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  Environmental design for buildings
  EFIResources : resource efficient construction towards sustainable design

  The research project EFIResources: Resource Efficient Construction towards Sustainable Design supports European policies related to the efficient use of resources in construction. Its major goal is the development of a performance based approach for sustainable design, enabling to assess the res...

  The research project EFIResources: Resource Efficient Construction towards Sustainable Design supports European policies related to the efficient use of resources in construction. Its major goal is the development of a performance based approach for sustainable design, enabling to assess the resource efficiency of buildings, throughout the complete life cycle. The proposed approach aims at the harmonization between structural design and sustainability design of buildings, in order to enable an easier integration of structural and sustainability criteria in the design process, thus coping with the basic requirements for construction works of the Construction Products Regulation. In the structural design of buildings, the effect of loads on a structural member is compared with a reference value, in terms of either ultimate resistance (ultimate limit state) or admissible deformation (serviceability limit state) and safety is ensured when the load effect is lower than the reference value. Analogously, in the proposed approach for sustainable design, the life cycle environmental performance of a given building is compared with a reference value or benchmark, represented by the average value of the life cycle environmental performance of the stock of buildings, in a given area. In this case, the environmental performance of the building being assessed should be lower than the reference value to ensure a better environmental solution. The proposed approach has a twofold achievement: (i) by providing a benchmark for the environmental performance of buildings, it enables an easier interpretation of the performance of any given building and the identification of best practices, thus motivating the pursuit of measures leading to an enhanced building performance; (ii) the introduction of benchmarks for the environmental performance of buildings, which should to be updated over time, strives towards an effective reduction of the use of resources and relative environmental impacts in the building sector, so that the targets foreseen by the EU may become tangible in a realistic horizon of time. The performance based approach for sustainable design is fully described in this report, including the definition of a set of benchmarks for residential and office buildings.

  • Publicado em: 2018-10-17
  • Corporate Author(s): Joint Research Centre (Comissão Europeia)
  • Tema: building, building industry, building materials, construction policy, energy efficiency, environmental impact, environmental indicator, European standard, product design, product life, research report, resistance of materials, sustainable development, technical rule
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  Recommendations and guidelines to foster sustainable design
  EFIResources : resource efficient construction towards sustainable design

  The research project EFIResources: Resource Efficient Construction towards Sustainable Design was developed in order to support European policies related to the efficient use of resources in construction. Its major goal was the development of a performance based approach for sustainable design, ...

  The research project EFIResources: Resource Efficient Construction towards Sustainable Design was developed in order to support European policies related to the efficient use of resources in construction. Its major goal was the development of a performance based approach for sustainable design, enabling to assess the resource efficiency throughout the complete life cycle of buildings. The proposed approach aims at the harmonization between structural design and sustainability design of buildings, to enable an easier integration of structural and sustainability criteria in the design process, thus coping with the essential requirements for construction works of the Construction Products Regulation. The development of this approach was made in different steps. The first step consisted in the development of a consistent model to assess the life cycle performance of buildings, to enable comparability and to support the quantifications of benchmarks. All buildings considered in this project were assessed based in this model. Then, a graduated approach was adopted for the development of benchmarks, starting on a simple basis and improving in accuracy over time. Two sets of benchmarks were quantified for residential and office buildings. The last step consisted in the presentation of the performance based approach for sustainable design, which is based on the definition on benchmarks to strive to a reduction of the use of resources in construction. The limit state of sustainability was introduced that aims to complement the limit states for structural performance. This last report of the project EFIResources aims to summarize the main achievements of the project but also to emphasise some limitations of the developed approach. Hence, at the end of the report, the main achievements and limitations of the proposed approach are discussed and recommendations for future research work are provided.

  • Publicado em: 2018-10-17
  • Corporate Author(s): Joint Research Centre (Comissão Europeia)
  • Tema: building, building industry, building materials, construction policy, energy efficiency, environmental impact, environmental indicator, European standard, product design, product life, recommendation (EU), research report, resistance of materials, sustainable development, technical rule
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  New skills for the construction sector to achieve European energy targets
  

  Through its BUILD UP Skills initiative, the EU aims to equip the next generation of construction sector workers – from manual labourers to design professionals and senior management – with the skills and knowledge needed to ensure building and renovation projects meet stringent energy efficiency...

  Through its BUILD UP Skills initiative, the EU aims to equip the next generation of construction sector workers – from manual labourers to design professionals and senior management – with the skills and knowledge needed to ensure building and renovation projects meet stringent energy efficiency requirements. This new CORDIS Results Pack presents some of the showcase EU-funded projects that have designed and implemented impressive upskilling programmes to turn this ambition into a viable reality across Europe.

  • Publicado em: 2018-07-20
  • Corporate Author(s): Publications Office (Comissão Europeia)
  • Tema: building industry, clean technology, construction policy, energy efficiency, energy policy, innovation, sustainable development, updating of skills
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  EU candidate countries’ & potential candidates’ economic quarterly (CCEQ)
  2nd quarter 2018

  Última edição.

  • Publicado em: 2018-10-16
  • Corporate Author(s): Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs (Comissão Europeia)
  • Tema: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, construction policy, economic growth, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, gross domestic product, industrial production, Kosovo, labour market, macroeconomics, Montenegro, Serbia, tourism, Turkey
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  EU candidate countries’ & potential candidates’ economic quarterly (CCEQ)
  3rd quarter 2018

  Última edição.

  The economic upswing continued in the Western Balkans during the second quarter of 2018 with annual GDP growth accelerating to 4.3% across the region. Private consumption and investment continued to support growth and exports seem to have regained momentum. Annualised current account deficits na...

  The economic upswing continued in the Western Balkans during the second quarter of 2018 with annual GDP growth accelerating to 4.3% across the region. Private consumption and investment continued to support growth and exports seem to have regained momentum. Annualised current account deficits narrowed further in most countries, but overall external positions in many cases remain vulnerable. Economic expansion led to further job creation but at a slowing pace and unemployment rates still remain high across the Western Balkans, although they continued to fall in most countries. Despite further progress in fiscal consolidation, high public debt levels remain a source of vulnerability in most countries. In Turkey, annual GDP growth decelerated to 5.5% in the April-June period and economic activity seems to have weakened further in the third quarter. Macroeconomic imbalances intensified in the second quarter with higher inflation and a further broadening of the current account deficit fuelling stress in the foreign exchange market.

  • Publicado em: 2018-11-07
  • Corporate Author(s): Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs (Comissão Europeia)
  • Tema: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, construction policy, economic growth, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, gross domestic product, industrial production, Kosovo, labour market, macroeconomics, Montenegro, Serbia, tourism, Turkey
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  Study on costs involved in accessing markets cross-border for provision of construction services
  Final report

  The aim of the study is to understand the practical experiences of providers of construction services in accessing markets cross-border in other EU Member States and to quantify the associated total cost. The study investigates costs associated with horizontal control schemes and building contro...

  The aim of the study is to understand the practical experiences of providers of construction services in accessing markets cross-border in other EU Member States and to quantify the associated total cost. The study investigates costs associated with horizontal control schemes and building control procedures. Both the provision of construction services in general and more specific segments of construction works (´installation services´) are included in the analysis. The installation services reviewed include installations involving F-gases, energy-efficiency related installations, electrical installations, installation of elevators, hoisting installations, as well as other installation services. The inventory of control procedures drew upon two separate sources: a previous study for the general control procedures, and an additional inventory for the installation services. In order to assess the costs involved in complying with all of those administrative formalities, interviews with businesses were conducted to obtain real-life information. Applying the scenarios for extrapolation, a total annualised administrative costs of cross-border construction services is calculated. Depending on the scenario, the study finds the annual costs of cross-border construction services formalities to vary from EUR 35 million to 1.2 billion per year.

  • Publicado em: 2018-09-13
  • Corporate Author(s): Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (Comissão Europeia) ; Ecorys Netherlands
  • Tema: administrative formalities, building industry, construction costs, construction policy, cost analysis, cross-border cooperation, EU Member State, market access, provision of services
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  EU candidate countries’ & potential candidates’ economic quarterly (CCEQ)
  4th quarter 2017

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  The economic recovery in the Western Balkans continued during the third quarter of 2017 with annual GDP growth at around 2.5% across the region. Private consumption and investment continued to support growth and exports seem to have regained momentum. Annualised current account deficits narrowed...

  The economic recovery in the Western Balkans continued during the third quarter of 2017 with annual GDP growth at around 2.5% across the region. Private consumption and investment continued to support growth and exports seem to have regained momentum. Annualised current account deficits narrowed further in almost all countries, but overall external positions in many cases remain vulnerable. Economic expansion led to further job creation but at a slowing pace and with marginal or no quarter-on-quarter improvement in the unemployment rate in most countries. The jobless rate still remains high across the Western Balkans. Progress in fiscal consolidation seems to be slowing down in some countries, despite the fact that high public debt levels remain a source of vulnerability in several of them, especially given no or limited monetary policy autonomy. In Turkey, annual GDP expansion reached almost double-digit level in the third quarter due to a low base and the impact of various government stimulus measures, but macroeconomic imbalances such as high inflation and a sizeable current account deficit persist.

  • Publicado em: 2018-06-12
  • Corporate Author(s): Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs (Comissão Europeia)
  • Tema: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, construction policy, economic growth, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, gross domestic product, industrial production, Kosovo, labour market, macroeconomics, Montenegro, Serbia, tourism, Turkey
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  EU candidate countries’ & potential candidates’ economic quarterly (CCEQ)
  3rd quarter 2017

  Existe uma edição mais recente desta publicação

  The economic recovery in the Western Balkans continued during the third quarter of 2017 with annual GDP growth at around 2.5% across the region. Private consumption and investment continued to support growth and exports seem to have regained momentum. Annualised current account deficits narrowed...

  The economic recovery in the Western Balkans continued during the third quarter of 2017 with annual GDP growth at around 2.5% across the region. Private consumption and investment continued to support growth and exports seem to have regained momentum. Annualised current account deficits narrowed further in almost all countries, but overall external positions in many cases remain vulnerable. Economic expansion led to further job creation but at a slowing pace and with marginal or no quarter-on-quarter improvement in the unemployment rate in most countries. The jobless rate still remains high across the Western Balkans. Progress in fiscal consolidation seems to be slowing down in some countries, despite the fact that high public debt levels remain a source of vulnerability in several of them, especially given no or limited monetary policy autonomy. In Turkey, annual GDP expansion reached almost double-digit level in the third quarter due to a low base and the impact of various government stimulus measures, but macroeconomic imbalances such as high inflation and a sizeable current account deficit persist.

  • Publicado em: 2018-06-12
  • Corporate Author(s): Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs (Comissão Europeia)
  • Tema: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, construction policy, economic growth, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, gross domestic product, industrial production, Kosovo, labour market, macroeconomics, Montenegro, Serbia, tourism, Turkey
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  EU candidate countries’ & potential candidates’ economic quarterly (CCEQ)
  1st quarter 2018

  Última edição.

  • Publicado em: 2018-06-12
  • Corporate Author(s): Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs (Comissão Europeia)
  • Tema: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, construction policy, economic growth, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, gross domestic product, industrial production, Kosovo, labour market, macroeconomics, Montenegro, Serbia, tourism, Turkey
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  Environmental benchmarks for buildings
  EFIResources : resource efficient construction towards sustainable design

  The research project EFIResources: Resource Efficient Construction towards Sustainable Design, supports European policies related to the efficient use of resources in construction and its major goal is the development of a performance based approach for sustainable design, enabling to assess res...

  The research project EFIResources: Resource Efficient Construction towards Sustainable Design, supports European policies related to the efficient use of resources in construction and its major goal is the development of a performance based approach for sustainable design, enabling to assess resource efficiency of buildings in the early stages of building design. In the proposed approach for sustainability design, the performance of a building, focussing on resource use, is benchmarked against standard and/or best practices. Therefore, benchmarks for the environmental performance of buildings are developed, providing a consistent and transparent yardstick for the assessment of the environmental performance of buildings and striving towards an effective reduction of the use of resources and relative environmental impacts in the building sector. This report focusses on the framework for the development of benchmarks for the life cycle performance of buildings and provides a preliminary set of benchmarks for residential buildings, which may be considered to be representative of the existing residential building stock in Europe.

  • Publicado em: 2018-03-26
  • Corporate Author(s): Joint Research Centre (Comissão Europeia)
  • Tema: building, building industry, building materials, construction policy, energy efficiency, environmental impact, environmental indicator, European standard, product design, product life, research report, sustainable development, technical rule