Brno
20th April___________
ScottSteedmanPresident,ECCREDI
ECCREDI and the E-CORE project
Strategies for construction research in Europe
ECCREDI – the European Council for Construction Research Development and Innovation, manages:
E-CORE – the European Construction
Research Network www.e-core.org
European Federation of Engineering Consultancy Associationshttp://www.efcanet.org
European Large Geotechnical Institutes Platformhttp://www.elgip.net
European Network of Building Research Instituteshttp://www.enbri.org
European Network of Construction Companies for Research and Developmenthttp://www.encord.org
European Organisation for Technical Approvalshttp://www.eota.be
Forum of European National Highway Research Laboratorieshttp://www.fehrl.org
European Construction Industry Federationhttp://www.fiec.org
European Liaison Committee for Social Housinghttp://www.cecodhas.org
E N B R I
Architects’ Council of Europehttp://www.ace-cae.org
The Consortium of European Building Controlhttp://www.cebc.co.uk
The European Cement Associationhttp://www.cembureau.be
Council of European Producers of Materials for Constructionhttp://www.cepmc.org
European Asphalt Pavement Associationhttp://www.eapa.org
European Council for Building Professionals http://www.ecbp.org
European Council of Civil Engineershttp://www.eccenet.org
European Convention for Constructional Steelworkhttp://www.steelconstruct.com
ECCS
CECM
EKS
E-CORE
DEVELOPING STRATEGY
Who: for the Commission
Why: to help the Commission reach its objectives and the sector to improve its performance,
and in particular:
• to recommend priorities for research, development and innovation expenditure
• to influence Member States, industry and institutions towards the built environment
12 Months
Development of RTD database Technology Watch Strategy development
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E-CORE
aimed at political objectives:a competitive, knowledge based economy, sustainable development, quality of life …
DEVELOPING STRATEGY
theE-COREstrategy
www.e-core.org
DEVELOPING STRATEGY – OUTPUT
Environment and societyUsersMaterials and technologiesProductionWorkforce
Five ‘views’ of a strategy
www.e-core.org
DEVELOPING STRATEGY – GOALS
ProductivityImageWorker satisfactionClient satisfactionUser (society) satisfactionProcess improvementCulture of innovationCommon standardsSustainable constructionProduct performance
COMMON GOALS
B4E - Building for a European FutureConference to debate the E-CORE strategy at Maastricht, October 2004
www.b4e.org
Next steps:
A High Level Group to develop visions for the future:
• delivering the E-CORE strategy
• developing a new research agenda for construction in FP7
iBUILDwww.ibuild-online.com
Research to practice:
TNO Delft, European Design Centre
Construction research strategy for Europe
ECCREDI
E-CORE
HLG for the Built Environment
Scott Steedman
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