1. The European Construction Technology
Platform
Construction R&D&I
Roadmap for a
positive living environment for Society
Ger MAAS,
Royal BAM Group The Netherlands
ECTP HLG Chairman
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2. Position of construction
Construction must service society!
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3. Statement of the European
Commission
Three priorities should be the heart of Europe 2020:
– Smart growth – developing an economy based on
knowledge and innovation.
– Sustainable growth – promoting a more resource
efficient, greener and more competitive economy.
– Inclusive growth – fostering a high‐employment
economy delivering economic, social and
territorial cohesion.
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4. Three priorities for sustainable growth and jobs:
• Growth based on knowledge and innovation
– Innovation
– Education
– Digital society
• An inclusive high‐employment society
– Employment
– Skills
– Fighting poverty
• Green growth: a competitive and sustainable economy
– Combating climate change
– Clean and efficient energy
– Competitiveness
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5. Answer of Construction
S RA-IAP
2007-2013 6 Technologies for Healthy, Safe, Accessible
and Stimulating Indoor Environments for All
Meeting 7 Innovative Use of Underground Space
Client
1 New Technologies, Concepts
and High-tech Materials for Requirements
Efficient and Clean Buildings
2 Reduce Environmental and
Man-made Impacts of Built
Environment and Cities
Transformation
3 Sustainable Management of
Transports and Utilities
Becoming of the
Networks Sustainable Construction
4 A Living Cultural Heritage for Sector 8 New Integrated Processes for
an Attractive Europe the Construction Sector
5 Improve Safety and Security 9 High Added Value
within the Construction Sector Construction Materials
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6. SRA Implementation Action Plan Priorities
A Technologies for Healthy, Safe, Accessible and Stimulating Urban
and Indoor Environments for All
B Innovative Use of Underground Space
C New Technologies, Concepts and High-tech Materials for Efficient
and Clean Buildings  Energy Efficient Buildings
D Reduce Environmental and Man-made Impacts of Built
Environment and Cities
E Sustainable Management of Transports and Utilities Networks
F A Living Cultural Heritage for an Attractive Europe
G Improve Safety and Security within the Construction Sector
H New Integrated Processes for the Construction Sector
I High Added Value Construction Materials
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7. European Construction Technology Platform
Main Mission
– To develop new R&D&I strategies:
– to improve the competitiveness of the
construction sector,
– to meet societal needs and environmental
challenges.
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8. European Construction
Technology Platform
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9. European Construction Technology Platform
>230 Members
Organizations
– Large Companies
– Research Centers
– Universities
– Associations
– SMEs

10. Energy Efficient Buildings
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11. Energy Efficient Buildings
• A major world‐wide challenge
• Buildings = major potential for energy/carbon savings
• today more than 40 % of energy consumption
• and around 30 % of GHG emissions
• Road Map
• Retrofit the existing building stock
• Develop future positive energy buildings/districts
• Integrate new technologies (including RE technologies)
• Innovation by research
• Recovery Plan EeB PPP call 2010 : strong involvement of industry and
SMEs (24%) from the whole value chain (ECTP/E2BA : >230 Members)
• Construction sector ready to collaborate towards an “ideal house” for
PPPs in FP8
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12. Future Infrastructure
Networks in Europe
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13. Future InfrastructureNetworks in Europe
• Challenges
– Existing infrastructures are getting old/obsolete
• Roads (see winter 2010)
• Water supply systems (leakage, water quality)…
– Mobility of people, goods distribution, flows (water, electricity, gas)
– To keep cost of infrastructures socially acceptable
– To adapt infrastructures to new requirements : sustainability, availability and
cost of energy, ageing society, climate change
• Priorities and research needs
– Infrastructures for a sustainable urban mobility
– Infrastructures for a sustainable competitive economy
– Greening infrastructure networks
– Towards smart and resilient infrastructures
– Infrastructures of an inclusive society
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14. Health and Ageing Society
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15. Aging Society
Source: TNS NIPO, presentation Kansen in de seniorenmarkt 2008, 08-09-23

16. Aging Society
Source: TNS NIPO, presentation Kansen in de seniorenmarkt 2008, 08-09-23

17. Health and Ageing Society
• Challenges
– Ageing
• By 2025: more than 20% of European citizens will be over 65 years
old
• Shortfall of places in specialized homes could exceed 150 000 just in
France
• Workforce diminishes
• New needs for services
– Health
• Indoor air quality
• Healthy built environment
• Impact of built environments
on human performance and well‐being
• Road Map for Care and Services
• Awareness from 1980‐2005
• Strategic Research Agenda 2010‐2011
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18. Aging Society
Challenges
healthcare
governance
aging workforce

19. Demographic development EU27
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20. Impact of Aging Society
All functions in society are fulfilled by increasingly
older persons (2 months/year in EU27)
The workforce is shrinking (1 million/year in EU27)
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21. Putting it to work – Innovation
Examples of innovations
Where construction can make the difference!
Taking the challenge of the greener economy
European Network of Construction Companies for Research and Development | ECTP Conference 2009 | Ger Maas

22. Putting it to work – Innovation
Solar Sunstyle photovoltaic roofing system
ULTIMATE high performance fire-resistant glasswool
European Network of Construction Companies for Research and Development | ECTP Conference 2009 | Ger Maas

23. Putting it to work – Innovation
Offshore Wind Construction
Energy Efficient Building
Geothermal Powerplant
European Network of Construction Companies for Research and Development | ECTP Conference 2009 | Ger Maas

24. Putting it to work – Innovation : Making urban areas liveable
Energy Segment Tunnel Lining harvesting
geothermal energy along TBM built tunnels
European Network of Construction Companies for Research and Development | ECTP Conference 2009 | Ger Maas

25. Putting it to work – Innovation
Thermally Active Building Systems (TABS)
75 % energy savings | free ground-coupled cooling
European Network of Construction Companies for Research and Development | ECTP Conference 2009 | Ger Maas

26. II. Putting it to work – Innovation
Lux Cool element suspended ceiling
element which integrates the entire building
technology
European Network of Construction Companies for Research and Development | ECTP Conference 2009 | Ger Maas

27. Putting it to work – Innovation
New lightbulbs light bulb that saves enough
power to annually light 17.4 million American
households and cut carbon emissions by 5.6
million metric tons
European Network of Construction Companies for Research and Development | ECTP Conference 2009 | Ger Maas

28. Putting it to work – Innovation
Sustainable Refurbishment of Buildings
System to improve energy efficiency in
existing buildings, by developing new
methods, elements, materials and smart
domotic systems
European Network of Construction Companies for Research and Development | ECTP Conference 2009 | Ger Maas

29. Putting it to work – Innovation
Zero energy district Amsterdam Energy neutral
area development of 9.200 houses as well as
offices, shops and schools | Smart grid for
exchange of energy and heat
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31. Competitiveness of construction sector:
Challenges AND Demands
to address and to adapt for convenience
‐Climate change ‐ Low maintenance
‐ Demographic change ‐ Automation
‐ Energy supply and security ‐ Flexibility
‐ Resource availability ‐ Health improving features
‐ Food shortages ‐ Optimal environmental integration
‐ Security
‐ Environmental concerns
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32. Leading to Performance