Kickoff Meeting LifeEnvironment Project Sustainable Construction in Public

Kick-off Meeting Life-Environment Project Sustainable Construction in Public and Private Works through IPP Approach (SUSCON) Presentation of Project’s Timetable and Partners’ Responsibilities National Technical University of Athens Unit of Environmental Science and Technology By: Simos Malamis Athens, 25 October 2005

General Remarks n Project duration = 36 months n Start date: 01/10/2005 n End-date: 30/09/2008 n 7 Tasks in Total implemented by 6 partners

Task Title 1 Task Management & Reporting to the EC 01/10/05 30/09/08 36 2 Analysis and Documentation of the Construction Sector 01/11/05 31/03/06 5 3 LCA in 2 construction sites 01/01/06 30/06/06 6 4 Development of ecodesign criteria 01/07/06 28/02/07 8 5 Start End Application of eco-design 01/03/07 30/09/08 criteria in construction Duration (months) 19 6 Online database for the construction industry 01/01/06 30/09/08 33 7 Dissemination 01/01/06 30/09/08 33

Task Title Task leader Involved partners 1 Task Management & Reporting to the EC NTUA All 2 Analysis and Documentation of the Construction Sector in Greece , Cyprus and EU level EPTA EDRASIS CYBARCO ETEK 3 LCA in 2 construction sites NTUA EDRASIS CYBARCO 4 Development of eco-design criteria EPTA NTUA UCY

Task No Title Task Leader Involved Partners 5 Application of eco-design criteria in construction EPTA EDRASIS CYBARCO NTUA 6 Online database for the construction industry UCY All 7 Dissemination NTUA All

Task 1: Task management & reporting to the EC n Action 1: Task Management • NTUA is legally & financially responsible for the project implementation & the management of the tasks • All partners shall participate in the coordination group n Action 2: Reporting to the EC • NTUA is responsible for submitting reports to the EC n Action 3: Project Meetings • 3 in Greece & 3 in Cyprus + kick-off (NTUA) n Action 4: Monitoring & Evaluation • All partners through the co-ordination group • NTUA & EPTA shall develop the performance indicators n Action 5: Advisory Board • EPTA and UCY are responsible for the organisation and the co-ordination of the Advisory Board in each country.

Task 2: Analysis and Documentation of the Construction Sector in Greece, Cyprus & EU level n Action 1: Analysis of the construction sector in Greece & Cyprus • Co-ordinated & implemented by EPTA and EDRASIS (Greece) and by CYBARCO and ETEK (Cyprus) n Action 2: Environmental Impact Assessment from the construction activities • Implemented by EPTA

Task 3: LCA in two construction activities n Action 1: Data collection for the two construction categories • EDRASIS & CYBARCO shall provide data • NTUA responsible for the co-ordination n Action 2: Conduction of a LCA study • NTUA is responsible

Task 4: Development of eco-design criteria n Action 1: General assessment of ecodesign strategies • EPTA is responsible n Action 2: • Creation of an eco-design matrix and an ecodesign checklist n n NTUA is responsible Action 3: Development of eco-design criteria • UCY responsible

Task 5: Application of eco-design criteria in construction n Action 1: Software production for the evaluation of the environmental performance of construction works • NTUA is responsible for subcontracting the software design n Action 2: Application of the software to the construction projects in the companies • EDRASIS & CYBARCO shall apply the software tool to their construction projects • Comparison of their environmental performance n Action 3: Drafting National Institutional Arrangements • Participation of all partners

Task 6: Online Database for the Construction Industry n Action 1: General Specifications and functional requirements • UCY is responsible n Action 2: Web-site structure design and implementation • NTUA & UCY n Action 3: Creation and Operation of the database • NTUA shall sub-contract the data-base development • UCY responsible for the continuous up-grading of the data-base

Task 7: Dissemination Activities n n n Action 1: Web-site design & development • NTUA is responsible; all partners shall provide input for updating the web-page Action 2: Organization of a national annual competition for ‘sustainable construction project’ • EPTA & UCY Action 3 a: Organization of one-day informational events • EDRASIS and CYBARCO Action 3 b: Final Conference Organization • Co-ordination by NTUA & EDRASIS with all partners involved Action 4: Newsletters • Template development by EPTA • NTUA responsible for their production • All partners involved in their distribution Action 5: Advertisement Campaign • All partners involved

n n One task manager shall be assigned for each Task Each task manager shall be responsible for the successful and on -time submission of the Task