EUROPEAN

CONCRETE

PLATFORM

By J.-P. Jacobs, Managing Director

ROLE

• Privileged vehicle for common activity on

• Agreed concrete related issues at European level i.e.

Energy performance of buildings Fire safety EurocodesCommon environmental and technical mattersSustainable construction…

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OBJECTIVES

• Develop pro-active marketing & advocacy strategy of the concrete industry at European level

• Enhance a positive image of concrete through marketing arguments in favour of concrete

• Develop common positions of the European cement/ concrete industry on key market related issues

• Increase the concrete industry presence

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ASBL INCORPORATED

CEMBUREAU, BIBM, EFCA, ERMCO signed the deed as founding Members on 19 December 2007

•President: B. Wolschner (BIBM)

•Vice-President: J. R. Bujanda (ERMCO)

•Managing Director: J.-P. Jacobs (CEMBUREAU)

•Treasurer: F. Biasioli (ERMCO)

•Secretary: R. Harbron (EFCA)

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MEMBERSHIP

• UEPG Membership in April 2008

Principle

All ECP Members contribute to the agreed projects

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http://www.europeanconcrete.eu

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ENERGY EFFICIENCY WITH CONCRETE

By choosing concrete, energy efficiency is improved and thermal comfort enhanced

•European brochure on Concrete for energy-efficiency buildings: The benefits of thermal mass website Adapted at national level: Ireland, Italy, Poland, The Netherlands, Turkey and UK

•Web portfolio on case studies showing energy efficient concrete buildings from across Europe www.europeanconcrete/concrete issues

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ENERGY EFFICIENCY WITH CONCRETE

To be issued soon

• General guidelines for using thermal mass in concrete buildings

• General guidelines for reducing CO2 in civil engineering works

Project under development

• Examples of whole life cycle of concrete buildings and infrastructure works illustrating (show cases) across Europe all the benefits of concrete in sustainable construction

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FIRE SAFETY WITH CONCRETE

Concrete can be used to provide life safety, protection of property and of the environment•European brochure on Comprehensive fire protection and safety with concrete buildingsincluding website Adapted at national level: Austria, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Turkey and UK

•European Brochure on Improving fire safety in tunnels: The concrete pavement solutionAdapted at national level: France, Italy, Portugal and Turkey

•European Fire Design Guidein English, French and Dutch versions

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DURABILITY AND STABILITY OF CONCRETE STRUCTURES

Tools for the design of economic and innovative concrete structures with Eurocode 2 (EN 1992)

•Concise Eurocode 2 + 8 "How to" leaflets website Being adapted at national level

•Commentary to Eurocode 2 giving background to EN 1992

•Worked Examples to facilitate early understanding of the Eurocodes

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ECP AND SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION

• ECP Book on the Sustainable benefits of concrete structures

Presentation by Martin Clarke

Forthcoming soon

• WBCSD CSI brochure on concrete recycling

Project under development

• Toolbox "A Common language for sustainable construction"

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ECP TASK FORCES

• HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT & HYGIENE (TF HEH)

• FIRE SAFETY (TF FS)

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www.europeanconcrete.eu

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