1. Status Report Luc Bourdeau, CSTB Acting ECTP Secretary General HLG Meeting CSTB, Paris, September 3, 2008

2. 2 STAKEHOLDERS: Industries Researches & Universities Clients and Users Financial Organizations Public Authorities, … FP7, Era-net, EUREKA, Cost, CIP, JTIs, National projects,… All European countries together Group of countries Each country alone An Industrial-driven platform  New RDI strategies to improve competitiveness and to satisfy societal needs

3. CSTB, Paris, September 3, 2008 3 HLG SG Secretariat WGs AGs Plenary Assembly 7 Focus Areas 26 National Technology Platforms Mirror Group A structure with 2 pillars From Summer 2004 until January 2008

4. CSTB, Paris, September 3, 2008 4 4 Levels of Fees Large-size companies: 6000 € Large-size ROR: 3000 € Small-size companies & ROR: 1500 € Associations and Universities: 750 € The new ECTP Structure

5. CSTB, Paris, September 3, 2008 5 Main Activities Preparing an Action Plan 2008-2009  Afternoon Presentation Implementing the new structure Setting up an ECTP e-News system Opening a new CWS for ECTP registered members Organising several meetings (OGs, FAs, AGs, EurekaBuild) Following and supporting the JTI E2B preparation Participating to several external meetings(particularly with the EC, NTPs, other platforms…) in order to promote ECTP (particularly the SRA priorities).

6. CSTB, Paris, September 3, 2008 6 New Structure Implementation Planning –March 05: Call for membership, HLG candidates, Secretary General candidates –March 28: deadline for HLG and SecGen candidates –Mid-May: Vote for HLG –September 3: New HLG meeting  Chairman, Executive Committee, SecGen, Action Plan –September: ECTP Cooperation Agreement between: General Secretariat ECTP members, payment of fees Payment of fees after invoice

7. CSTB, Paris, September 3, 2008 7 Registered Members (today) 127 member-organisations  more than 600 persons –27 Large Companies –14 SMEs –11 Large RORs –21 Small or Medium RORs –30 Universities –24 Associations

8. CSTB, Paris, September 3, 2008 8 Registered Members (today)

9. CSTB, Paris, September 3, 2008 9 Registered Members (today) Miscellaneous –Small-medium instead of large research: CNRS, CNR  yes Industry: Ramboll  refer to EC status –Associations: no « downstream »  Rules of confidentiality to be defined –Cement industry –Users  Free membership on a individual, case by case basis  New Advisory Group upon ECTP invitation (no need of being ECTP member) –CIB: interested in « a close cooperation » –Invitees to FA meetings OK, but not on a regular basis –Fee reduction (linked to JTI membership)  postponed until next year

10. CSTB, Paris, September 3, 2008 10 High Level Group Election by the ECTP Members (May 22  June 6) 54 Candidates for 20 to 30 seats –Too many candidates CC: 11 for 6 to 9 seats  + 2 seats Research: 22 for 4 to 6 seats  +1 seat Association: 10 for 1 to 2 seats –No users’ organisation Proposal (31 members) set up by SG through discussions with Michel Cote and Operational Group (April, May) using 5 ordered criteria

11. CSTB, Paris, September 3, 2008 11 Criteria High Level Group

12. CSTB, Paris, September 3, 2008 12 Other points High Level Group

13. CSTB, Paris, September 3, 2008 13 Comments/Claims –« Not enough representatives for Cultural Heritage » –« Not enough representatives for Underground » –« Not enough representatives for UK »  Reason: lack of candidates fulfilling criteria –« Research side not enough represented (TNO, EMPA, IGH…) »  Reason: too many candidates from R&D side High Level Group

14. CSTB, Paris, September 3, 2008 14 High Level Group

15. CSTB, Paris, September 3, 2008 15 High Level Group

16. CSTB, Paris, September 3, 2008 16 High Level Group

17. CSTB, Paris, September 3, 2008 17 Results –Abstention – 31.6% (37 out of 117) – 21.6% (weighted) –YES (72) – 90.9% (expressed and weighted) – 71.3% (out of weighted total) –NO (6) – 7.3% (expressed and weighted) – 5.7% (out of weighted total) High Level Group

18. CSTB, Paris, September 3, 2008 18 CITIES & BUILDINGS ACCIONAand Sant Gobain CITIES & BUILDINGS ACCIONAand Sant Gobain UNDERGROUND 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 Focus Areas Previously

19. CSTB, Paris, September 3, 2008 19 CITIES & BUILDINGS ACCIONAD’APPOLONIASINTEF ACCIONAD’APPOLONIASINTEF UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTIONS BOUYGUESZÜBLIN BOUYGUESZÜBLINNETWORKS AUTOSTRADE LCPCNETWORKS LCPCCULTURALHERITAGEMAXITZRMKLABEINCULTURALHERITAGEMAXITZRMKLABEIN MATERIALS St Gobain, Universita Politechnica delle Marche QUALITY OF LIFE Soletance Bachy, Deltares, Bauen Mit Stahl FA PROCESSES & ICT ARUP, VTT 7 Focus Areas Now: 3 co-leaders from Industry, Research, SME

20. CSTB, Paris, September 3, 2008 20 NTPs Network 2004-2007 25 NTPs ! ASM 26 National Technology Platforms

21. CSTB, Paris, September 3, 2008 21 NTPs – more initiatives Portugal Contact person: Prof. Luis Braganca (University of Minho) - LAUNCHED IN FEBRUARY 2008 Egypt Contact person: Mr. Rahman Estonia Contact person: Tönu Laigu Ireland Contact person: Prof. Owen Lewis (University College Dublin), Adrian Joyce (Architects' Council of Europe), Prof. Deirdre Hunt Latvia Contact person: Prof. Ainars Paeglitis (Riga Technical University) Luxemburg Contact person: Fabrice Absil (Centre de Recherche Public Henri Tudor) 26 National Technology Platforms

22. CSTB, Paris, September 3, 2008 22 NTPs Network –NTPs Network Coordination ASM Deltares –EurekaBuild Umbrella Secretariat and acting Chairman: CSTB WG1 Leaders: ASM, Univ Ljubljana WG2 Leaders: BAM, SINTEF NTPs Network and EurekaBuild Umbrella

23. CSTB, Paris, September 3, 2008 23 AG on SMEs –Co-leaders: BBRI and LABEIN AG of Clients and Users: dismantled WGs to be reactivated ? –Infrastructures ENBRI, ELGIP –Standardization ECCREDI, CSTB AGs and WGs

24. CSTB, Paris, September 3, 2008 24 Operational Group

25. CSTB, Paris, September 3, 2008 25 ECTP/NTPs Newsletter Issue n°2 under completion

26. CSTB, Paris, September 3, 2008 26 Info on EC Calls: Euro-RDT Construction

27. CSTB, Paris, September 3, 2008 27 Info on latest News (« ECTP e-News ») Info on latest news linked to « European RTD and Construction » 13 issues published since March 2008 Last one: Issue 13 - 28 August 2008

28. CSTB, Paris, September 3, 2008 28 Info on latest News (« ECTP e-News »)

29. CSTB, Paris, September 3, 2008 29 Opening ECTP CWS2 Reserved to ECTP registered Members All domains open to all members New functionalities –Electronic convening/registration to meetings –Easy management of documents within the library –Multiple mailing lists Offically opened in late August Notice regularly updated

30. CSTB, Paris, September 3, 2008 30 Operational Group (OG) –OG1 on April 3, 2008 at BBRI, Zaventem (15 participants including 1 invitee from the JTI) –OG2 on May 19, 2008 at BBRI, Zaventem (16 participants including 2 invitees for the EC and 3 invitees from the JTI)  Implementation of the new structure  Preparing Action Plan  Links SRA-IAP and JTI-E2B scope Meetings

31. CSTB, Paris, September 3, 2008 31 9 ECTP Priorities of the SRA-IAPSRA-IAPSub-topics

32. CSTB, Paris, September 3, 2008 32 Focus Areas (FAs) –FA UC General Meeting on January 28, 2008 at Passenger Terminal Amsterdam, organised by COB. The meeting was dedicated to presenting several on-going initiatives and to brainstorming on the future of the FA. –FA CH CHRAF final meeting on February 27, 2008 at EC in Brussels (16 participants). The meeting was dedicated to the termination of the CHRAF Specific Support Action. –FA QoL Core Group on July 9, 2008 at FIEC, Brussels (12 participants including 1 invitee from EC). The meeting was dedicated to updates of ECTP and QoL, organisation of the FA, interaction with FP7 projects, future calls, and preparation of the next FA QoL Plenary Assembly planned to take place in Brussels on September 11-12, 2008. –FA C&B General Assembly on August 27, 2008 at BBRI, Brussels. The objective was to inform the FA Members about the new ECTP structure and the E2B JTI, to discuss about the FA Cities and Building’s SRA, and to establish the FA organisation. Meetings

33. CSTB, Paris, September 3, 2008 33 Advisory Groups (AGs) and Working Groups (WGs) –AG C&U organised its 8th meeting on March 18, 2008 at G-4 EU Offices, Brussels (7 participants). The new structure and the role of “Clients and Users”, the JTI, the FP7 and a presentation of a preliminary scoping study relative to the research needs of the Built Environment Construction Industry, circa 2020 (UK NTP) were on the Agenda. –No meeting was yet organised by AG SMEs in 2008 (last meeting in June 2007); a conference is however planned for the end of October. In collaboration with ECCREDI, an SME brochure was also prepared. –WG on Standardisation and WG on R&D Infrastructures did not organize so far any meeting in 2008 (last meetings in December 2006 and January 2007). Meetings

34. CSTB, Paris, September 3, 2008 34 NTPs Network and EurekaBuild –The NTPs Network and the EurekaBuild SC did not meet since the Amsterdam Conference (next meetings planned in October in UK). However 3 EurekaBuild Networking events have been so far organised in 2008 Meetings

35. CSTB, Paris, September 3, 2008 35 January 22-23, 2007 (Rotterdam, Netherlands): Towards a Reliable and Available Public Infrastructure May 7-8, 2007 (Oslo, Norway): ICT and New Integrated Processes. Building Smart May 21, 2007 (Athens, Greece): Towards a sustainable Built Environment and a Living Cultural Heritage June 4-5, 2007 (Telc, Czech Republic ): Advanced Building Materials and Technologies Nov. 5-6, 2007 (Valencia, Spain): Nanomaterials and Nanotechnologies for Construction Applications Nov.19-20, 2007 (Amsterdam, Netherlands): ECTP conference & brokerage event January 22, 2008 (Poznan, Poland): How to commercialize a good idea? ICT solutions as a source of development in the construction sector April 24, 2008 (Vilnius, Lithuania): Energy Efficiency in Buildings May 23-25, 2008 (Dubrovnik, Croatia): Networks for Sustainable Environment and High Quality of Life October 28-29, 2008 (Birmingham, UK): ICT & Automation - Reduced Resource Consumption November 10-12, 2008 (Ljubljana, Slovenia) in the framework of the CHRESP Conference (tbc) EurekaBuild Workshops

36. CSTB, Paris, September 3, 2008 36 3 +1 (Relaxhome) new projects so far endorsed by Eureka

37. CSTB, Paris, September 3, 2008 37

38. CSTB, Paris, September 3, 2008 38 Participation to E2B JTI meetings –JTI Founding Members meetings in Brussels on January 14, February 7, May 5, June 2, July 10, August 28. –JTI Plenary meeting in Brussels on February 28. –Meeting with French MEEDDAT Ministry representatives on March 31, 2008 in Paris (Bouygues, EDF + Secretariat). Meetings

39. CSTB, Paris, September 3, 2008 39 Participation to EC meetings/initiatives –DG Research, Priority Environment (M. Suares, A. Tilche + several EC officers) on January 25 (Secretariat + Soletanche, Hochtief as FA QoL Leaders) about WP Environment –DG TREN (JM Bemtgen) on January 30 (Acciona, Bouygues + Secretariat) about E2B JTI. –DG TREN, Concerto info Day on April 4. –DG Research (I. Saragossi + EC officers) on April 21 on ETP and Members States Communication, Lobbying

40. CSTB, Paris, September 3, 2008 40 Participation to EC meetings/initiatives –DG TREN (JM Bemtgen) on June 24 (Secretariat + St Gobain, Universita Politecnica delle Marche as FA MAT Leaders + ESTEP, CEP) about WP Energy. –DG TREN (S. Tostman) on July 1 (Secretariat + Bouygues + Suschem) about Energy Efficiency in Buildings. –DG Research (Priority Transport) on July 3 about Infrastructures (informal meeting with EC officers). Communication, Lobbying

41. CSTB, Paris, September 3, 2008 41 Participation to EC meetings/initiatives –DG ICT (ICT for Energy Effiency): ECTP member of the Smart Building Consultation Group set up in June (cf. Interim Report)Interim Report –DG ENTR (Lead Market Initiative on Sustainable Construction): ECTP member of the Steering Group, meeting planned on September 30. –DG Research (ETPs Seminar) planned on September 30. Communication, Lobbying

42. CSTB, Paris, September 3, 2008 42 Participation to other events –ERACOBUILD Consortium meeting in Paris on January 28-29 (cf. Agenda + Attendees)AgendaAttendees –InterPlatform meetings in Brussels on February 21 and April 7 (Bouygues) about Rifkin’s 3rd Industrial Revolution initiative. –Spanish NTP Conference in Madrid on April 22 –Lithuanian NTP EurekaBuild event in Vilnius on April 24 –COOREERS meeting with several NMP national representatives in Brussels on April 28 (informal meeting about ETPs in NMP). Communication, Lobbying

43. CSTB, Paris, September 3, 2008 43 EC Calls results: global insight FP6 (2002-2006) –Number of funded projects on Construction: 161 FP7 (only 2007) –Number of funded projects on Construction: 37 (see list)list –Total costs: 204 M€

44. CSTB, Paris, September 3, 2008 44 FP7 open calls –ENERGY - TREN (Dl: October 8) 8.4: Innovative integration of renewable energy supply and energy efficiency in large communities: ConcertoConcerto CIP open calls –ICT Policy Support Programme:ICT Policy Support Programme Objective 2.1: ICT for energy efficiency in public building and spaces, including lighting – Dl: September 9 –Entrepreneurship and Innovation :Entrepreneurship and Innovation Eco-Innovation: Pilot and replication projects - Dl: September 11 Materials recycling, buildings... Artemis JU open call: Embedded systems for smart homes and sustainable urban life. Dl: September 3 EC Calls: coming deadlines

45. CSTB, Paris, September 3, 2008 45 FP7 NMP (Draft - Call 2009, planned Nov 17, 2008 )NMP NMP-2009-1.2-1 Nanotechnology for harvesting energy via PV technology NMP-2009-1.3-1 Activities towards the development of appropriate solutions for the use, recycling and final treatment of nanotechnology-based products NMP-2009-4.2.4-1 New biomass-based composite materials and their processing. NMP-2009-4.2.5-1 Light high-performance composites. NMP-2009-4.4.0-2 Reducing environmental footprint of energy intensive industries (cement, glass, ceramics…) EC Calls: under preparation

46. CSTB, Paris, September 3, 2008 46 FP7 NMP (Draft - Call 2010) Embedded intelligence of products and systems to support use of buildings and their life-cycle management (3.2.2 SM) Substitution of materials and components by environmentally-friendly nano-solutions (1.2.1 SM) Advanced materials architectures for efficient energy storage (2.6.1 SM) Preventive quality management approaches for customised production (3.1.1 SM) Methods, standards and tools for production network engineering (3.3.2 SM)

47. CSTB, Paris, September 3, 2008 47 FP7 ENV (Draft – Call 2009; Dl: 8 January 2009)ENV ENV.2009.1.3.2.2 Vulnerability assessment of buildings, lifelines systems and networks related to earthquakes ENV.2009.1.3.3.1 Risk, prevention and management of urban floods ENV.2009.2.1.5.1 Sustainable development of coastal cities. ENV.2009.3.1.1.1 Adaptation of water supply and sanitation systems to cope with climate change. ENV.2009.3.1.2.1 Construction Technologies for mitigating the impacts of soil sealing on soil functions and services, including mitigation of flood risk. ENV.2009.3.1.5.1 Technologies for improved safety of the built environment in relation to flood events. ENV.2009.3.1.5.2 Benchmarking and labelling of the sustainability performance of buildings.

48. CSTB, Paris, September 3, 2008 48 FP7 ENV (Draft – Call 2009; Dl: 8 January 2009)ENV ENV.2009.3.2.1.1 Technologies for protecting cultural heritage assets from risks and damages resulting from extreme events, especially in the case of earthquakes ENV.2009.3.2.1.2 Technologies for protecting cultural heritage assets from risks and damages resulting from extreme events, especially in the case of fires and storms ENV.2009.3.3.2.1 Improved Life Cycle Impact Assessment methods (LCIA) for better sustainability assessment of technologies

49. CSTB, Paris, September 3, 2008 49 FP7 next calls -ICT (Draft Call 2009 – Dl: March & Sept 2009, March 2010)ICT Objective ICT-2009.6.2: ICT for mobility of the future –ICT-based systems and services for Smart Urban Mobility and new Mobility Concepts Objective ICT-2009.6.3: ICT for energy efficiency –ICT support to energy-positive buildings and neighbourhoods Objective ICT-2009.6.4 ICT for environmental services and climate change adaptation –Analysis of ICT for sustainable urban environment Objective ICT-2009.6.5: Novel ICT solutions for Smart Electricity Distribution Networks (Joint Call between the ICT and Energy Themes) Objective ICT-2009.7.1 ICT & Ageing

50. CSTB, Paris, September 3, 2008 50 www.ectp.org secretariat.ectp@cstb.fr Thank You