholzbau & Baukonstruktives EntwerfenInstitut fur
7 70569 Stuttgart Germany
Stahl-und HolzbauTechnische Universitat Dresden Helmholtzstr.
Sekretariat@[Link]
10 01069 Dresden Germany
[Link]@[Link]
Greece
Dr Evangelos EFTHIMIOU
Prof. Dimitrios BIKAS
MC Member
MC Member
Institute of Steel StructuresAristotle University of Thessaloniki
Laboratory of Building Construction and -Physics Dept. of Civil
(AUTH) N/A - Please update this record 54124 Thessaloniki
Engineering Aristotle University of Thessaloniki GR 541 24
Greece
THESSALONIKI Tel. +30 310 995763, 995777, Fax: +30 310
vefth@[Link]
420628e_mail: bikasd@[Link] THESSALONIKI Greece
bikasd@[Link]
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
zhunyadi@[Link]
Italy
Prof. Marina FUMO
Prof. Raffaele LANDOLFO
MC Member
MC Member
Universita Federido II di Napoli Via Monteoliveto 80143 Napoli
Faculty of ArchitectureUniversity of Naples, Federico II via
Italy
Monteoliveto, 3 80134 Naples Italy
mfumo@[Link]
landolfo@[Link]
Latvia
Prof. Karlis ROCENS
MC Member
Technical University of Riga Azenas Str. 16/20 - 320 1048 Riga
Latvia
rocensk@[Link]
Lithuania
Prof. Regimantas SIMKUS
Dr Rosita NORVAISIENE
MC Member
MC Member
Institute of architecture and constructions of KTUadministration
Institute of Architecture and Construction Kaunas University of
Tunelio 60 44405 Kaunas Lithuania
Technology Tunelio 60 44405 Kaunas Lithuania
rsimkus@[Link], simkus@[Link]
[Link]@[Link]
Luxembourg
Dr Oliver HECHLER
MC Member
University of Luxembourg, ArcelorMittal Chair of Facade
Engineering Campus Kirchberg, 6, rue Coudenhove-Kalergi 1359
Luxembourg-Kirchberg Luxembourg
[Link]@[Link]
Malta
Dr Vincent BUHAGIAR
MC Member
Mr Ruben Paul BORG
MC Member
Faculty of the Built Environment Department of Architecture , & University of Malta, Faculty for the Built Environment
Urban Design, University of Malta MSD 2080 Msida MSD 2080
Mediterranea, 25,, Triq Luigi Billion, Pembroke, Malta PBK 1372
Malta
Pembroke Malta
[Link]@[Link]
[Link]@[Link]
Netherlands
Prof. Frans VAN HERWIJNEN
Prof. Rijk BLOK
MC Member
MC Member
University of Technology EindhovenArchitecture, Building and
TU/e University of Technology EindhovenStructural
PlanningUniversity of Technology Eindhoven Den Dolech 2, P.O. designArchitecture Building and PlanningTU/e University of
Box 513 5600 MB Eindhoven Netherlands
Technology Eindhoven [Link], VRT 9, PO. Box 513 5600 MB
[Link]@[Link]
Eindhoven Netherlands
[Link]@[Link]
Norway
Dr Sigrid STRAND-HANSSEN
Dr Guri KRIGSVOLL
MC Member
MC Member
SINTEF Building and Infrastructure [Link] 124 Blindern 0314
SINTEF Building and Infrastructure P.O Box 124 Blindern 0314
Oslo Norway
Oslo Norway
[Link]-hanssen@[Link]
[Link]@[Link]
Poland
Prof. Aleksander KOZLOWSKI
MC Member
Rzeszow University of Technology W. Pola 2, Rzeszow, Poland
35-959 Rzeszow Poland
kozlowsk@[Link]
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
luisss@[Link]
Romania
Prof. Dan DUBINA
Dr Viorel UNGUREANU
MC Member
MC Member
Steel Structures and Structural MechanicsCivil Engineering
Romanian Academy Timisoara Branch Bd. Mihai Viteazul Nr. 24
FacultyPolitehnica University of Timisoara 1, Stadion 300224
300223 Timisoara Romania
Timisoara Romania
viorel@[Link]
[Link]@[Link]
Serbia
Dr Vlastimir RADONJANIN
Prof. Snezana MARINKOVIC
MC Member
MC Member
For materials and structuresFaculty of Technical
Faculty of Civil Engineering University of Belgrade Bulevar kralja
SciencesUniversity of Novi Sad Trg Dositeja Obradovica 6 21000 Aleksandra 73 11000 Belgrade Serbia
Novi Sad Serbia
radonv@[Link]
Slovenia
Dr Marjana SIJANEC ZAVRL
MC Member
Building and Civil Engineering Institute ZRMK Dimiceva 12 1000
Ljubljana Slovenia
msijanec@[Link]
sneska@[Link]
Sweden
Prof. Mauritz GLAUMANN
MC Member
Prof. Milan VELJKOVIC
MC Member
University of GavleTBUniveristy of Gavle N/A - Please update this Lulea University of TechnologyStructural Eng.- Steel
record 801 76 Gavle Sweden
StructuresLulea University of Technology F-Huset 97187 Lulea
mga@[Link]
Sweden
[Link]@[Link]
Dr Satish CHANDRA
MC Substitute Member
Institute of ConservationGothenburg University Box 130, St.
Nygatan 23-25 40530 Gothenburg Sweden
[Link]@[Link]
Switzerland
Prof. Ezio CADONI
Mr Tiziano TERUZZI
MC Member
MC Member
University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland via
(not yet registered)
Trevano 6952 Canobbio Switzerland
[Link]@[Link]
[Link]@[Link]
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
[Link]@[Link]
United Kingdom
Prof. Roger VENABLES
Prof. Adrian LONG
MC Member
MC Member
Crane Environmental Ltd(also Visiting Professor at Queens
Queens UniversityQueens University N/A - Please update this
University, Belfast) 12 Cranes Drive KT5 8AL Surbiton United
record BT7 1NN Belfast United Kingdom
Kingdom
[Link]@[Link]
roger@[Link]
Mr Douglas FERGUSON
MC Substitute Member
Dr Carolyn HAYLES
MC Substitute Member
Queens University of BelfastSustainable TransportEngineering &
Physical Sciences University Road BT7 1NN Belfast United
Kingdom
[Link]@[Link]
[Link]@[Link]
Non-COST Participants
Italy
Mr Paolo NEGRO
Joint Research Center Institute for the Protection and Security of
the Citizen
[Link]@[Link]
I.C. Overview activities and expenditure
Meetings
Meeting Type
MC1/Lick Off
Working Group
Joint MC + WG
Core
Joint MC + WG
Core
Workshop
Core
Joint MC + WG
Joint MC + WG
Joint MC + WG
Working Group
Joint MC + WG
Core
Joint MC + WG
Core
Working Group
Joint MC + WG
Working Group
Joint MC + WG
Core
Final Conference
Date
03-oct2006
16-nov2006
13-dc2006
21-mars2007
13-avr2007
07-juin2007
13-sept2007
24-janv2008
04-avr2008
20-mai2008
06-oct2008
19-janv2009
11-mai2009
16-juil-2009
23-oct2009
08-fvr2010
29-mars2010
24-mai2010
28-juil-2010
05-nov2010
07-dc2010
03-fvr2011
Place
Brussels (BE)
26
Cost
18157,76
Amsterdam
(NL)
Eindhoven
(NL)
Milan (IT)
10
7793,66
Paid
59
44790,08
Paid
6129,68
Paid
Oslo (NO)
53
45277,54
Paid
7926,44
Paid
Lisbon (PT)
52
51076,87
Paid
Brussels (BE)
10
6977,96
Paid
Belgrade (RS)
46
38980,92
Paid
Brussels (BE)
39
29131,13
Paid
Dresden (DE)
60
53581,88
Paid
Stuttgart (DE)
8004,2
Paid
57
47368,07
Paid
7436,01
Paid
49
45062,15
Paid
10
8717,31
Paid
Naples (IT)
2896,37
Paid
Izmir (TR)
55
53785,78
Paid
Valetta (MT)
Brussels (BE)
1
10
1459
7073,54
Paid
Paid
Brussels (BE)
3936,27
Paid
Innsbruck (AT)
49
38510,79
Partly
paid
Brussels (BE)
Naples (IT)
Stockholm
(SE)
Timisoara
(RO)
Brussels (BE)
Paid part
Status
Paid
Total
534073,4
STSM
Beneficiary
Ms get N. Ccen
Ms Helena Gervasio
Ms Lucrezia Cascini
Mr RUBEN PAUL BORG
Ms Ornella Iuorio
Mr Iordanis Zygomalas
Dr Christina Giarma
Mr Joo Pinheiro
Dr Ricardo Filipe Mesquita da Silva
Mateus
Dr Evangelos Efthymiou
Date
26-dc2007
02-mars2008
02-mars2008
22-mars2008
26-janv2009
21-sept2009
04-mai2010
06-mars2010
14-juin2010
12-juin2010
From
Izmir (TR)
Coimbra (PT)
To
Thessaloniki
(EL)
Espoo (FI)
80136 (IT)
(FI)
1100
Paid
Pembroke
(MT)
Naples (IT)
Ljubljana (SI)
1550
Paid
Timisoara
(RO)
Eindhoven
(NL)
Ljubljana (SI)
1100
Paid
2060
Paid
1350
Paid
Lulea (SE)
2500
Paid
Espoo (FI)
1310
Paid
Naples (IT)
1500
Paid
Thessaloniki
(EL)
Thessaloniki
(EL)
Coimbra (PT)
Guimares
(PT)
Thessaloniki
(EL)
Cost
2500
Status
Paid
1476
Paid
Total
16.446
Workshops
Title
Joint MC and 1st WG meetings
Joint MC and WG meeting
1st Workshop and MC Meeting
Joint MC and WG Meeting
Joint MC and WG
Joint MC and WG
Joint MC + WG Meeting
Final Conference
Date
13-dc2006
13-avr2007
13-sept2007
04-avr2008
06-oct2008
11-mai2009
23-oct2009
03-fvr2011
Place
Eindhoven
(NL)
Oslo (NO)
Cost
4.496
Status
Paid
5.965
Paid
Lisbon (PT)
9.697
Paid
Belgrade (RS)
3.803
Paid
Dresden (DE)
10.000
Paid
Naples (IT)
10.000
Paid
6.639
Paid
3.968
TBR
Timisoara
(RO)
Innsbruck (DE)
Total
54.567
General Support Grants
Title
Website
Website
Website
Date
04-dc2006
04-mai2007
30-sept2008
Cost
2.000
Status
Paid
2.000
Paid
2.000
Paid
Total
6.000
Schools
Type
SCHOOL_LECTURERS
SCHOOL_LECTURERS
Date
13-fvr2008
13-fvr2008
13-fvr2008
17-mai2009
17-mai2009
17-mai2009
23-juil-2010
Place
Eindhoven
(NL)
Eindhoven
(NL)
Eindhoven
(NL)
Thessaloniki
(EL)
Thessaloniki
(EL)
Thessaloniki
(EL)
Malta (MT)
SCHOOL_ORGANISER
23-juil-2010
Malta (MT)
SCHOOL_STUDENTS
23-juil-2010
Malta (MT)
SCHOOL_ORGANISER
SCHOOL_STUDENTS
SCHOOL_LECTURERS
SCHOOL_ORGANISER
SCHOOL_STUDENTS
title
LCA
Cost
485,8
Status
Paid
LCA
8201
Paid
LCA
9600
Paid
C25 & C26 TS
14146,43
Paid
C25 & C26 TS
8801,33
Paid
C25 & C26 TS
42290
Paid
LCA in Struct.
Eng
LCA in Struct.
Eng
LCA in Struct.
Eng
9425,89
Paid
870
Paid
24780
Paid
Total
118600,5
Dissemination
Title
Training School Lectures Notes
Date
30-juil-2010
Cost
3.000
Status
Paid
Total
3.000
Action
Total
732687
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
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)
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 socioeconomic 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).
- 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 nonCOST 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.
IV. DC General Assessment prepared by the Domain Committee
The DC approved the Final Report without additional comments.