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75th ECCE General Meeting
The 75th General Meeting of the European Council of Civil Engineers (ECCE) convened in Vienna on
3rd and 4th November 2022. The event was hosted by the Federal Chamber of Architects and Chartered Engineering Consultants of Austria.

INSIDE THISISSUE:
ECCE’s position on 3
Infrastructure
Maintenance
ECCE Past Presidents meeting

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ECCE Members’
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Presidents meeting
ECCE New European Bauhaus event

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Construction 2050
Alliance public
event

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New European
Bauhaus News

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News from ECCE
Members

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News from ECCE
partners

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EU News40

Upcoming events

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Opening ceremony of the 75th ECCE General Meeting by ECCE President, Andreas Brandner

Austrian Federal Chamber Vice President and
ECEC President, Klaus Thurriedl

Opening the general meeting, ECCE President Engineer Andreas Brandner highlighted the important roleof civil engineers in tackling climate change and in achieving the goals set by the UN 2030 Agenda for
Sustainable Development. He stated that civil engineers are at the forefront of addressing climate emergency and the subsequent challenges that our planet and society face and in order to succeed a shift in theway projects are approached is necessary. Brandner remarked that high quality education and CPD forengineers is required as well as high standards for accessing the profession, and committed that ECCE
together with partner associations will continue working towards this direction ensuring the essential conditions for engineers.
Brandner referred to ECCE’s involvement in current issues of the construction industry and focused on the
duty and responsibility that civil engineers carry to ensure safety of infrastructure and buildings for users in
the long term by promoting a holistic approach and by adopting appropriate measures for the inspection,
monitoring and maintenance of buildings and infrastructures.
Brandner also remarked that ECCE is in the process ofdeveloping its Strategic Plan for the next years endeavoring to set a concrete mission and an action plan for ECCE which will be aligned to ECCE members’ values andstandards. The strategic plan will be finalized beginningof 2023. The ECCE president called for support andcontribution by its members in this regard.

75th ECCE General Meeting

Klaus Thurriedl, Vice President of the Federal Chamberof Architects and Chartered Engineering Consultants in
his opening speech focused on the future of licensed
engineers in Europe. He remarked that the European
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that there is an open door and an invitation for ECCE and the European Council of Engineers Chambers (ECEC)
to get involved and work on this very important issue.
Thurriedl highlighted that the EC with all the deregulation measures and infringement procedures against every
single state in Europe jeopardizes the future of licensed engineers in Europe and this becomes a matter of survival
for engineers. In his opinion the EC considers that engineers require a regulated profession in order to safeguard
their money and their business, whereas the truth lies with the fact that engineers aim to ensure quality and independence in their profession which goes hand in hand with high quality education. Thurriedl concluded that wehave a unique opportunity to lead the discussions and influence Brussels in the direction that is beneficial for engineers and the society subsequently, and for this reason we need to concentrate our joint efforts and work hard toachieve this.
The 75th ECCE General Meeting was held in hybrid format and more than 40 delegates from the ECCE member
countries as well as invited guests from the Engineering Association of Mediterranean Countries (EAMC), the European Council of Engineers Chambers (ECEC) and the Engineers Ireland Civil Engineering Division participatedin the event.
During the 75th ECCE General Meeting President Brandner presented ECCE’s activity report since the last ECCE
General Meeting that was held in July 2022, in Malta. He also delivered an overview of the latest news in the Construction sector including the High Level Construction Forum, the Construction 2050 Alliance and the New European Bauhaus in which ECCE participates. Special reference was made to the need for maintenance of the European Infrastructure which is a topic that was highlighted also in the 74th ECCE General Meeting when the Declaration of Valetta was released stressing the magnitude of the lack of proper maintenance of the European Infrastructure and the devastating results it brings. ECCE will undertake the creation of a Position Paper on this topic incollaboration with other European organizations which is expected to be finalized within the next year.
An important highlight of the 75th ECCE General Meeting
was the presentation of the work that has been carried out
so far in relation to the ECCE Strategic Plan for the next
years. The report was presented by the ECCE Executive
Board Member Perit Dr Jeanette Muñoz Abela, who gave
an overview of the process and the results that have beenassembled so far as well as the next steps for reaching a
concrete and comprehensive plan for ECCE’s future in thenext years. Part of the process will be the meeting with the
ECCE Past Presidents who will help us understand ECCE’s
past and will enlighten us with their experience as well as
the meeting with the current Presidents of the ECCE member organizations who will bring valuable input regarding
the mission and vision of ECCE in the future. The results of ECCE ExBo Member, Jeannette Muñoz Abela
this work will feed into the planning of the ECCE strategy
that will be concluded in the first quarter of the next year and will be finalized and ready for adoption in the 76 th
ECCE General Meeting, in spring 2023.
The ECCE budget proposal and membership fees for 2023 were presented by the ECCE Vice President/ Treasurer Helena Endriksone and adopted by the General Assembly. Both topics will be thoroughly considered and further
reviewed for the years to come as part of the ECCE Strategic Plan.
The 75th ECCE General Meeting was an opportunity for ECCE members to openly share and discuss the main issues they face in practicing the civil engineering profession in their countries. This time thediscussions focused on the requirements for obtaining a license topractice the civil engineering profession in each country, the requirements for Lifelong Learning, the liability insurance and the requirements for providing civil engineering services in other countries. Fourpresentations were delivered by representatives of the four regionsof Europe (North, West – Central, East, and South) considering thequestions set through a survey. Following the presentations a vivid
and productive dialogue among the delegates stemmed from theresults of the survey, which underlined the importance of holding
space for exchange and open discussions in the General Meetings.
ECCE Vice President/ Treasurer, Helena In connection to the findings of the survey and the importance ofEndriksone
providing a source of information to our members the ECCE Executive Board has decided to undertake the update of the book “Civil
Engineering Profession in Europe”, which was published in 2005 and populate it in a digital format with current
data of all European Countries.
What is more, the President of the Cyprus Association of Civil Engineers Evangelitsa Tsoulofta from Cyprus which
will be the host country of the 76th ECCE General Meeting delivered a presentation announcing the dates, thevenue and the draft program of the meeting. The 76th ECCE General Meeting will be held on 25th and 26th May,

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2023, in Nicosia and it will be combined with the 8th International Conference “Construction Safety and Health” thatwill take place on 26th and 27th May. Last but not least, the President of the Ordem dos Engenheiros of Portugal
Fernando de Almeida Santos announced that Portugal would like to host the 80 th ECCE General Meeting in May
2025, in Funchal, Madeira. The call for proposals for hosting the 77th – 79th ECCE General Meetings remains open.
The materials, presentations and photographs of the 75th ECCE General Meeting can be consulted at the ECCE
website here.

The European Council of Civil Engineers would like to express its gratitude to the Federal Chamber of Architects and Chartered Engineering Consultants of Austria for the successful organization of the 75th ECCE General Meeting and their excellent hospitality.

ECCE’s position on Infrastructure Maintenance
The Declaration of Valetta which was announced during the 74th ECCE General Meeting, on 15th July 2022, in
Valetta, Malta presents ECCE’s position on infrastructure maintenance. The Declaration of Valetta stresses themagnitude of the lack of proper maintenance of the European Infrastructure and the devastating results it brings. It
calls ECCE members – the civil engineers all over Europe – for readiness to take responsibility for an independentand thorough status report and solution finding process to make Europe’s infrastructure fit for future challenges as
the Green Deal.

ECCE’s position on infrastructure maintenanceDeclaration of Valetta, 15th July 2022
Current situation
Most of the European infrastructure – traffic infrastructure rail and road, water and waste water infrastructure, energy generation and distribution, telecommunications dates from the 60s to 80s of the 20th Century.
Europe’s infrastructure is a vital and necessary part of our social and commercial welfare; therefore a sustainable
and resilient infrastructure is a must.
Financial situation
Due to austerity politics and privatization money for maintenance and upgrade was lacking causing poor conditionof infrastructure all over Europe.
Technical condition
Due to that and also tremendous changes in design loads and speeds,environmental impacts the technical condition is poor to very poor.
Failures and collapses are a reality and can be expected even more in thefuture.
What to do?
It is necessary to prepare a status report and further institutionalizemonitoring measures and regularly audits ina uniform manner immediately.
As a result budgets for maintenance and upgrading have to be set up.
Who can do this?
ECCE’s members – the civil engineers all over Europe – are ready to take the responsibility for an independent andthorough status report and solution finding process to make Europe’s infrastructure fit for future challenges such as
the Green Deal.
We appeal to politicians and public all over Europe, We have to do it now!

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The ECCE Executive Board meets with the ECCE Past Presidents
The ECCE Executive Board held an online meeting with the ECCE Past Presidents on 21 st November 2022. The
purpose of this initiative is to establish a Past Presidents panel that will act as an advisory board to the ECCE President and Executive Board. When a president’s term ends, it does not mean their services are no longer valuable.
On the contrary, we believe that our association can benefit from leveraging the key attributes of its past presidents: historical knowledge of the board, association and industry/profession; robust networks and connections;and influence with members, partners and other industry contacts.
The first meeting of the ECCE Past Presidents panel aimed particularly in understanding what the experiences andchallenges were for the ECCE Past Presidents as leaders of the organization. In this respect, a set of questions
was prepared and disseminated to the Past Presidents in advance of the meeting aspiring to stimulate discussion
around important issues that would help the current Executive Board to understand ECCE’s past and use the valuable input of the Past Presidents in the ECCE Strategic Plan process.
The questions that were considered are the following:

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In which direction did you wish to guide ECCE?

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ECCE Articles of Association and bylaws updates in the past

Ideas that were fulfilled/not fulfilled
Past Strategic Plans and how did they work out
Positive and negative experiences in your term
Inclusion of members; how was this done, what role did the members have, what objectives did they need tofulfil?

Participants in this meeting where the following:

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Andreas Brandner (Austria) – ECCE President
Platonas Stylianou (Cyprus) – ECCE Vice President/ President Elect
Aris Chatzidakis (Greece) – ECCE Immediate Past President (President 2018 – 2021)
Jeannette Muñoz Abela (Malta) – ECCE ExBo Member
Paul Coughlan (U.K.) – ECCE ExBo Member
Olga Radulovic (Montenegro) – ECCE ExBo Member
Dimitar Natchev (Bulgaria) – ECCE ExBo Member
Maria Karanasiou (Greece) – ECCE General Secretary
Gerard Baron (France) – ECCE President 1994 – 1999
António Adão da Fonseca (Portugal) – ECCE President 1999 – 2002
Yrjö Matikainen (Finland) – ECCE President 2002 – 2005
Richard Coackley (U.K.) – ECCE President 2005 – 2008
Gorazd Humar (Slovenia) – ECCE President 2010 – 2012
Włodzimierz Szymczak (Poland) – ECCE President 2014 – 2016 and ECCE Acting President 2016 – 2018

Apologies were sent by Fernando Branco, ECCE Past President 2012 – 2014 who could not attend the meeting
due to prior commitments.

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The meeting was very successful and the valuable contributions from the ECCE Past Presidents were food forthought for the ECCE Executive Board members. It was agreed that this type of meetings will be carried out in a
regular basis because the ECCE Past Presidents panel consists of prominent engineers with vast experience not
only in engineering but also in leadership and a profound understanding and knowledge of ECCE who have an
important and constructive role to play in the future of the association.

The ECCE Executive Board meets with the Presidents of the ECCE
Member Associations
The ECCE Executive Board held an online meeting with the ECCE Members’ Presidents on 30 th November 2022.
The purpose of this meeting was to boost the cooperation between the ECCE member associations and in particular their leaders, giving the opportunity to each member to express their goals and aspirations for the future of thecivil engineering profession and exploring how these goals align with ECCE’s goals, values and mission.
The first meeting of the ECCE members’ Presidents aimed particularly in exploring the Presidents’ ideas on how
they see ECCE’s future and what kind of engagement and support they expect from their participation in ECCE.
Such meetings will be held periodically as a means of bringing ECCE members together, exchanging ideas andviews for the civil engineering profession and assessing where we stand and how we can improve and collaborate
more effectively.
After a short round of introductions, the Presidents were requested to present their views on the following issues:Where you would like ECCE to go and what role do you wish ECCE to have?
How would you like ECCE to help you?
How does ECCE fit in your national strategy of the profession?

Participants in this meeting where the following:
Name

Country

Association

Position in the Association

Andreas Brandner

Austria

ECCE President

Platonas Stylianou

CyprusHelena Endriksone

LatviaECCE / Federal Chamber ofArchitects and Chartered
Engineering Consultants
ECCE / Cyprus Association of
Civil Engineers
ECCE / Latvian Association of
Civil Engineers

Paul Coughlan

U.K.

Jeannette Muñoz Abela

Malta

Dimitar Natchev

Bulgaria

Olga Radulovic

Montenegro

Maria Karanasiou

GreeceECCE / Institution of Civil
Engineers
ECCE / Chamber of Architects and Civil Engineers of
Malta
ECCE / Union of Civil Engineers in Bulgaria
ECCE / Engineers Chamberof Montenegro
ECCE

ECCE Vice President/ President ElectECCE Vice President/
Treasurer and LatACE Vice
President
ECCE ExBo Member
ECCE ExBo Member and
KTP Vice President
ECCE ExBo Member and
UCEB President
ECCE ExBo Member
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Name

Country

Association

Position in the Association

Alois Materna

Czech Republic

1st Vice President

Iuri Svanidze

Georgia

Gábor Szőllőssy

Hungary

Raimonds Eizensmits

LatviaŽymantas Ružionis

Lithuania

Andre Pizzuto

Malta

Nikola Lukovic

Montenegro

Kristinka Radevski

North Macedonia

Meri Cvetkovska

North MacedoniaAndrzej Pawłowski

PolandChamber of Certified Engineers and TechniciansGeorgian Society of Civil Engineers
Hungarian Chamber of Engineers
Latvian Association of Civil
Engineers
Lithuanian Association of Civil
Engineers
Chamber of Architects andCivil Engineers of MaltaEngineers Chamber of Montenegro
Chamber of certified architects and certified engineersof the Republic of North Macedonia
Chamber of certified architects and certified engineersof the Republic of North Macedonia
Polish Chamber of Civil Engineers

Wlodzimerz Szymczak

PolandPolish Chamber of Civil Engineers

Humberto Varum

Portugal

Order of Engineers of Portugal

Lubos Moravcik

SlovakiaČrtomir Remec

SloveniaSelҫuk Uluata

TurkeyPetro Shyliuk / Nikolay
Kirjukhin
Keith Howells

UkraineUnited Kingdom

Slovak Chamber of Civil Engineers
Slovenian Chamber of Engineers
Turkish Chamber of Civil Engineers
Ukrainian Council of Civil
Engineers
Institution of Civil Engineers

ECCE Past President andPoland’s National Delegate
to ECCEPresident of the Civil Engineering College of Ordem
dos Engenheiros
Vice President

Name

Country

Association

Position in the Association

Aris Chatzidakis

GreeceECCE / Association of Civil
Engineers of Greece

ECCE Immediate Past
President

Klaus Thurriedl

Austria

Vice President

Nina Dražin Lovrec

Croatia

Evangelitsa Tsoulofta

CyprusAndres Piirsalu

Estonia

Vassilis Bardakis

GreeceMarica Mijajlović

SerbiaFederal Chamber of Architects
and Chartered Engineering
Consultants
Croatian Chamber of Civil
Engineers
Cyprus Association of Civil
Engineers
Estonian Association of Civil
Engineers
Association of Civil Engineersof Greece
Serbian Chamber of Engineers

President
Vice President
President
President
President
President
President

President of the Civil Engineering Department
Chairman of the Foreign
Cooperation Committee

President
President’s appointee
President/ Vice President
President

Apologies:

President
President
President
President
President

Both the Presidents of the ECCE Members Associations as well as the members of the Executive Board appreciated the opportunity to express their views and ideas and reflect on the most important issues that concern their associations and countries. This initiative will be continued in the future in order to enhance the cooperation among
the members of ECCE and to enable the leaders of ECCE and its member organizations to build the future of civilengineering together.

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Review of the ECCE online event “Engineering the New European
Bauhaus: reframing the Bauhaus from theory to practice”

On 28th September 2022, ECCE organized its first online event on the topic “Engineering the New European Bauhaus: reframing the Bauhaus from theory to practice” in an effort to shed some light on the NEB framework fromthe point of view of civil engineers, bringing the focus from theory to practice.
ECCE President Andreas Brandner in his opening speech mentioned that the NEB initiative is self-defined as acreative and interdisciplinary initiative to connect the "European Green Deal" with our daily lives and experiences.
The New European Bauhaus initiative calls on all of us to imagine and build together a sustainable and inclusive
future that is beautiful for our eyes, minds, and souls.
Beautiful are the places, practices, and experiences that are:

Enriching, inspired by art and culture, responding to needs beyond functionality.

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Sustainable, in harmony with nature, the environment, and our planet.

Inclusive, encouraging a dialogue across cultures, disciplines, genders and ages.

He remarked that as civil engineers we need to be a vital part in this reframing process, as the European Green
Deal will transform the EU into a modern, resource-efficient and competitive economy, ensuring that there will be
no net emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050, that the economic growth will be decoupled from resource use andthat no person and no place will be left behind. He also highlighted that the European Green Deal is our lifeline outof the COVID-19 pandemic. One third of the 1.8 trillion euro investments from the NextGenerationEU Recovery
Plan, and the EU’s seven-year budget will finance the European Green Deal. The tasks involved are manifold andcan be solved primarily by us engineers.
Speakers at the ECCE online event were the following:

Ms Savina Carluccio

Dr Nikos Lagaros

Ms Paula Kirk

Executive Director, International
Coalition for Sustainable Infrastructure (ICSI)

Dean at the School of Civil Engineeringand Professor of Structural Optimization
at the Institute of Structural Analysis
and Antiseismic Research of the National Technical University of Athens(NTUA

Arup Global Leader, Climate andSustainability Portfolio

The event was moderated by:

Dr Jeanette Muñoz Abela
Architect and Civil Engineer,
ECCE Executive Board Member

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Ms Savina Carluccio delivered a presentation on “Rethinking the role of engineers”. She talked about how canengineers help in addressing the systemic challenges by delivering holistic solutions and pushing the boundaries ofproblem solving, collaboration and the engineering profession itself. She also touched upon the engineers andsustainable development, defining the competence areas where engineers can contribute the most highlighting theimportance of raising the voice of engineers and placing them at the forefront of the race to resilience.
Dr Nikos Lagaros delivered a presentation on “Sustainable structural design in AEC industry. The challengeof Structural Optimization”. He talked about how the idea of applied structural optimization as a holistic approachon modern complex structural systems design is taking the step from a manmade reference design to an optimized
tailored solution with respect to regulations and user defined design checks. He referred to the history of optimization dating back from the 15th Century linking it with today’s state-of-the-art and how it can be applied in the AECI.
He explained why do we need structural optimization and highlighted the environmental and economic impact andthe value it brings into engineering. He also presented two case studies comparing the initial design construction
data to the optimized design ones showcasing the percentile reductions in cost, concrete and reinforcement volume, GHG emissions and energy consumption.
Ms Paula Kirk delivered a presentation on “Engineering a more sustainable and inclusive future”. She focused on the three main themes of the New European Bauhaus; enriching, sustainable and inclusive. She presented projects that have been designed and delivered by Arup that demonstrate the values of the NEB.
Following the presentations, a panel discussion took place. The panel consisted of the three speakers as well as
ECCE President Andreas Brandner, ECCE Immediate Past President Aris Chatzidakis, ECCE Vice President/
President Elect Platonas Stylianou and ECCE ExBo Member Paul Coughlan.
ECCE Vice President/ President Elect Platonas Stylianou stressed the importance of innovative solutions being
embraced by civil engineers in their work and projects but without forgetting the importance of the safety factor. He
remarked that the ECCE Position Paper on the “3S approach: Safe – Sound – Sustainable” highlights the importance of integrating structural/seismic upgrade of existing buildings, with energy efficiency improvements. He
said that in order to have a truly holistic approach in the New European Bauhaus initiative we should not fail toremember the existing building stock and infrastructure where the NEB values should be applied as well.
ECCE Immediate Past President Aris Chatzidakis stressed that one of the main roles of civil engineers in the
NEB should be to introduce aspects such as structural safety as part of sustainability and resilience in order tobalance out the artistic and architectural aspects which seem to be prevailing at the moment. He said that of course
beauty and aesthetics are very important but safety must come first. The NEB should also focus on reusing andmaintaining the existing assets (building stock and infrastructure) in innovative ways. Civil Engineers need to be
more present in the NEB contributing with their knowledge and technical expertise in best practices for achieving
safe, sustainable, beautiful and inclusive solutions. He also stressed the important role that Public Authorities
should play in this effort.
ECCE ExBo Member Paul Coughlan commented that despite the frustration with institutional inertia progress isbeing made and things are changing with Europe having a policy framework which is getting stronger and public
and private sectors embracing the net-zero and circular economy principles. In his opinion what is missing is thetechnical know-how to deliver the NEB ambitions and this is where engineers need to come in. He said that the
NEB is about the built environment and the interaction of society with it and therefore engineers need to be moreseen in the NEB conversation. He stressed that it is of outmost importance to get engineers as a profession mobilized across all of the different points of influence they have if we want to reach our goals.
ECCE President Andreas Brandner thanked the three speakers for their insightful presentations, the members of
the panel for contributing to the conversation with their valuable points, all the attendees for their questions andinterest shown in the topic as well as the moderator for managing and leading the discussion. He remarked that all
the interventions and points that were made have a common denominator which is clarity and interdisciplinary collaboration. In his point of view education and Lifelong Learning are key for civil engineers, providing the necessary
tools that the civil engineer of the future must have to be competent to deal with the increasing complexity of the
projects, to be able to communicate and cooperate effectively with all stakeholders of a project and to deliver theright solutions.
He highlighted that civil engineers are problem solvers and it is our duty to contribute to the New European Bauhaus and influence the decision making around it bringing in the conversation the topics of structural safety, sustainable holistic approach, structural optimization and investment in upgrade and maintenance of the existing building stock and infrastructure.

Watch the online event on ECCE’s YouTube Channel.

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ECCE participated in a meeting on the European standards fordefining the minimum training requirements for civil engineers
with the European Commission
On 6th September 2022, ECCE President Mr. Andreas Brandner together with ECEC President Mr. Klaus Thürriedl
and a representative of the German Federal Chamber of Engineers Mr. Böhme participated in a meeting with amember of the EU Commission Mr. Petrov.
The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the need for defining the minimum training requirements for civil engineers and especially in which cases a standard might bring benefits for the consumers and engineers
FEANI was consulted on the topic as well and their view was that there is no special need for defining a European
standard on the minimum training requirements for civil engineers.
It was agreed that ECCE, ECEC and the German Federal Chamber of Engineers will support the report on theneed of a European Standard, as they are convinced that this might also be a benefit for us engineers to have
uniform definitions of competences and requirements on lifelong learning, etc.
ECEC and ECCE will cooperate in supporting the European Commission with the necessary input from the civilengineering perspective on this issue.

Review of the Construction 2050 Alliance event “Sustainablefinance, the impact of the European taxonomy on the construction
sector”
The Construction 2050 Alliance is a partnership established in2020 made of more than 50 European organizations representing the actors of the built environment working together to advance the needs and priorities of the wider construction andbuilt-environment sector at the European level.
The Construction 2050 Alliance has been established to coordinate common political messages of the construction value
chain and raise the political importance of the sector at theEuropean level.
The C2050 Alliance organized a hybrid event on “Sustainable finance, the impact of the European taxonomy on theconstruction sector”. The event was held on 18th October 2022, in a hybrid mode. ECCE as member of the C2050
Alliance participated in the event and was represented by the ECCE Vice President/ President Elect Mr. Platonas Stylianou.
The key messages shared in the event are:

The Taxonomy underlines again the construction sector’s huge potential for achieving the EU Green Deal
goals.

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The Taxonomy may offer a European approach of “sustainable construction” based on existing EU Regulations and European sustainability assessment standards, but some criteria should be improved, and reporting
methodologies clarified.

The Taxonomy can set a new benchmark for competitiveness of the construction sector.

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The Taxonomy must create the conditions of mobilising capital to support the transition to sustainable construction.

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Sustainability reporting obligations under the Taxonomy must be simple and proportionate.

Non-alignment with the Taxonomy must not cut off companies from financing and funding.

Further information on the event and the results of the discussion can be consulted at the link here.

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ECCE participates in the Korean Society of Civil Engineers (KSCE)
2022 Convention
KSCE 2022 Convention was held from 19th to 21st October 2022, inBusan, Korea in a hybrid mode. ECCE was invited to partake in theInternational programme of the KSCE 2022 Convention as ECCE andKSCE have signed an Agreement of Cooperation.
ECCE President Andreas Brandner attended virtually part of theInternational Programme of the Convention and delivered a greetingspeech on behalf of ECCE.
The theme for this year’s International Roundtable Meeting was “‘Carbon Neutral’ in Civil Engineering”. We are facing and observing
terrible natural disasters caused by the climate crisis, and the only
solution to dampen it is believed to reduce carbon emissions. Eachcountry in the world has proposed various plans for carbon neutrality of its own, and thus it’s the right time for civilengineers to discuss and share plans and knowledge on how we could contribute to carbon neutrality in a more
specific manner. This session focused on various efforts and approaches taken by each participating country toward carbon neutrality.
The Civil Engineering Leaders Network (CELeN) has been established by the KSCE in order to broaden and promote the international cooperation and thus, to contribute to the development of global construction community by
establishing a network of civil engineers. The CELeN plays a role as an initiative to contribute to the developmentof international community by providing young civil engineers with the opportunities to globally learn, experience,and communicate. This year's CELeN Meeting theme was “What can be done to release and the sequestration of
CO2 in the civil engineering industry?”

ECCE participates in the Engineering Association of MediterraneanCountries (EAMC) Board Meeting
On 27th July 2022, a meeting of EAMC took place in Rome hosted by the Consiglio Nazionale
degli Ingegneri, which was held as a hybrid meeting. ECCE is member of the EAMCE and its
permanent representative in the EAMC Executive Board is ECCE Past President Aris Chatzidakis.
ECCE President Andreas Brandner received a personal invitation by EAMC to attend themeeting in Rome.

Present were EAMC President Adil Al Hadithi, EAMC Secretary General Nicola Monda, ECCE Past President Aris Chatzidakis (online), ECCE President Andreas Brandner, CNI
Board Member Roberto Orvieto, Ordem dos Engenheiros
President Fernando de Almeida Santos.
Topics of discussion were the reorientation and reorganizationof EAMC and the further course of action were determined. An
EAMC General Assembly in person or in hybrid mode isplanned for January 2023.
ECCE President had the opportunity to meet and discuss with
the CNI President Armando Zambrano about the joint future of
ECCE and CNI. Zambrano donated to ECCE a three Volume
Encyclopedia on Italian Engineering.

From left to righ: CNI Council Member Roberto
Orvieto, OEP President Fernando de Almeida
Santos, CNI President Armando Zambrano,
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New European Bauhaus news

New European Bauhaus: kick-starting the transformation

The New European Bauhaus initiative connects the European Green Deal to our daily lives and living spaces. It
calls on all Europeans to imagine and build together a sustainable and inclusive future that is beautiful for our eyes,
minds, and souls.
The New European Bauhaus is a creative and transdisciplinary movement in the making!
 It is a bridge between the world of science and technology, art and culture.

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It is about leveraging our green and digital challenges to transform our lives for the better.
It is an invitation to address complex societal problems together through co-creation. By creating bridges
between different backgrounds, cutting across disciplines and building on participation at all levels, the New
European Bauhaus inspires a movement to facilitate and steer the transformation of our societies along three
inseparable values:
sustainability, from climate goals, to circularity, zero pollution, and biodiversity

aesthetics, quality of experience and style, beyond functionality
inclusion, from valuing diversity, to securing accessibility and affordability
The New European Bauhaus brings citizens, experts, businesses, and institutions together to reimagine sustainable living in Europe and beyond. In addition to creating a platform for experimentation and connection, the initiative
supports positive change also by providing access to EU funding for beautiful, sustainable, and inclusive projects.

New European Bauhaus applications open for the 2023 Prizes

On 6th December the Commission opened applications for the New European Bauhaus Prizes 2023. Following the
successful last two editions that received over 3,000 entries from all EU Member States, the 2023 competition will
reward 15 exemplary initiatives linking sustainability, aesthetics, and inclusiveness - the three core values of the
New European Bauhaus. In the context of the European Year of Skills, this year's edition will have a strand focusing on education and learning. For the first time, applications for projects and concepts in the Western Balkans willbe also welcome. As last year, there will be specific prizes for people below 30 years of age. The call is open until 31 January 2023 at 19:00 CET.
The 2023 Prizes will reward existing projects as well as concepts developed by young talents under four categories: Reconnecting with natureRegaining a sense of belonging
Prioritising the places and people that need it the mostThe need for long-term, life-cycle thinking in the industrial ecosystem

In each category, applicants can choose between three parallel competition strands:
 Strand A: “New European Bauhaus Champions”, devoted to existing and completed projects with clear andpositive results.

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Strand B: “New European Bauhaus Rising Stars” dedicated to concepts submitted by young talents aged
30 or less. The concepts can be at different stages of development, from ideas with a clear plan to the prototype level.
Strand C: “New European Bauhaus Education Champions” devoted to initiatives focusing on educationand learning. Both completed projects, as well as initiatives with a minimum level of maturity, are eligible.

The 2023 Prizes will be awarded to 15 winners who will receive prize money of up to €30,000, as well as
a communications package to help them further develop and promote their projects and concepts.
How to apply
Applicants of all nationalities and backgrounds are welcome if their concepts and projects are implemented in the
EU or the Western Balkans. They should submit their applications through the official NEB prizes website.
All the details regarding the application process are included in the applicants' guide, available in all EU and Western Balkans languages.
Call for external experts
Experts in the New European Bauhaus fields are sought for the selection of the best initiatives that combine sustainability, aesthetics and inclusivity - the three core values of the New European Bauhaus - for the evaluation of
the awards.
The call is open to individuals with educational and/or professional backgrounds in at least one of the above areas,
preferably in at least two. The interested experts can submit their expression of interest until 31st January 2023.
For more information please consult the NEB website.

European Urban Initiative: first NEB call for proposals
The European Urban Initiative (EUI) has launched its first Innovative
Actions call - with an indicative budget of EUR 50 million - targeting
innovative projects focusing on the New European Bauhaus.
The call will fund projects to deliver tangible, real-life examples of
New European Bauhaus interventions that fully integrate the three
NEB core values of sustainability, inclusiveness, and aesthetics.
The call is open until 19 January 2023 at 14:00 CET.
Info and applications

NEB Lab project on innovative funding
Can we imagine new ways of living that respect our environment and find innovative ways to finance them? How can we concretely support beautiful, sustainable and inclusive projects across Europe looking beyond traditional EU
instruments?
These are some of the questions that are sought to be answered in the context
of the NEB Lab project on innovative funding.
Following its first phase, which consisted of two pilots (philanthropy and crowdfunding), the NEB Lab project oninnovative funding entered a new phase. The project will explore how to fund small, grassroots projects with low,
seed-level financing to make a tangible impact on the New European Bauhaus community. The goal is to look intocreating a ‘one-stop-shop’ for small projects across Europe and offer the best funding solutions for each project
via crowdfunding, philanthropy, or EU public funding.
More information on innovative funding can be consulted here.

EU funding programmes for reaching the NEB goals
The EU maintains various funding programs from which you may be able to apply for funds - depending on thenature of your business or project.
For your information, a collected overview of EU funding opportunities to support the achievement of the New European Bauhaus goals for 2023 and 2024 can be found here.
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haus Initiative. Diverse calls for EU funding opportunities are presented on a regular basis depending on the areaof activity and the type of impact sought.

Mobilising EU Programmes for the transformation of places on the ground (2023-2024)

Fully dedicated or contributing to the New European Bauhaus calls for proposals aiming at supporting the concrete
transformation of the built environment and associated lifestyles at local level.
New European Bauhaus dedicated calls:
 European Urban Initiative

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Affordable Housing District Demonstrator
Urban greening and re-naturing for urban regeneration, resilience and climate neutrality
New European Bauhaus – innovative solutions for greener and fairer ways of life through arts and culture,architecture and design for all
Demonstrating the potential of nature-based solutions and the New European Bauhaus to contribute to sustainable, inclusive and resilient living spaces and communities

Contributing calls:
 Intelligent data acquisition and analysis of materials and products in existing built works

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PV integration in buildings and in infrastructure
Demonstration of marine and coastal infrastructures as hybrid blue-grey Nature-based Solutions
Eco-friendly consumer products – low-toxicity/zero pollution construction bio-based materials
Improving rural future through better territorial governance and rural-urban synergies
Evidence-based interventions for promotion of mental and physical health in changing working environments(post-pandemic workplaces)
EIC Accelerator Challenge: New European Bauhaus and Architecture, Engineering and Construction digitalisation for decarbonisation
Fast-tracking and promoting built environment construction and renovation innovation with local value
chains (Built4People Partnership)
Supporting the creation of an accessible and inclusive built environment (Built4People Partnership)
EIC Pathfinder Challenge: Architecture, Engineering and Construction digitalisation for a novel triad of design, fabrication, and materials
Enhanced assessment, intervention and repair of civil engineering infrastructure
Digital solutions to foster participative design, planning and management of buildings, neighbourhoods andurban districts (Built4People Partnership).

Detailed information can be consulted here.

Mobilising EU programmes for the transformation of the enabling environment for innovation(2023-2024)
Fully dedicated or contributing to the New European Bauhaus calls for proposals aiming at supporting innovation
aimed at integrating sustainability, inclusion, and aesthetics in new solutions and products.
New European Bauhaus dedicated calls:
Climate-smart use of wood in the construction sector to support the New European Bauhaus
Localised and Urban Manufacturing, supporting creativity and the New European Bauhaus.
Contributing calls:
 Alliances for innovation

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Centres of Vocational Excellence (CoVE)
Art-driven digital innovation: Towards human compatible and ecologically conscious technology
Novel, sustainable and circular bio-based textiles
Symbiosis in the bio-based industrial ecosystems
Innovation Lab
Circular design of bio-based processes and products.

Detailed information can be consulted here.

Mobilising EU programmes for the diffusion of new meanings (2023-2024)

Fully dedicated or contributing to the New European Bauhaus calls for proposals aiming at facilitating a process ofquestioning our perspectives and mind-set around the values of aesthetics, sustainability and inclusion.
New European Bauhaus dedicated calls:
 European Youth Together

Unlock the potential of the New European Bauhaus in urban food system transformation

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Contributing calls:
 European cooperation projects

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Assessing urban farming impacts
DiscoverEU Route 2023
European Solidarity Corps 2023
Arts and cultural awareness and expression in education and training.

Detailed information can be consulted here.

27th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP27)
What is COP27?
A defining moment in the fight against climate change.
Science has established beyond doubt that the window for action is closing rapidly. In November 2022, Egypt hosted the 27th Conference of theParties of the UNFCCC (COP27) in Sharm El-Sheikh, with a view tobuilding on previous successes and paving the way for future ambition.
A golden opportunity for all stakeholders to rise to the occasion and tackle effectively the global challenge of climate change facilitated by Egypt on the African continent.
It is the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference
Egypt assumes the incoming Presidency of COP27 with a clear recognition of the gravity of the global climate
challenge and appreciation of the value of multilateral, collective and concerted action as the only means to address this truly global threat.
From Stockholm, Rio, Bali, Kyoto, Durban, Paris, Katowice, Glasgow to Sharm El-Sheikh
Global political will, supported by science heading to a paradigm shift through just and ambitious transformation.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has provided the credible science, successive COP decisions laid out the collective governmental actions, The Convention and its agreements outlined the principles, legal
obligations and guidelines for collective action.
Recent IPCC reports have highlighted the gravity of the climate crisis and the need for immediate and sustained
political will, impactful action and effective cooperation. Building on Glasgow's momentum, COP27 sought to further enhance the scope of deliverables across the climate action agenda.
There is a need for progress on the ground on all aspects of our work; mitigation, adaptation, finance, loss anddamage.
We are aware of the challenges and the opportunities related to climate action, and the potentials and needs of all
including those who are in vulnerable situations and the vulnerable communities and we stand ready to engage
with all parties to accelerate climate action.

Key takeaways from the COP27 climate summit
The decisions taken in the UN Climate Change Conference COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh require all countries tomake an extra effort to address the climate crisis – starting now. Or as UN Secretary-General António Guterres put
it, “COP27 concludes with much homework and little time.”
The following five key takeaways will shape the priorities for climate action in 2023 and beyond to ensure the world
can keep the worst consequences of climate change at bay.
Establishing a dedicated fund for loss and damage
COP27 closed with a breakthrough agreement to provide loss and damage funding for vulnerable countries hit
hard by floods, droughts and other climate disasters.
This was an historic decision because for the first time, countries recognized the need for finance to respond toloss and damage associated with the catastrophic effects of climate change, and agreed to the establishing of afund and the necessary funding arrangements.
Maintaining a clear intention to keep 1.5°C within reach
At COP27, countries reaffirmed their commitment to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C above pre-industrial
levels.
That means the global economy must “mitigate” climate change – in other words, we must reduce or prevent theemission of greenhouse gases to get us to where science says we need to be by 2030. In line with that, a mitiga-

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tion work programme was established in Sharm el-Sheikh, aimed at urgently scaling up mitigation ambition andimplementation. The work programme will start immediately and continue until 2026 when there will be a review toconsider its extension.
Holding businesses and institutions to accountThis new phase of implementation also means a new focus on accountability when it comes to the commitments
made by sectors, businesses and institutions.
The transparency of commitments from businesses and institutions will be a priority of UN Climate Change in 2023.
The UN Secretary-General asked UN Climate Change to come up with a plan early next year on how to ensuretransparency and accountability with non-state actors.
Mobilizing more financial support for developing countries
Finance is at the heart of all that the world is doing to combat climate change. Mitigation, adaptation, loss and damage, climate technology – all of it requires sufficient funds to function properly and to yield the desired results.
On this crucial topic, COP27 created a pathway to align the broader finance flows towards low emissions and climate resilient development.
The COP27 cover decision, known as the Sharm el-Sheikh Implementation Plan, highlights that a global transformation to a low-carbon economy is expected to require investments of at least USD 4-6 trillion a year. Deliveringsuch funding will require a swift and comprehensive transformation of the financial system and its structures andprocesses, engaging governments, central banks, commercial banks, institutional investors and other financial
actors.
Making the pivot toward implementation
COP27 was expected to be a climate summit of “implementation” where climate pledges are turned into concrete
action.
On the opening day of the conference, UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell called for aligning“every corner of human activity” with the 1.5°C goal, saying “Paris gave us the agreement and Katowice and Glasgow gave us the plan, Sharm el-Sheikh shifts us to implementation.”
The package of decisions adopted at COP27 have a strong focus on implementation – they aim to strengthen action by countries to cut greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to the inevitable impacts of climate change, as well as
boost the support of finance, technology and capacity building needed by developing countries.
Notably, nations resolved to make the transition to low-emission and climate-resilient development ambitious, justand equitable. They went one step further at COP27 by deciding to establish a work programme on ‘just transition,’
which is expected to build on and complement the work to urgently scale up mitigation ambition and implementation.
Speaking about the year ahead, Stiell said UN Climate Change will help Parties and future COP Presidencies navigate this path to the new phase of implementation.
“The heart of implementation is: Everybody, everywhere in the world, every single day, doing everything they possibly can to address the climate crisis,” said Stiell.
More information can be consulted at the COP27 website.

Be an ECCE Member (EUCivEng)
ECCE Individual Membership
The European Civil Engineer
The profession of the Civil Engineering is mostly performed where the construction is being made, in Europe or in any part of the world.
Today, within the European Union, construction companies have activities inmany countries, so civil engineers have to move to foreign countries and towork all over Europe.
To allow this professional movement EU published a Directive on Professional Mobility, to facilitate the recognition of Civil Engineers across Europe.
Nevertheless the Directive considers under this title, professionals with quite
different academic or professional backgrounds, what can lead to unclear situations for society.
The EU Directive on Mobility proposes the creation of a European Database of Civil Engineers, interconnected
through national organizations.
ECCE appeared in1985 to promote the quality of Civil Engineering with a professional recognition where
academic/professional quality is guaranteed by the national organizations.
ECCE as representative of those organizations, and to promote quality in professional recognition, is opening its
membership to individual members, allowing for their image recognition as European Civil Engineers.

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ECCE goals:

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To present in Brussels the views of the European civil engineers.
(ECCE participates in the High Level Tripartite Forum for Construction in EU)
To establish international contacts with other associations.
(ASCE, JSCE, KSCE, ECCREDI, Mediterranean countries, etc.)
To promote the relevant professional information across Europe(Publication of e-journal, books, reports, etc.)
To organize Conferences across Europe about Civil Engineering

May I become an Individual ECCE Member?
Yes, although ECCE is an association of national organizations, individual civil engineers may also be Individual
Associate Members,with access to all the information and discussion forums, but they may not vote in ECCE General Assemblies.
Being an ECCE individual member you will have the reference EuCivEng.

And you get also the ECCE membership card!
What do I get as an ECCE Individual Member?

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If you just want to be an ECCE member, you will receive:
The e-journal and all relevant information from EU Commission

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If you want to come to our meetings, you will get:Participation in 2 International conferences per year;
Participation in 2 General assemblies per year;
Participation in Brussels Engineers Day each 3 years;
To be in contact with civil engineers across Europe (EU and nonEU).

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You are welcome to participate in the discussion forums or to propose position papers to be submitted tο Brussels.

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The ECCE card identifies you, through your nationalorganization, as a Professional of Civil Engineering in yourcountry and a EUCivEng in ECCE.

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It is expected that in the future the card will allow an
automatic civil engineering identification across Europe,
according to the EU Mobility Directive, when nationalorganizations implement their database of Civil Engineers.

How can I become an ECCE Individual Member?
Please send to ECCE headquarters (ecce_sps@otenet.gr):
1. Registration Form
2. Document from your ECCE National Organization as a proof that you are member of it
3. Excel sheet with your information
4. Photograph
5. Excel sheet with your name and address
After receiving the notification of acceptance of your application from the ECCE General Secretary, you will be
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What are the Payment Details?

To be an ECCE individual member there is an anual fee of 20 euros.
If you are older than 65 you pay only once 30 euros and you become member with unlimited validity.
You can pay in packages of 3 years (60 euros) or 5 years (100 euros),
plus 8 euros, with each package, for printing and posting the new card.

Join us now!
Become an ECCE Member (EUCivEng)

News from ECCE Members
Austria
ECCE’s participation in the Erasmus+ project YesWePlan!
At the end of 2019, the Austrian Federal Chamber of Architects and Chartered Engineering Consultants launched
the Erasmus+ project YesWePlan!. The aim of the project was to combat gender inequality in the fields of architecture and civil engineering and identify the contributions of women to European building culture. As a result, theproject produced data on women in these professions, its most important release is the Compendium 4 in 1 whichsummarises all project outcomes.
The project results were presented on 31 March 2022 in Vienna in the‘Haus der EU’ and later discussed with the presidents of the European
professional organisations: Ruth Schagemann for the Architects Councilof Europe, Klaus Thürriedl for the European Council of Engineers Chambers and President Andreas Brandner of the European Council of
Civil Engineers. Evelyn Regner, Vice President of the European Parliament, hosted the event and stressed the importance of gender equality,
especially in technical professions. This event also concluded the project,
though its effects are still unfolding.
The four different outcomes are: Recommendations for professional organisations, training institutions and employers; Country Situation Reports on the data from the individual partner countries; a Career Tracker
delivering results from hundreds of surveys and interviews with affected women; as well as a collection of Best
Practice Examples.
The Recommendations produce tools and methods for different institutions which help address inequalities and encourage means to improve the situation for women Architects andCivil Engineers. They address universities and other teachingfacilities, professional chambers and organisations and employers.
The YesWePlan! Recommendations, which are derived fromthe outcomes of the interviews in the Career Tracker, theCountry Reports, and the Best Practice Examples, prove that
there is a lot to be done to achieve gender equality in universities, professional organisations and employment, but there
are many levers to improve equal treatment.
These levers are concrete, and in many cases easy to implement. The YesWePlan! team deliberately decided not to focus on purely political demands, as the professional group
ECEC President, Klaus Thürriedl, ACE Presihas little influence on their implementation. In the areas mendent, Ruth Schagemann and ECCE President,
tioned, the members of the profession are active themselves
Andreas Brandnerand are therefore in a position to positively influence the situation.
The tools for preventing unequal treatment are manifold and range from various awareness-raising measures,training measures, transparency measures and mission statements to the implementation of concrete support
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Recommendations for Professional Organisations therefore include
methods to help close the structural gender gap within the professionalorganisation with targeted training measures, a particular focus on diversity within the organisation and the implementation of quotas and othermechanisms. It is also recommended to actively combat the genderstereotypes that are evident in the field of Architecture and Civil Engineering by promoting the work of female Civil Engineers and developing
institutions that actively work against discrimination in the work field. The
recommendations for professional organisations correspondingly present
processes that help female professionals working in the building industry
improve their self-presentation and self-expression within their respec- ECCE President Andreas Brandner attive fields through further projects and training possibilities on self- the AnotHER VIEWture award cereconfidence in the workplace. The achievement of gender equality in this mony, Copyright: Katharina Schiffl
sector is also dependent on the promotion of smaller, especially female
owned businesses and the creation of projects such as Architectural
Design Competitions.
The Best Practice Collection features projects that implement
measures to highlight the role of women in building culture and contribute to a more levelled field in Architecture and Civil Engineering between men and women. These included the French ARVHA Femmes
Architectes prize, annually awarded to women Architects for their brilliance in their respective field. It was this particular Best Practice Example that also inspired the AnotHER VIEWture award, an architecturalcompetition that was held in Austria for the first time in October 2022.
The award ceremony was attended by ECEC President Klaus Thürriedl
and President of the ECCE Andreas Brandner as well as ACE Executive Board Member Daniel Fügenschuh. Therefore, this event brought
together representatives from three important European organisations AnotHER VIEWture award ceremony,on Engineering and Architecture to talk about the significant topic of the Copyright: Katharina Schifflrole of women in the building industry. President Andreas Brandner helda speech on the implementation of the YesWePlan! Recommendations and inequalities women experience in thefield of Civil Engineering.
To read more about the YesWePlan! Project and the AnotHER VIEWture award, please visit their respective websites: YesWePlan! & AnotHER VIEWture Award.

CyprusCyprus Association of Civil Engineers (CYACE)The Cyprus Association of Civil Engineers (CYACE) was founded in 1992. CYACE’s establishment wasdeemed necessary due to the continuous downgrading and marginalisation of the profession of Civil Engineers in both the private and the public sector. CYACE aims to protect, promote and enhance the profession of Civil Engineers by providing relevant information and educational activities/lectures to its members. Moreover, through interventions such as press releases and announcements, the organization intents to raise awareness to the public.
2022 is a significant year for our Association as we are celebrating 30 years since the establishment of CYACE
back in 1992. In order to celebrate the 30 years of CYACE, our Association followed an action plan with various
activities and initiatives open to its members which took place throughout the year.

Educational Activities / Lectures
The Cyprus Association of Civil Engineers organizes free educational activities and lectures on topics related tocivil engineering. The primary purpose of these activities is to educate both the young and experienced Engineers
on innovations, developments and trends in civil engineering and the construction sector.

Presentation: Galvanic anode systems for steel reinforcement corrosion
Date: 19th September 2022
Speaker: Dr. Sergios Sergi
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Workshop: Inspection and Risk Evaluation of Buildings - Presentation of Visual Inspection of Buildings Forms
prepared by the Scientific and technical Chamber of Cyprus (ETEK)
Date: 28th of September 2022
Speakers: Dr. Efthimis Lekkas, Aris Chatzidakis, Platonas Stylianou, Andreas Theodotou, Paris Skouloukos,
Dr. Nikolas Kyriakides, Nikos Kalathas, Thomas Mitas, Xenios Papastauroy, Constantinos Constantinou
Organizers: CYACE and ETEK
Under the auspices of the Ministry of the Interior

Seminar: Underground constructions with waterproof concrete
Date: 12th of October 2022
Speakers: Vivian Angelopoulou, Liborio Marchi
Organizers: Phanos N. Epiphaniou with the support of CYACE

Presentation: Concrete Recycling – From research to practical application
Date: 15th of November 2022
Speakers: Michalis F.Petrou, Pericles Savva
Organizers: CYACE and University of Cyprus (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering)

Educational and Research Centre of CYACE - Seminars
The Educational and Research Centre of CYACE, organized with great success and participation the following
seminars, approved by the Human Resource Development Authority of Cyprus.

Shell and Thermal Bridges of Nearly Zero Energy Buildings (Nzeb)
Title: Shell and Thermal Bridges of Nearly Zero Energy Buildings (nZEB)
Dates: 6th of July 2022
Location: Cleopatra Hotel, Nicosia
Trainer: Dr. Paris Fokaidis
Organizer: Educational and Research Centre of CYACE
The aim of the Program was to inform and train the Researchers, regarding the way of planning and calculating theindividual elements, which make up a 'Nearly Zero Energy Building (Nzeb)', that they can evaluate each factor that
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Study and design of metal constructions
Title: Study and Design of Metal Constructions
Dates: 1st and 2nd of December 2022
Location: Cleopatra Hotel, Nicosia
Trainers: Andreas Theodotou & Dr.Charis Gantes
Organizer: Educational and Research Centre of CYACE
The rapid development of metal constructions in recent years makes it necessary to train the designers in the new
trends in the field of metal buildings as well as to guide them in the correct application of the regulatory provisions.
In this way, the State achieves the goal of limiting damage while at the same time it protects the lives of its citizens,
especially after an earthquake event.

Events & representation of CYACE in Cyprus and abroad
30th General Assembly of Cyprus Association of Civil Engineers
On Saturday the 10th of December 2022, was held with great success and participation the 30 th General Assemblyof the Cyprus Association of Civil Engineers, in Lemon Park in Nicosia. The General Assembly was under the auspices of the Minister of the Interior, Mr. Nikos Nouris, who gave a speech and opened the Assembly.
The keynote speaker was the Minister of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection of the Hellenic Republic, Mr. Christos
Stylianidis. Mr. Stylianides is the "architect" of rescEU and through his own initiatives the European protection policy has been upgraded and improved and a new culture has been created aiming to prevent the consequences andimpacts of natural disasters. His keynote speech on "European Civil Protection Mechanism - rescEU and its role in
the resilience of the built environment" was particularly important in informing the Members of the Association on
current issues.
During the Assembly, the 30th anniversary of the Association's foundation was celebrated. The 30-year history of
CYACE and its action was presented through a poster exhibition and a special video.

Prior to the General Assembly of CYACE, the Regional Assemblies of the District Boards took place.

Regional Assembly of Paphos District
Board, 5/12/2022

Regional Assembly of
Larnaka - Ammochostos District Board,
6/12/2022

Regional Assembly of Limassol District Board, 7/12/2022

Regional Assembly of
Nicosia - Keryneia District Board, 7/12/2022

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Welcoming event of the students in the department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
University of Cyprus
The welcoming event for the upcoming students in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering of the
University of Cyprus took place on Thursday the 22nd of September 2022 at the University of Cyprus. The president of CYACE Mrs. Evangelitsa Tsoulofta was invited to welcome the students and gave a motivation speechwhich was inspired by her own journey as a Civil Engineer.

Photography competition entitled "Fortification Projects in Cyprus through the Centuries"
As part of the celebration of the 30 years of history of CYACE, the Nicosia – Kyrenia District Council of CYACE
organized a Photography Competition entitled: "Fortification Projects in Cyprus through the centuries."
The competition was held with the support of the Photographic Society of Cyprus, the Cyprus Scientific and Technical Chamber (ETEK) and the Federation of The Building Contractors Associations of Cyprus (O.S.E.O.K.).
The aim of the competition was to promote Cyprus’ cultural heritage and the rich history of the fortifications in Cyprus through the centuries, highlighting the important role these projects had in the protection of the island. The
competition was open to the public and everyone had the opportunity to participate.
Below you can find the three winners of the competition whose photos were exhibited during the Regional Assembly of the Nicosia – Kyrenia District Board of CYACE as well as during the 30th General Assembly of CYACE, together with 10 more photos which were awarded. Τhe awarded photos as well as other selected ones photos decorated the Calendar of 2023 published by the Nicosia – Kyrenia District Board of CYACE.

1st prize: The heritage by
Elias Lambrou

2nd prize: Larnaca’s castle by Katia
Ioannou

3rd prize: Paphos gate by Aimilios
Chatziprokopi

Extended Meeting of Cyprus Association of Civil Engineers
The extended meeting of the Executive Board of CYACE was successfully held on Saturday the 8 th of October
2022 at the Cultural Center, in "Giorgos Seferis" Hall in Platres. The extended meeting was attended by Membersof the Executive Board, of the District Boards, former Presidents, Civil Engineers – Members of the General Council and Disciplinary Council of ETEK, Members of the previous Executive Board and Civil Engineers who voluntarily
offer services to the Association and support its activities.
In the first part of the extended meeting the President of CYACE, Mrs. Evagelitsa Tsoulofta presented the various
activities, events and actions of our Association during the period March to September 2022. Moreover, the participation and action of CYCACE in ECCE, FIDIC and CyJCCT was presented by CYCACE’s representatives as follows:

the European Council of Civil Engineers (ECCE) by the Vice President/ President Elect of ECCE and ex President of CYACE, Mr. Platonas Stylianou

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the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) by the General Secretary of CYACE and National
Representative in FIDIC, Mr. Varnavas Lambrou and

the Cyprus Joint Construction Contracts (CyJCCT) by the representative of CYACE in CyJCCT and the Coordinator of CyJCCT, Mr. Costas Allayiotis

The guest Speaker at the meeting was Mr. Yiannis Tsouloftas, General Director of the Sewerage Board of Limassol– Amathus (HALL) & Project Manager of the Temporary Coordinating Council of Limassol, who presented the topic"Provincial Organizations Self-Governed" related to the upcoming local government reform.

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In the second part of the meeting an update on the actions of ETEK was presented by the 1 st Vice President of
ETEK and ex-President of CYACE, Mr. Andreas Theodotou. The meeting was completed with a discussion on
current issues of concern to the Civil Engineering sector.

5th Hellenic Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Technical Seismology
The 5th Hellenic Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Technical Seismology was held with success andgreat participation on the 20th to 22nd of October 2022, at the Royal Olympic Hotel, Athens in Greece.
The Cyprus Association of Civil Engineers (CYACE) is an Institutional Supporter of the Conference.
The Conference was a continuation of the series of relevant scientific Conferences. The aim of the Conference wasto bring together the scientific and professional community of Greek engineers and seismologists and to present
the progress made in the latter twenty years in seismic assessment and mitigation danger.
Our Association was represented by Members of the Executive Board. The participants had the opportunity to gain
important knowledge on the field of earthquake engineering and technical seismology, while at the same time they
had the opportunity to meet and discuss with academics and colleagues from Greece as well as with the President
and Members of the Association of Civil Engineers of Greece.

Global Infrastructure Conference FIDIC
As part of the International Conference «Global Infrastructure Conference» of FIDIC (11 th - 13th of September 2022)
in Geneva, Austria, meetings and events between the Presidents, Directors and Secretaries of the countriesmembers of FIDIC took place at the same location on the 10th to 11th of September 2022. Our Association was
represented by its General Treasurer, Varnavas Lambrou.
At the "FIDIC Official International Contract Users' Conference and Awards" (November 29 th – 30th 2022) in London, our Association was represented by the General Treasurer of the Association, Varnavas Lambrou and the
Coordinator of the FIDIC Contracts Working Group, Platonas Stylianou.

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Lithuania
Civil Engineers’ organizations of Baltic Countries Meeting
Civil engineers’ organizations from Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia met in Klaipėda on 8 th September 2022. ECCE
Vice President/ Treasurer Helena Endriksone participated in this meeting together with others main representativesof Lithuania: LSIS President Žymantas Rudžionis and LSIS Director Robertas Encius; of Latvia: Chairman of LACE
Board dr. sc. eng. Raimonds Eizensmits, and of Estonia: CEO of EACE Andres Piirsalu, EACE Managing Director Tiia Ruben.

The meeting began with a conference, the main topics of which were the definition of the professional qualificationsof a civil engineer, preparation for the implementation of the European professional card of a civil engineer, innovations in the training of young engineers at universities, implementation of the "Green Course" in construction andsustainability challenges for civil engineers.
This was followed by a discussion on today's most important topics. It is strange that the problems in Latvia areexactly the same as in Lithuania. One of them is the implementation of fire safety in buildings, especially focused
control at the construction completion stage. It is interesting that Estonia does not emphasize such problems. Thisencourages a deeper interest in how Estonians manage to avoid such problems and what effective measures havebeen implemented.
Previously, such meetings of the civil engineers of the Baltic countries were traditionally held annually, but due tothe restrictions of the Covid-19 pandemic, the 2020 and 2021 meetings had to be postponed. The next meeting of
construction engineers from the Baltic countries is scheduled for September 2023 in Latvia.
It was also agreed to organize an online meeting in November 2022, and in it tocompare the professional standards of each country defining the professional
qualifications of civil engineers, to discuss needs for improvements.
The participants of the meeting visited the object awarded in 2021 with the Gold
medal in a contest Product of the year – the floating repair dock of the Klaipėda
port, the largest such dock in the Baltic countries.
The participants attended also the the Builders' Day celebration in Palanga, during which Civil engineers of the year were awarded in three nominations – Civil
engineer of the year - construction manager, Civil engineer of the year - designer
and Civil engineer of the year - construction technical supervisor.

Portugal
Public presentation session of the Portuguese contribution to the book “Notes on thehistory of civil engineering - Volume III”, published by ECCE
On October 13, 2022, the public presentation of the book “Notes on the history ofcivil engineering - Volume III”, published by the European Council of Civil Engineers (ECCE), took place at the National Association of Portuguese Engineers(Ordem dos Engenheiros de Portugal - OEP), in Lisbon, with particular emphasis on
Chapter 5, entitled “Recent developments in the Portuguese Civil Engineering”,
elaborated by several OEP members. OEP’s participation in this publication, under
the invitation of ECCE, stems from its membership of ECCE.
The Portuguese chapter brings together contributions fromdozens of national Authors, under the coordination of three
Portuguese Civil Engineers, one of whom is the Coordinator of
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The opening session of the book presentation ceremony was attended by the President of OEP, Fernando de Almeida Santos, the President of ECCE (with a recorded message), Andreas Brandner, the President of the National
College of Civil Engineering of OEP, Humberto Varum, the former President of the same College, Rosa Maria Vazda Costa, the three Coordinators of the Portuguese Chapter, Fernando Pinho , João Appleton and Válter Lúcio,many authors and other Colleagues with interest in the subjects.
This session took place in a very pleasant atmosphere and was enjoyed by all those present.

Seminar on bridges “Pontes que Unem Puentes”
The National Association of Portuguese Engineers (Ordem dos Engenheiros dePortugal) and the Colegio de Ingenieros de Caminos Canales y Puertos, from
Spain, promoted, as part of their bilateral cooperation, a Seminar dedicated to thetheme Bridges ("Pontes que Unem Puentes”). The seminar took place on the
October 14th, at the National Association of Portuguese Engineers Headquarters,in Lisbon. The session was attended by a significant number of Engineers andhad the participation of the highest representatives of both professional associations, as well as designers and bridge construction and management companies.
In the morning, two technical sessions took place with a set of presentations of
relevant projects of Portuguese and Spanish bridges, recently built or with undergoing rehabilitation, some of them with the involvement of Portuguese-Spanish
consortiums. The structures evoked range from the 1812 Puente de la Constitución, in Cádiz, to the project for the new Bridge over the Douro (Metro). The afternoon was filled with a technical visit to the “25 de Abril” bridge.
As parallel event, it was inaugurated a photographic exhibition "Pontes
que unem Puentes", at the National Association of Portuguese Engineers headquarters, that will be open until the end of January 2023,
where 20 photographs of relevant Portuguese and Spanish bridges
can be appreciated.

Slovenia
250 years since the construction of Jožef Mrak’s remarkable klavže dams
This year Slovenia has marked 250 years since the construction of the large masonry dams known as klavže in thearea surrounding the town of Idrija in western Slovenia. Designed by the great master builder Jožef Mrak, a local
man, these dams had the primary function of creating a large reservoir of water which, when released through thedam, served to transport timber downstream to the mercury mine in Idrija. The first of Mrak’s dams, on the Idrijca
river and known as the Idrijske klavže, was completed in 1772. Four of these klavže dams still survive in the areaaround Idrija. The word klavže ultimately derives from the Latin word clausura meaning closure.
The story that leads us to the creation of the first klavže dates back more than 500 years, when the first traces ofnatural mercury were found in Idrija in around 1490. This discovery was followed by the rapid development of the
Idrija mine, in which cinnabar ore was mined. Liquid mercury (quicksilver) was then extracted by smelting the ore.
Mercury was becoming an increasingly precious commodity, above all for the extraction of gold and silver in mines
located, for the most part, in South America and Mexico. Both gold and silver dissolve in mercury, which makes theextraction of these precious metals much easier. Mercury also had an extremely important military application, inthat it was used as a detonator for firing projectiles.
As a result of the ever growing demand for mercury, the Idrija mine continued its astonishing development for centuries, with a constant expansion of its production capacities. The more mercury the mine produced, the greater thequantities of wood required, above all in the smelting plant, in which mercury was extracted through a distillationand evaporation process. Increasing amounts of timber were also needed to line and support the mine’s ever longer and deeper shafts. When wood began to grow scarce in the immediate vicinity of the mine, as a result of intensive felling, it became necessary to expand the wood extraction area to the wider surroundings of Idrija. This resulted in a new problem: how to transport large quantities of timber over distances that were constantly increasing. The
only economical way to transport timber to the mine was by water, using the surrounding rivers and streams thatflowed into Idrija. To begin with, simple dams consisting of stone blocks were built on these watercourses, creating
relatively small reservoirs on the upstream side. Unfortunately, however, these dams were quite quickly destroyedby the largely torrential watercourses. The mine’s managers therefore decided to construct larger dams using cut

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stone, that would allow larger quantities of water to collect in the reservoirs thus formed. Such dams are known asklavže in Slovenia.
In the second half of the eighteenth century, several large stone dams were constructed on the watercourses flowing into Idrija to facilitate the transport of large quantities of timber from the surrounding forests to the very centre of
Idrija, where the mine was located. At the centre of each dam were two openings fitted with a sluice-gate mechanism. Once the reservoir behind the dam was full of water, these gates would be opened and the reservoir would
empty rapidly. The rushing water would wash away the timber piled up below the dam and carry it downstream tothe mine, in some cases over a distance of several kilometres. Once it reached Idrija, all the timber transported by
the water was trapped by wooden barriers placed on a quieter stretch of the river. These barriers were colloquiallyknown as rakes.

The largest of the four surviving klavže
dams is the Idrijske klavže, built by JožefMrak in 1772.

The largest of all the klavže dams was the so-called Idrijske
klavže on the river Idrijca, built in 1772. This dam is still standing
today and, with its reservoir, serves the needs of a small hydropower plant. The reservoir behind this dam had a capacity of
210,000 cubic metres of water. Thanks to a specially designed
sluice-gate mechanism, which could open very quickly, the entire
quantity of water in the reservoir could flow out through the two
openings in the dam in just 20 minutes, with an initial rate of flow
reaching almost 400 cubic metres per second. This enormous
quantity of water could easily transport up to 13,000 cubic metresof timber, carefully stacked in readiness directly below the dam,with a single emptying. In the space of around 20 minutes, theentire quantity of timber would be carried along the Idrijca to theimmediate vicinity of the mine in Idrija – a journey involving a 400metre drop in altitude.

Local man Jožef Mrak (1709–1786) outdid himself with the construction of the Idrijske klavže dam. As a youngman, he had trained as a land surveyor and cave surveyor in the Idrija mine. A clever fellow, he quickly extended
his expertise to other fields and before long had established himself as a master builder. As such, he was entrustedwith the construction of three dams in total, the largest of them being the Idrijske klavže dam on the river Idrijca.
The construction of the dam was extremely well thought out, with the builder having to take local geological conditions into account when laying the dam’s foundations, which were anchored to the underlying rock. The resulting
massive stone structure created a true gravity dam able to withstand the enormous pressure of the water in thereservoir behind it and, in particular, all the hydrodynamic effects that occurred during the rapid emptying of thereservoir. The solidity of the dam structure is the reason why all the masonry klavže dams have survived to thepresent day, with some minor repairs.
The only other region in Europe
where similar stone dams were built
in more or less the same period is theAustrian Tyrol. The klavže dams of
the Idrija area are, however, bigger,
both in terms of the size of the structures themselves and as regards thequantity of water contained in theirreservoirs. The Idrija dams areamong the first hydropower structures
anywhere in the world, not of course
for the production of electricity, which
was not yet known at the time, but for
the accumulation of potential energy(the retained water) that could be
used for the efficient and economical
floating of timber.
An interesting symposium was held in
Idrija to mark the 250th anniversary of
the construction of the klavže dams.
Dam on the river Belca Putrihove klavže on the river Belca
Experts from a range of fields explained the importance of the dams
for the development of the Idrija mercury mine and shed light on many aspects surrounding their construction. It is
worth drawing attention to the fact that the builder of the klavže, Jožef Mrak, drew his own plans for their construction – plans which fortunately still survive. It is very probable that these are the oldest surviving construction plansin Slovenia. Mrak’s oldest plan, for a wooden dam, is dated 1767.
The Slovenian Chamber of Engineers (IZS) commemorates Jožef Mrak by the fact that the highest award for engineering achievements it confers on its members bears the name of the surveyor, builder and hydrologist Jožef
Mrak.
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The Lantieri Bridge – A stone jewel in the middle of Vipava
Vipava is a small town in western Slovenia that is famous for its many small bridges: 27 in total. These bridges are
the reason why some people call Vipava the “Venice of Slovenia”. One of the most interesting Vipava bridges,
crossing one of the numerous channels of the river Vipava (which gives the town its name), is the remarkably beautiful and unique Lantieri Bridge, built in 1669. The construction and architecture of this bridge, which is essentially astone sculpture, are unique: nothing like it is found anywhere in the world. Every component part of the bridge iscarefully carved from stone.
The old bridges of Vipava are the silent bearers of messages about the history and culture of this place. The same
applies to the other stone bridges in the immediate surrounding area. Vipava’s bridges are relatively small, but size
is far from being the only measure of a bridge’s importance. The Bridge of Sighs (Ponte dei sospiri) in Venice, forexample, is not large, but it is one of the most visited bridges in the world. While the latter is certainly a wonderfulcreation in stone, its worldwide fame is perhaps due most of all to its connection with the famous adventurer Giacomo Casanova, who also visited Vipava as a guest of the Lantieri family and walked across its bridges. And since
the size of a bridge is not the only thing that makes it important, it is worth taking a closer look at what it is thatmakes the Lantieri Bridge so special and unique.
Historical background to the construction of the Lantieri
BridgeThe noble Lantieri family played an important role in shaping
Vipava and its history. Tabor Castle, the heart of the oldest partof the settlement, came into their possession in 1565. As military dangers subsided and the risk of Turkish incursions waned
in the seventeenth century, the Lantieri family began to movefrom the cramped surroundings of the walled Tabor Castle tothe flat area on the other (right) bank of the Vipava. It was therethat the new palace of the Lantieri counts (as they now were)began to be built in the mid-seventeenth century. The design ofthe new building reflected new architectural fashions and an
approach to spatial planning that was no longer as constricted
as it had been in walled settlements. The architectonic arrangeFigure 1: The Lantieri Bridge, built in 1669,
with the loggias in its central section Photo: ment of the other parts of the palace (stables, outbuildings, etc.)
was subordinated to that of the main building. In the eighteenth
G. Humar.
century, when the baroque style established itself definitively inthis part of the world, a longitudinal axis was created along the line of the building’s central entrance hall. To thesouth, this axis crosses the square in front of the palace and continues through the castle park, with its fountain andavenue of trees, to the bank of the Vipava, some 500 metres away, while on the north side of the palace it crosses
a stone bridge and traverses the courtyard surrounded by outbuildings. The original Renaissance palace, built inthe mid-seventeenth century, was somewhat enlarged and thoroughly remodelled, with the result that just over a
century after it was built – in 1762 to be precise – it gained the new Baroque appearance it still wears today.
The Lantieri family’s distinguished guests
The Lantieri family hosted many distinguished and prominent personalities, both in their palazzo in Gorizia and in
Vipava. In 1726 they hosted the Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI, the father of the later Empress Maria Theresa, in
Vipava. Another guest worthy of particular mention was the famous Italian comic playwright Carlo Goldoni, whose
father, Giulio, came to Vipava in 1726 as the physician of Count Francesco Antonio Lantieri and remained there fortwo years treating the sick count. Carlo Goldoni’s memoirs contain an account of his own stay in Vipava in 1728
and offer vivid descriptions of life and customs there, including the frequent parties at the palace.
Other notable guests included the famous Venetian painter Rosalba Carriera and the great lover and adventurer
Giacomo Casanova. The latter lived for some years in Gorizia as a guest of the Lantieri and Torriani families, remaining in the town until 1773. His memoirs include an account of his secret love for Countess Luisa Lantieri, née
Wagensperg. Mozart’s future librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte lived in Gorizia between 1779 and 1781 and was a popular guest with all the noble families of the town, including the Lantieris.
All these guests would undoubtedly also have spent time at theLantieri palace in Vipava, since this was where the family spent thegreater part of the summer. In 1782 Pope Pius VI was a guest of theLantieris in Gorizia for one night, an event commemorated by a stone
plaque. It is also conjectured that the Pope spent a night at the Lantieri
palace in Vipava en route to Vienna, although this has not been definitively established.
The mystery of the date of construction of the Lantieri Bridge
Carved into the keystone above the palace’s north door, which gives
on to the stone bridge and the courtyard beyond, is a date that can beread both as 1659 and as 1669. Both dates are given by numerous
authors as the year of construction of the Lantieris’ new palace inVipava. Deciphering the date is made more difficult by the fact that, inthe place occupied by the third digit, we find both the number 5 and thenumber 6, the latter carved over the former. It may be that this inscrip-

Figure 2: The year of construction of
the palace – and the bridge – is carved
into the keystone above the former
entrance to the main palace building.
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tion indicates that the palace was built over a ten-year period
from 1659 to 1669. Be that as it may, it is reasonable to assume that the date over the doorway also represents the dateof construction of the stone bridge.

Figure 3: The bridge runs from the courtyardside right up to the entrance to the palace.
Photo: G. Humar.

Further confirmation that the bridge was built in this period isprovided by a copper engraving of the town of Vipava fromaround 1678. This copper engraving was made by the famous
Carniolan historian Johann Weikhard von Valvasor during astay in Vipava. A bridge extending from the courtyard gate to
the palace doorway is clearly visible in the engraving. This
image appeared in Valvasor’s famous work Topographia Ducatus Carnioliae modernae, published just under a decade after
the bridge was built.

Selecting the right stone to build the bridge
The stone bridge behind the palace was thus built contemporaneously with the palace itself, in all likelihood in the
period 1659–1669. Since the main entrance to the palace was, at that time, from the courtyard side rather thanfrom the front, as it is today, it was necessary to cross the stone bridge in order to enter the palace.
The bridge is built entirely of cut stone. All its component parts, from the piers on which it rests to the deck andbalustrade, are made from carefully selected grey karst limestone of a type known as Repen, after the quarry at
Monrupino (Slovene: Repentabor) near Trieste. Repen stone is of extremely high quality and has a homogeneous
structure. The builder of the bridge knew what he was doing when he chose this particular type of stone, which is
not as pleasing to the eye as white shelly limestone from Aurisina. The difference between these two types of karst
stone is most visible when one compares the bridge and the arched doorway at the end of the bridge, where thelatter is made of lighter Aurisina limestone and not Repen stone. The difference in colour is most visible on rainy
days, when the colours of the different types of stone are intensified: when it rains, the stone of the doorway remains considerably lighter than the dark grey colour of the Repen stone with which the bridge is built. Repen limestone has one further excellent quality – low water absorption, which gives it excellent frost resistance and a long
lifetime.
The master builder who built the Lantieri Bridge realised that, owing to the great height of the building, the bridge
would remain in shadow for most of the day and be constantly exposed to humidity – and to freezing temperaturesin winter.
The bridge structure
The choice of the type of structure needed to bridge the water-abundant channel of the Vipava flowing past thepalace was not an easy one. The bridge-builder could not afford to be too choosy. A wooden bridge would not havebeen a good or lasting solution because of the short lifespan of its component parts. It should be pointed out thatthe entrance to the palace is located just over a metre above the normal water level of this channel of the Vipava,
so when the water level is high following autumn rains it does not take much for it to flood the building’s groundfloor. Stone arch bridges were still the commonest bridge-building choice in the seventeenth century, but theLantieri Bridge is not one of these either.
Details of the bridge:

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number of balusters

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number of balustrade piers

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thickness of stone slabs

13–14 cm

length of longest slab

2.60 mAn arch bridge providing access to the palace would have impeded the water flow to an excessive degree, with theresult that such a bridge could have further exacerbated the problem of flooding. Only one solution thus remained –a bridge like the one that still stands today, designed in such a way as to impede the flow of water as little as possible. To achieve this, the bridge was placed on vertical piers almost two metres tall and cut from a single piece ofstone. Self-supporting slabs of relatively thin stone (13–14 cm thick) were used for the deck. Some of these slabs
were connected together using iron staples filled with lead. The traces of these staples can still be seen today on
the surface of the bridge. Particular attention should be drawn to the hydraulically designed piers, which are wedgeshaped on the upstream side of the bridge in order to reduce water resistance, while they are flat on the downstream side. Such a bridge design enabled the optimal flow of water beneath the bridge.

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The bridge superstructure widens at the centre into loggias, one on theright and one on the left. One can imagine how pleasant it must havebeen to sit on a bench in one of these loggias on a hot summer’s daywith the cool water bubbling away below.
Another curious and interesting feature of the bridge are the ornate balusters supporting the balustrade coping, not all of which are identical.
Careful observation reveals that three of the 58 balusters have a different shape from the others. Whether this has some secret significance,
we can only guess. We will probably never know the answer to thisquestion, but, like the date above the doorway arch, this fact makes theLantieri Bridge even more mysterious and interesting.
Figure 4: The third baluster from theleft has a different shape to the othWhat makes the Lantieri Bridge unique?
ers. Only two other balusters, of theI have already stated my firm conviction that the stone Lantieri Bridge is 58 on the bridge, are shaped this way.
unique in terms of its construction. Although I have been trying for a Photo: G. Humar.
number of years to find a bridge that is at least approximately similar, I
have so far not found one anywhere in the world. Some years ago, in
2014, the European Council of Civil Engineers (ECCE) published a book entitled Footbridges, of which I was theeditor-in-chief. The book covered more than 200 of the most beautiful and interesting footbridges from countries
around Europe, including a number of historical structures, but despite the assistance of the many people involvedin producing this book, in no country have I been able to find even one bridge with a construction that is at least
similar to that of the Lantieri Bridge. Not even Venice, with its more than 400 bridges, has anything like it. All thebridges in Venice – be they stone, brick or cast iron – have an arch structure. Moreover, stone has practically neverbeen used in bridge-building in the form of flat, load-bearing slabs as is the case with the Lantieri Bridge. The internal forces and stresses in flat stone load-bearing components are, in fact, completely different from those in stonearch bridges, where only compressive
forces are present. In the case of flatslabs, there are also tensile stresses,
which stone is not well able to withstand.
On top of all this, flat stone slabs must nothave any cracks, even tiny ones, sinceeven the smallest crack can lead to therapid collapse of one of the load-bearing
parts of a bridge. This is the reason why
the choice of Repen stone, with its very
high level of homogeneity, was of key
importance for achieving the strength anddurability required for the bridge. I should
Figure 5: View of the Lantieri Bridge over one of the channels of
also mention that the length of the longest
the Vipava, looking downstream. Photo: G. Humar.
stone load-bearing slab is a very respectable 2.60 metres, while its thickness is barely 13 centimetres. These stone slabs, furthermore, only have their ends resting on the bridge’s piers. All this meansthat when talking about the masterful static and architectonic design of the bridge, and about its construction, we
can only use superlatives.
Another important and unique characteristic of the Lantieri Bridge regards its piers, all of which are made from asingle block of stone. Nowhere else have I ever found a stone bridge with fully monolithic piers. The usual method
was for bridge-builders to construct masonry piers from several blocks of stone cemented together by mortar. Alsointeresting in our case is the shape of the piers, which are perfectly adapted to the structural requirements both of
the bridge superstructure, where the deck slabs are laid, and of the bridge’s underwater foundations. To cap it all,
all the component parts of the bridge, including the balustrade are designed so as to create a remarkable architectonic whole. We could almost say that the bridge is a single stone sculpture, since every part of it was carefully
carved by hand. This architectonic aspect, with the remarkable formal and geometric harmony of all the component
parts of the bridge, are another reason why the Lantieri Bridge defies all categorisation.
Conclusion
In 2001, thanks to the efforts of the municipal administration and funding from the European Union’s Phare programme, the Lantieri Bridge underwent a complete renovation. The bridge was dismantled and removed and thenreassembled following the restoration of its individual parts, with quite a number of damaged elements needing to
be replaced. The attentive eye will distinguish the new Repen stone elements from the original parts of the bridge
dating from 1669, but time will gradually blur this difference. The important thing is that this unique stone monument
has been preserved for us, as a testament to the skill of seventeenth-century master masons and to the taste andsophistication of the Lantieri family, who commissioned its construction.
The truly unique nature of the Lantieri Bridge elevates Vipava to the category of a very interesting tourist destination. For what would Venice be without its bridges? The same applies to Vipava.
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Slovenian bridge designer Marjan Pipenbaher scoops awards for Pelješac Bridge
On 27 July 2022 one of the largest bridges in Europe was opened in Dalmatia, in the far south of Croatia. The Pelješac Bridge connects the Croatian mainland and the Pelješac peninsula and significantly reduces the journey time
for those travelling by road to Dubrovnik. A long-cherished dream of successive Croatian governments and therecipient of significant financial help from the European Union, the bridge has finally begun to shine in all its splendour, three and a half years after the start of construction. The bridge was built by the China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) and designed by the Slovenian structural engineer and bridge specialist Marjan Pipenbaher andhis experienced team.

The 2,404-metre-long Pelješac Bridge ranks among the most demanding bridges in the world in terms of both thetechnological complexity of construction and the complexity of design. The initial technical conditions for the design
were dictated by the highly specific characteristics of the site. The bridge is located in an area of extremely highseismic activity, exposed to strong and gusty winds from various directions. A further difficulty was represented by
the complex geological structure below the seabed, which required special foundations consisting of driven steel
piles that reach lengths of up to 120 metres. One might even say that the greater part of the bridge structure – certainly the most difficult part to build – lies under the water.
The bridge, which has a steel deck supported by steel stays fanning out from relatively low pylons, is designed as
an extrados bridge with a semi-integral hybrid structure and five central spans. The biggest span is 285 metreslong. The deck structure is 55 metres above the sea, which allows even the largest cruise ships to pass under thebridge. Marjan Pipenbaher’s design paid particular attention to the architectonic aspect of the bridge, which, despite
its imposing size, blends convincingly and unobtrusively with its surroundings.
Silver Order of Merit of the Republic of Slovenia
Shortly after the opening of the bridge, its designer Marjan Pipenbaher was awarded one of Slovenia’s highest
state decorations, the Silver Order of Merit, conferred on him by President Borut Pahor in recognition of hisachievements in designing numerous bridges. The citation accompanying the decoration includes the following:
Marjan Pipenbaher was born in Ljubljana in 1957. He graduated from the Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of
Maribor in 1981.
He began working in the design office of construction firm Gradis Design a year before graduating. Between 1984
and 1990 he was employed as a graduate teaching assistant at the Faculty of Civil Engineering, Transport Engineering and Architecture in Maribor, where he taught the subjects Statics of Linear Structures, Massive Structures
and Prestressed Concrete. Since 1990 he has been managing director and senior bridge designer at the Mariborbased structural engineering firm Ponting Bridges, which he co-founded with Viktor Markelj. This internationallyrenowned firm specialises in designing demanding bridges and viaducts, deep foundations, high-rise tower blocks
and other demanding engineering structures. In 2002 Marjan Pipenbaher founded the engineering consultancy
Pipenbaher Consulting Engineers, which specialises in long-span bridges and also provides technical expertiseand consulting services including non-linear dynamic analysis, seismic isolation design, geotechnical analysis andthe preparation and organisation of wind-tunnel tests for long-span bridges.
As well as being superlative engineering achievements,
Pipenbaher’s bridges are remarkable for the way in which
they are integrated into their surroundings. The principal
purpose of bridges is, of course, to enable the crossing ofrivers and valleys, but Marjan Pipenbaher also ensures that
his bridges make the landscape more beautiful – they are notmere accumulations of concrete elements but possess aninner mathematical harmony that shines with outward beauty
and resonates in harmony with nature.
Marjan Pipenbaher has received numerous national andinternational prizes and awards for his professional work,
research and teaching work at the Faculty of Civil Engineering, Transport Engineering and Architecture in Maribor.
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These include: ECCS European Award for Steel Structures for the pedestrian and cycle bridge over the Drava in Ptuj, Slovenia
 Award of the Israeli Association of Construction & Infrastructure Engineers for outstanding achievements ininfrastructure engineering (bridges category) Two awards from the Slovenian Chamber of Engineers (IZS) (2004, 2017) for multiple outstanding engineering achievements
 Puh Prize – national award for superlative achievements in bridge designJožef Mrak Award – awarded by the IZS for innovation in structural engineering (Pelješac Bridge)
Kolos Award – awarded by the Croatian Chamber of Civil Engineers for outstanding achievements in engineering (Pelješac Bridge project)
Special Achievements Award of the business newspaper FinanceGold Plaque of the University of Maribor

The Republic of Slovenia has acknowledged bridge designer Marjan Pipenbaher’s contribution to global expertisein the construction of demanding bridges by conferring on him the Silver Order of Merit.
Marjan Pipenbaher was presented with this high state decoration in a ceremony at the Presidential Palace in
Ljubljana on 30 August 2022.
Highest award of the Slovenian Chamber of Engineers
Shortly after receiving the Silver Order of Merit, bridge designer
Marjan Pipenbaher was presented with the Engineering Excellence Award, the highest award conferred by the Slovenian
Chamber of Engineers (IZS). The presentation took place on
IZS Day, which fell on 9 November 2022. The award citation
ran as follows:
The Engineering Excellence Award is the IZS’s highest professional award. Through his work, Marjan Pipenbaher is an example and a motivation for generations of young engineers anda great promoter of Slovenian civil engineering expertise.
Marjan Pipenbaher was presented with the award by IZS president Črtomir Remec and environment and spatial planningminister Uroš Brežan at a special ceremony in Ljubljana.

TurkeyTurkish Civil Engineering 18th Technical Congress and Exhibition Completed
The 18th Turkish Civil Engineering Technical Congress and Exhibition activities, first organized by the UCTEA
Chamber of Civil Engineers in 1962, was held at the Süleyman Demirel Cultural Center of Istanbul Technical University on 7-8-9 November 2022.
The opening speeches of the congress were made by the President of the Organizing Committee Prof. Dr. Ahmet
Cevdet Yalçıner and TCCE Chairman of the Board Taner Yüzgeç. Prof. Dr. Ayşen Ergin, as the invited speaker atthe opening, gave a speech titled "The Vision Towards 2023 - Evaluation of the Civil Engineering History Process
in the 100th Anniversary of the Republic and New Horizons".
In the congress, it was aimed to gather all national and international developments, changes, current issues, experience and knowledge in a common knowledge pool.
As an invited speaker to the congress, Prof. Dr. Aysen Ergin, Prof. Dr. Oral Büyüköztürk, Prof. Dr. Zekai Sen, Prof.
Dr. Mehmet Ali Tasdemir, Prof. Dr. Haluk Gerçek, Prof. Dr. Elyas Ghaffori, Prof. Dr. Michael Fardis and Assoc. Dr.
Katrin Bayer attended. 64 papers were presented in civil engineering sub-disciplines, 2 theme speeches were
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United Kingdom
New ICE president calls on all members to ‘step up for the greater good’
Date 01 November 2022

In his Presidential Address, Keith Howells says that all members need to engage with the climate change issue.
The new president of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) has
called on the silent "majority" of members to make their voices
heard for the "greater good of the profession, industry, and ofsociety".
"The truth is that only a small percentage of members are engaged … and the vast majority don’t participate,” said Keith
Howells, the 158th President of the ICE.
Delivering the first in-person President’s Address at One Great
George Street in London since 2019, the former chair of Mott
MacDonald said:thKeith Howells is the 158 president of theICE.
need to be made clearer.

"I’m convinced that we could do so much more and be so muchbetter if we drew on the untapped potential of that majority."
Howells acknowledged that to better engage the majority ofmembers, the benefits of being involved in ICE programmes

Benefits such as the "kudos" of developing guidance that can become industry standards or taking part in researchstudies that can influence government policy.
Listening as much as speaking"Please step up," he said. "Let us use your expertise for the greater good of the profession, industry, and of society.
And help us do what we do better."To this end, Howells said that he intends to make sure that his presidential visits over the next year will be as muchabout listening as speaking to members.
"I look forward to hearing your views about the profession and wider industry, how you see the future, and whatmore the ICE can do to help you as members," he said.
Climate change – the defining issue of our age
Howells also outlined the theme for his presidential year, drawing on his decades of experience in the industry.
"I’ve worked in over 30 countries, in both the developing and developed world, and it’s been clear to me for many
years that we can’t continue as we have been. It isn’t sustainable.
"There is little doubt that climate change is the defining issue of our age," he said.
Howells outlined the seven aims of the ICE for addressing the issue:
1. To raise engineering standards: specifically, by conferring professional qualifications on our members.
2. To put the decarbonisation of our industry at the heart of our agenda;
3. To transform the productivity of our industry through modern methods of procurement and construction, including the widespread use of data and digital technology;
4. To work with others to build resilience and mitigate the effects of climate change on our infrastructure;
5. To transform the availability of water, sanitation and affordable clean energy, particularly in the global south;
6. To develop a technology-focused mobility and transportation programme, to facilitate a reduction in the carbon
intensity of transport;
7. And, to work with others to enhance the knowledge, insight and ethical understanding of engineers.
The strategy "recognises that the institution can most effectively achieve its charitable aims by supporting deliveryof the UN Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs)," he said.
ICE Past Presidents Rachel Skinner (2020/2021) and Ed McCann (2021/2022) focused on the second and thirdaims, respectively.
Howells said: "This year, I want to drill down into how these aims interrelate and how we can build synergies between them to drive our ambition even harder.""The first bullet is clearly at the heart of the ICE’s purpose," the president said, referring to the aim to raise engineering standards through professional qualifications.
"[We] will begin consulting the membership on making elements of CPD mandatory, particularly those involving
public safety."
He added: "We need to take our responsibility to maintain competence throughout our careers seriously, and weneed to support the institution as it seeks to raise standards."

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Director general Nick Baveystock steps down
Howells ended his speech by thanking ICE’s director general, Nick Baveystock, who is leaving after 10 years in therole. He recounted Baveystock’s achievements during that time, from reforming the ICE’s governance structure to steering the organisation through the Covid pandemic.
Securing the Chartered Infrastructure Engineer title was another.
Howells said: "It cannot be underestimated how vital this forward-looking move to qualify a wider set of the builtenvironment workforce will be in tackling the issues I’ve talked about today."President's Future Leaders
Keith Howells has also unveiled the seven Future Leaders (pictured below) he has chosen to support him during
his presidency.
Each ICE president chooses a group of the brightest graduate and technician members to work on projects that are
integral to the ICE's Plan and have an effect on the industry.
This year's President's Future Leaders are:
 Lucy Davison, assistant engineer at SYSTRA
 Benjamin Delmond, graduate water civil engineer at Jacobs
 Rachel Hayden, field engineer at Bechtel
 Svetlana Joao, structural engineer at TYPSA
 Kyle McLean, civil engineer at Mott MacDonald
 Rohinee Pattani, assistant engineer at SNC Lavalin Atkins
 Blake Scott, assistant consultant at WSP
By Anh Nguyen, content strategy manager at the ICE

ICE launches State of the Nation 2022 report
Date 18 October 2022
This year's theme is infrastructure productivity.
The ICE has launched its State of the Nation report and an associated toolkit to help improve productivity throughout an infrastructure lifecycle.
What is State of the Nation?
ICE produces a State of the Nation (SoN) report each year, focusing ona timely topic that affects the UK's infrastructure and economy.
The report makes recommendations on how the sector can tackle theissue.
What is the topic of State of the Nation 2022?
This year's topic is improving infrastructure productivity, a key theme for
ICE President Ed McCann's presidency.
The ICE believes that how infrastructure is delivered throughout its
lifecycle will improve the sector’s productivity.
Improving efficiency at the design
stage can optimise the use of construction space. Image credit: ShutterstockThrough this State of the Nation report, which is backed by best-practicecase studies, our aim is to show how infrastructure productivity can betransformed, while delivering carbon reduction goals.

To support this year's report, the ICE is also creating an accompanying
online toolkit, Driving Productivity: Infrastructure Lifecycle Guidance.
The guidance provides detailed advice on actions that can be taken to improve productivity throughout the infrastructure lifecycle.
This year's SoN report and toolkit
 Report: State of the Nation 2022: Improving infrastructure productivity

Online toolkit: Driving Productivity: Infrastructure Lifecycle Guidance

Who has contributed to State of the Nation and the toolkit?
The ICE has worked closely with a steering group led by the Productivity community advisory board (CAB), which
is made up of experts across the built environment, to develop the report.
The Productivity CAB is co-chaired by Andy Alder, vice president of major programme and project delivery at Jacobs, and Darren James, chief executive of Keltbray.
The full list of CAB members can be found in the State of the Nation 2022 report.
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ICE reconfirms commitment to anti-racism with updated toolkit
Date14 September 2022

The Anti-Racism Toolkit Version 2 builds on feedback and new insightfrom the first edition, published in 2021.
The toolkit offers practical advice, particularly for small and medium
enterprises (SMEs).
The ICE has published a second version of its Anti-Racism
Toolkit demonstrating its ongoing commitment to equality, diversity
and inclusion (EDI).
The toolkit aims to help organisations with training and development
materials as well as practical steps and guidance, enabling them to bebetter allies to Black and minority ethnic people working in the industry.
Dr Anusha Shah, ICE Vice President, said: "I really hope that organisations will find thistoolkit useful: whether as a learning resource to become a better ally to Black, Asian andminority ethnic colleagues, or as a source of inspiration for action towards creating fair,respectful and inclusive workplaces.”“The case studies and ideas it contains are practical and can be implemented right now,"
she added.
Why was the toolkit created?
The initial version was launched in 2021 following a 2020 survey led by the ICE’s Fairness,
Inclusion and Respect (FIR) Committee, chaired by Kate Cairns, which asked members aseries of questions about their experiences of racism across the sector.
Dr Anusha Shah,
The survey found, among other things, that 81% of Black and minority ethnic members had ICE Vice President
experienced a degree of racism in the workplace. It also suggested a gender and generational gap, with women and younger engineers being more aware of racism.

The survey also found that minority ethnic engineers were six times more likely to be furloughed than white engineers during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Penny Gilg, vicechair of FIR committee

Penny Gilg, vice chair of the ICE Fairness, Inclusion and Respect Committee, said: "A year
on from undertaking a survey on racism there isn't a week goes by where I don't tell someone the key findings and see their faces drop.”
Gilg pointed out that while some tools like unconscious bias training may have become very
common, they shouldn't be ‘tick-box exercises’ that are completed once a year and then forgotten.
She said that systemic problems in the industry remain, and they create unseen barriers andunintended consequences that mean that it’s easier for some people to progress in the industry than others.
“That is why we must continue to be aware of and learn about these barriers,” she said.
The original toolkit, which was developed with the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic
Engineers (AfBE-UK), accompanied an updated Fairness, Inclusion and Respect Action
Plan.

Gilg said: “We've updated our toolkit based on feedback and new insights, and we will continue to do so. Please
use it, share it, and tell us how we can improve it further. We'd also love to hear how you have benefited from usingit."
What is in the Anti-Racism Toolkit Version 2?
The toolkit offers practical advice, particularly for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), which, the survey identified, don’t always have the same level of resources as larger corporations to help them tackle the issues.
It includes advice on how to deal with racism, such as how to make an action plan and develop company policy.
It explains how to be an ally and an active bystander as well as how to deal with aggressions and microaggressions, and how to talk about race with members of staff.
The toolkit also features industry case studies of corporations that have launched initiatives to develop and improve
EDI.
These initiatives include reverse mentoring schemes, ethnicity pay gap reporting and employee networks.
A glossary is also available.
The updated toolkit follows a memorandum of understanding that the ICE signed with five built environmentorganisations earlier this year. This led to a 45-point action plan to jointly improve EDI.
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ICE’s top three priorities for the UK’s new prime minister
Date 25 October 2022

With Rishi Sunak confirmed as the UK’s prime minister, the ICE outlines what he should prioritise regarding infrastructure.
It's been a whirlwind few weeks in Westminster.
After a Conservative Party leadership election over the summer, which
saw Liz Truss installed as the UK’s prime minister, she has since been
replaced by Rishi Sunak.
Major challenges such as the cost-of-living and energy crises have notgone away, while Mr Sunak has warned of “difficult decisions” ahead as
the UK enters into a “profound economic crisis”.
Here are the top three infrastructure issues that ICE thinks should be in
Mr Sunak’s in-tray.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has
warned of "difficult decisions"ahead. Image credit: ICE

1. Quick action needed on net zero
Time is of the essence when it comes to climate action.
The Climate Change Committee’s (CCC) latest progress report highlighted the gap between the UK’s 2050 net zero target andrealistic policy to achieve it.

Meanwhile, we’re already seeing the effects of a warming world through the record temperatures across the UK
this year.
During the leadership campaign over the summer, Mr Sunak pledged to create a Department for Energy and makethe UK energy independent by 2045 by massively expanding the nation’s offshore wind capacity.
He also pledged not to build onshore wind farms, which is at odds with Ms Truss’s commitment as PM to ensureplanning consent for onshore wind is brought in line with other infrastructure.
Action is needed to:

co-ordinate net zero across all levels of government – including to ensure infrastructure-related outcomes fromlevelling up and net zero are aligned, as ICE recommended earlier this year,
ensure more focus is given to reducing energy demand, andfill in the gaps in the Net Zero Strategy, including plans to decarbonise the power grid by 2035.

Who pays and how to pay for a fair net zero transition are politically complex questions. Particularly now that inflation is squeezing the public’s spending capacity.
Public support needs to be based on a realistic understanding of the changes that are needed to our infrastructure
system.
At the same time, policy frameworks themselves need to be designed to benefit the public and protect livelihoods.
Evidence shows that the net zero transition is affordable – delays and inaction are not.
2. More detail on next steps for the Integrated Rail Plan
We need to see real progress in delivering the Integrated Rail Plan (IRP).
While the £96 billion plan represents the biggest public investment in rail, detail is sorely lacking. Furthermore,
we’re no closer to certainty on when the public will see the benefits of improved rail services.
While Ms Truss only recently announced that she was committed to building the full Northern Powerhouse Railproposals, it is unclear where Mr Sunak stands on the issue.
This lack of detail is why the ICE and the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Infrastructure recently produced areport looking at how delivery of the IRP can be sped up.
This includes the need for a National Transport Strategy, and what principles should be used for adding projects to
the IRP’s core pipeline.
Public transport has a key role to play in rebalancing the economy to level up underperforming regions and transitioning to net zero.
There’s little time to lose in delivering the major strategic infrastructure projects needed to achieve those goals.
3. Keeping up momentum on delivery
Staying the course where things are working is important.
While new prime ministers like to put their own stamp on things, it’s vital that we reinforce the progress made inprevious years, such as the launch of the National Infrastructure Strategy.
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the Construction Playbook.
The policy tools are in place. The emphasis should now be on driving implementation across government departments and seeing a step-change in the delivery of infrastructure projects and programmes.
Efficiency in delivery is even more important with inflation predicted to be running at 15% by early 2023.
What will the new PM’s first few months look like?
The economic crisis, primarily driven by rising inflation and energy prices, is expected to dominate policy discussions once a new PM is in place.
A medium term fiscal plan on 31 October is likely to set out some of Mr Sunak’s “difficult decisions”, and will provide an indication as to where his policies differ from the previous PM’s.
If energy prices remain as high as they currently are, the transition to a net zero energy system will ultimately resultin a significant national cost saving.
The new PM needs to explain how investment in renewable energy, energy efficiency, and decarbonising transport
are answers to the cost-of-living crisis, not the causes of it.
ICE will continue to work with decision makers across the political spectrum to ensure the public get the infrastructure they need and can trust it will be delivered.
By David Hawkes, head of policy at ICE

News from ECCE Partners
World Council of Civil Engineers (WCCE)World Council of Civil Engineers (WCCE) 2nd Extraordinary General Assembly
WCCE’s 2nd Extraordinary General Assembly of the World Council of Civil Engineers washeld virtually on 29th September 2022. The celebration of such Extraordinary Assembly
was required by WCCE by-laws as the procedure to propose any changes in the bylaws.
The meeting was attended exclusively by WCCE member representatives regarding thematters addressed. All member organizations entitled to vote attended this milestone
meeting. The General Assembly also launched several initiatives which will be finalized
during WCCE's 17th General Assembly.

Main outcomes
New WCCE appointed treasurer
The General Assembly ratifies the Executive Committee’s proposal to appoint Mr. Nathaniel Matalanga as WCCE’s Treasurer due to the resignation of former WCCE Treasurer and current President Elect, Mr. Óscar Sánchez Zúñiga.
WCCE appointed liaisons to WFEO Standing Committees
The General Assembly ratified the appointment of the following WCCE appointed liaisons to WFEO Standing Committees.

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Anti-corruption - Jorge Abramian, Emilio Colon
Disaster Risk Management - Aris Chatzidakis
Education in Engineering - Jeannette Muñoz Abella
Engineering and the Environment - Alfonso Alberto González Fernández, Jeannette Muñoz Abella
Young Engineers / Future Leaders - Lilian Mumbua Kilatya
Information and Communication - Tito Fenech Cardoza
Engineering for Innovative Technologies - Iuri Svanidze
Education & Capacity Building - Emilio Colon
Water - Adolfo Guitelman
Working Group on Infrastructure Report Card - Andreas Brandner

Updated Standing Committee Framework
Once reviewed the following proposals, the General Assembly agreed the creation of the following Standing Committees - SC and Working Groups - WG:

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Argentina

WG Sustainable Development to be chaired by Ing. Juan Domingo Yacopino.

Kenya

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SC Young Professionals to be chaired by Eng. Lilian Mumbua Kilatya

Nigeria

SC Circular Economy to be chaired by Eng. Aishatu Umar
WG Transportation Infrastructure to be chaired by Eng. Joseph Olatunde Akinteye

Host country renewal of current Standing Committees
Once reviewed the following proposals, the General Assembly agreed to renew the host country of the followingStanding Committees for the period 2023 - 2025.
ArgentinaSC on Water to be chaired by Ing. Adolfo Guitelman

Puerto RicoSC Construction and Ethics to be chaired by Ing. Emilio Colón

Zimbabwe

SC Education & Capacity Development to be chaired by Eng. Martin Manuhwa

Elections to WCCE's Executive Committee - Europe Continental Representative
The General Assembly ratified Ms. Teresa Maria Soares Costa as elected Continental Representative to the Executive Committee on behalf of European countries for the period 2022 - 2024.
Host for WCCE's 18th and 19th General Assemblies
The General Assembly agrees to celebrate: its WCCE’s 18th General Assembly in Kenya, under the auspices of Institution of Engineers Kenya.

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its WCCE’s 19th General Assembly in Cyprus under the auspices of the Cyprus Association of Civil Engineers.

Date for WCCE's 17th General Assembly
Last but not least, the General Assembly also confirmed that WCCE's next General Assembly will be held on
January 26th, 2023 in Porto, Portugal
ECCE is an International Member of WCCE. ECCE’s permanent representative in the WCCE ExCo is ECCE Vice
President/Treasurer Mrs. Helena Endriksone. ECCE President Mr. Andreas Brandner, ECCE Vice President/
Treasurer Mrs. Helena Endriksone, ECCE ExBo Member Mrs. Jeannette Muñoz Abela and ECCE General Secretary Mrs. Maria Karanasiou participated in WCCE’s 2nd Extraordinary General Assembly.

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

The American Society of Civil Engineers represents more than 150,000 members of the civil engineering
profession in 177 countries. Founded in 1852, ASCE is the nation’s oldest engineering society.
ASCE stands at the forefront of a profession that plans, designs, constructs, and operates society’s economic and social engine – the built environment – while protecting and restoring the natural environment.
Through the expertise of its active membership, ASCE is a leading provider of technical and professional conferences and continuing education, the world’s largest publisher of civil engineering content, and an authoritative
source for codes and standards that protect the public.
The Society advances civil engineering technical specialties through nine dynamic institutes and leads with its
many professional- and public-focused programs.
 Member strength: all career stages & students; all sectors & disciplines

Local strength: 94 sections, 162 branches, 13 groups, 407 student chapters, and 119 younger member groups
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Get to know ASCE President 2022-2023 Maria C. Lehman, P.E., ENV SP, F.ASCE
Maria Lehman is GHD’s Infrastructure Market Leader for the United States since
May of 2020. Maria was the former Vice President for Critical Infrastructure for Parsons, COO and Acting Executive Director of the New York State Thruway Authority
and Commissioner of Public Works for Erie County, NY. She has 40 years of diverse, increasingly responsible, multi-disciplinary technical and leadership experience, both in the private and public sectors, and in traditional and alternative delivery. She received her BS in Civil Engineering at the State University of New York at
Buffalo, Magna Cum Laude, and is a licensed Professional Engineer in several
states.
She has served as Principal-in-Charge, Project Executive, Program and ProjectManager, and Project Engineer on more than 700 projects which required everything from scoping, planning, environmental studies, preparation of plans, specifications, and estimates, construction management and operations and maintenance;
ranging in size from $10,000 to $3.9 billion. Her strength has been in the area of complex element coordination;
well-developed project communications, government and community relations, including innovative finance andgrants; and fast track implementation on complex projects. She has successfully led alternative delivery projects
such as Design Build, Best Value, and Public Private Partnerships.
Maria has served ASCE since her days at UB, first as a student, then Younger Member. She co-founded the Northeast Region Younger Members Council in 1983, and stayed active in her Section, serving all Board positions including President in 1990, while her husband Carl was President Elect. She was a delegate to the NYS and District
1 Councils and became a Society Director in 1993, followed by Zone 1 Vice President in 2001. She has continuously served or chaired numerous Society-level Committees, Councils, and Institutes since 1993. She returned to
the Society’s Board of Direction in 2018 as Assistant Treasurer.
Maria has won numerous national, statewide and local awards including the ASCE President’s Medal, Edmund
Friedman Young Engineer Award, UB’s School of Engineering Alumna of the Year, and the New York State Societyof Professional Engineers Engineering Manager of the Year.

ASCE Strategic Plan 2023-2028

Approved by the Board of Direction in October 2022, ASCE’s new strategic plan encompasses significant shifts inthe profession and around the world since the previous plan. It also highlights ASCE’s role as a top leader in infrastructure development.
Our vision
Engineered and natural systems work in harmony for the beneﬁt of humanity
Our mission
Lead the civil engineering profession to sustainably advance and protect the health, safety and welfare of all.
Commitment to our members
Inspire, connect, and serve our global membership to maximize their professional and personal growth and magnify
their lifelong professional impact.
Strategic shifts
1. Innovate. Deﬁne and drive creative development and renewal of future-ready infrastructure.
2. Advocate. Promote and facilitate civil engineering leadership in developing equitable solutions to global challenges.
3. Inspire. Energize and cultivate a diverse, inclusive, and engaged civil engineering community.
4. Stimulate. Accelerate development and adoption of emerging technologies, analytics, and systems thinking.
5. Magnify. Amplify our collective impact through a vibrant, engaged, and growing membership.
6. Deliver. Effectively manage our resources to provide exceptional value to members.
The ASCE Strategic Plan details each goal and includes strategies.

Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE)

Japan and Its Need to Increase Its Number of Global Civil Engineers
The construction industry in Japan was a world-leader in the 1990s. As an earthquake-prone country, Japan’searthquake-resistant technologies are examples of top-level construction technologies recognized around theworld. However, compared to the other major countries in the world, Japan’s percentage of overseas projects issmall, making up only a few percent of its total projects. In other words, the percentage of Japanese civil engineers
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not just those in the construction industry. Japanese based overseas are only 1% of the population, a small percentage when compared to other major countries in the world.
The reason why the percentage of Japanese working overseas is small is common knowledge; it stems from lacking English proficiency. This point was also made evident in an annual survey of civil engineering students at Hokkaido University, where I used to teach. Furthermore, it was observed that as a civil engineer, it is difficult to acquire the qualifications required overseas due to how the job market works in Japan. Another point that must be
remembered is that many Japanese believe that living in Japan is better than living in another country and so cannot find a reason to live overseas. This is so-called introverted thinking. This point was also highlighted in the survey of civil engineering students at Hokkaido University.
Is this set of circumstances really a good thing? The civil engineering field has a close connection with global issues. In terms of decarbonization, the construction industry is responsible for about one-third of carbon dioxide
emissions. It is obvious that civil engineering must take action globally. In the years to come, construction projects
will be rolled out in developing countries, and many of these projects will be international. It is obvious that we must
deploy construction projects with a worldwide perspective. In developed countries, the age of building infrastructure
is over and we are entering an era of maintenance and repair. We cannot hope for an increase in construction projects like in the past. The involvement of major developed countries in construction projects overseas is normal.
Why is Japan the exception? We should completely change this situation in which we are satisfied with just thedomestic market in Japan with its constant demand for construction due to reconstruction from natural disasters. I
wish Japan, as an industrial nation, would learn by observing other industries deploying projects across the globe.
I am not saying that the majority of Japanese construction projects should be done overseas. I believe we should
start by increasing the current number of projects by about two or three-fold, and that it is natural for Japan, which
has construction technologies equivalent to that of other developed countries, to have 10 to 20% of its projects asoverseas projects. Civil engineers needed for this are Japanese and international civil engineers working in Japan,
and in addition, overseas civil engineers working in partnership with Japanese companies. For this, we need initiatives spanning industry, government, and academia to formulate strategies in the public and private sectors, improve the treatment of human resources with career experience internationally in public and private organizations,and showcase global projects and civil engineers to students. Focusing predominantly on young civil engineers,
JSCE currently provides schemes for civil engineers to develop themselves into global civil engineers. The Subcommittee for Making Civil Engineers More Internationally -Minde (Chairperson: Keitaro Konuma), which is one
such example, holds lively discussions that also include female and international civil engineers. I hope we will see
the fruits of these efforts in the years to come.

By Tamon Ueda
110th JSCE President*Photo by Rumiko Ito

You can access the latest JSCE International Activities Center Newsletter of December 2022 at the link here IAC
News No.122, December 2022.

Korean Society of Civil Engineers (KSCE)
KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering
The KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering is a technical monthly journal of the Korean Society of Civil Engineers. The journal reports original study results (both academic and practical) on past practices and present information in all civil engineering fields.
The journal publishes original papers within the broad field of civil engineering, which
includes, but are not limited to, the following: coastal and harbor engineering, construction
management, environmental engineering, geotechnical engineering, highway engineering, hydraulic engineering, information technology, nuclear power engineering, railroad
engineering, structural engineering, surveying and geo-spatial engineering, transportationengineering, tunnel engineering, and water resources and hydrologic engineering. Boththeoretical and practice-oriented papers, including case studies and reviews, are encouraged.

Read the Volume 26, issue 12, December 2022
You can access the KSCE International Newsletter at the link here KSCE International Newsletter.

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World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO)

WFEO-UNESCO Joint Meeting for Member States – The strategic role of engineering
for accelerating the delivery of the 2030 Agenda
This joint event presented the UNESCO-WFEO partnership andcontributions to the SDGs by working with Member States, especially on engineering capacity building and education, and how it
is relevant to the variety of regional and national contexts withregard to building more inclusive and responsible communities. It
took place at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, Room IV, Thursday 27 October 2022.
The World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO)
was created under the auspices of UNESCO in 1968, and represents some 30 million engineers through its 100 members, which
are national and regional professional engineering institutions.
WFEO is an NGO in official relations with UNESCO (associate
status), as well as in liaison status at the United Nations
ECOSOC and with other UN agencies and intergovernmental agencies. UNESCO and WFEO have now a +50year history of fruitful cooperation. In 2018, a symposium was held at UNESCO to celebrate this anniversary.
Engineering has always been a means to address UNESCO’s priorities, and has become increasingly important inorder to progress the Sustainable Development Goals.
Amongst recent achievements, WFEO had initiated the creation of a
UNESCO World Engineering Day (WED) for Sustainable Development (approved by UNESCO’s 40th General Conference, 2019), andsince then has been coordinating the celebration of this Day worldwide, on 4 March of each year, bringing considerable attention to therole of engineers and engineering in achieving the 17 SDGs. The
celebration of the World Engineering Day has greatly increased theawareness of SDGs in engineering communities and mobilized engineers all over the world actively engaged in the implementation of
SDGs in engineering practices.
In 2021, WFEO worked closely with UNESCO and made significant
contributions to the second edition of UNESCO’s Engineering Report, Engineering for Sustainable Development: Delivering on the General introduction by Prof. José
Sustainable Development Goals, officially launched on 4 March Vieira, WFEO President
2021, in the context of accelerating actions to deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals. The report includes important recommendations on many fields of engineering which are relevant to theSDGs, with a special focus on the critical role of engineering capacity
building and engineering education to train more engineers with theright skills.
Together, the Sector for Natural Sciences and WFEO have set a
good example of how the sectors, Member States and NGOs in official relations can work together towards objectives that serve thecommon good.
The presentations and recordings of the event are available here areavailable in the links below and the photos are available in this page.

You can access the WFEO Flash-Info #47, October 2022 at the link here WFEO Flash-Info #47, October 2022

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European Civil Engineering Education and Training Association(EUCEET)The General Assembly of the EUCEET Association took place on 30 th September 2022, inTirana, Albania and a new administrative council was elected.
The Administrative Council is composed of the President, one Vice-President and five (5)elected members.
The Secretary General attends the meetings but with no voting right.
The EUCEET Association Administrative Council 2022-2024 is composed as follows:

Prof. Jose TURMO(President)
UPC Barcelona Tech
Barcelona, Spain
jose.turmo@upc.es

Prof. Šarūnas SKUODIS(Vice-President)
Vilnius Gediminas Technical University
Vilnius, Lithuania
sarunas.skuodis@vilniustech.lt

Prof. Jaak MONBALIU
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
jaak.monbaliu@kuleuven.be

Assoc. Prof. Ilda RUSI
Polis University
Tirana, Albania
ilda_rusi@universitetpolis.edu.al

Assoc. Prof. Jose Antonio LOZANOGALANT
University of Castilla-La Mancha
Ciudad Real, Spain
JoseAntonio.Lozano@uclm.es

Prof. Thibaut SKRZYPEK
Ecole des Ponts ParisTech
Paris, France
thibaut.skrzypek@enpc.fr

PhD Andreea Florentina CONDURACHE
Technical University of Civil Engineering Bucharest
Bucharest, Romania
andreea.condurache@utcb.roProf. Diego Carlo Lo PRESTI(General Secretary)
University of Pisa
Pisa, Italyd.lopresti@ing.unipi.it

EU News
Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T): Council adopts its position to ensuresustainable connectivity in Europe
On 5th December 2022 the Council adopted its common
position (general approach) regarding the Commission proposal for aregulation on Union guidelines for the development of the transEuropean transport network.

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Building a reliable, seamless, and high-quality trans-European transport network (TEN-T) will ensure sustainable
connectivity across the European Union without physical interruptions, bottlenecks or missing links.
The network will contribute to achieving the EU's sustainable mobility objectives, the proper functioning of theinternal market and the economic, social and territorial cohesion of the EU. It is intended to be developed step bystep, with proposed deadlines in 2030, 2040 and 2050. The proposal therefore sets clear deadlines for thecompletion of the trans-European transport network: the core network should be completed by 2030, the newly
added extended core network by 2040 and the comprehensive network by 2050.
The Commission proposal places particular focus on a new governance structure for the TEN-T policy andmultimodality by setting ambitious goals, in particular for the development of railway infrastructure.
Read more

Member States adopt new sustainability reporting rules
On 28th November 2022, the EU Council gave its final approval to the "Corporate sustainability reporting" Directive(CSRD).
This means that companies will soon be required to publish detailed information on sustainability matters. This will
increase a company’s accountability, prevent divergent sustainability standards, and ease the transition toa sustainable economy.
In practical terms, companies will have to report on how their business model affects their sustainability, and on
how external sustainability factors (such as climate change or human right issues) influence their activities. This will
equip investors and other stakeholders better for taking informed decisions on sustainability issues.
The CSRD strengthens the existing rules on non-financial reporting introduced in the Accounting Directive by the2014 non-financial reporting directive (NFRD) , which are no longer tailored to the EU's transition to asustainable economy.
Read moreState of the Union address by President von der Leyen
On 14th September 2022, the President of the European Commission delivered the Stateof the Union address to the Parliament. The address takes stock of the achievements ofthe past year and presents the priorities for the year ahead. DG GROW will play animportant role in delivering many of these flagship initiatives, among others:
the European Critical Raw Materials Act; the SME Relief Package, including the Late
Payment Directive; the recognition of professional qualifications of third country
nationals; the proposal for the creation of an EU Hydrogen Bank …
Read moreIs the EU legal framework for products still fit for purpose?
Digital product passport, digital CE marking, software as a product, circular
economy, modified products made available on the EU market: Is the New
Legislative Framework (NLF) able to cope with the digital and circular economy
objectives? The evaluation of the NLF assesses how the system has been
performing since 2008 when it was adopted and whether it is able to preserve
its relevance in the light of new challenges.
Read moreAccess2finance website – the one-stop-shop on EU financial support: Major upgradeFind out how to apply for loans and equity financing supported by InvestEU andother EU programmes, all in one place! The access2finance.eu website has over 1
million page views per year (hosted on YourEurope). It provides detailed
information on how businesses can apply for EU loans and equity finance throughone of over 1,000 financial institutions or investors. It offers a one-stop-shop for
SMEs looking for loans and equity financing supported by the InvestEU
programme, Cohesion Policy and funding from the European Investment Bank
Group.
Thanks to a major upgrade of the website, businesses can now find out how to apply for finance supported by theInvestEU programme such as under the recently signed €25 million agreement with the Green Generation Fundtargeting sustainable and female-led businesses. The upgrade also helps businesses to find tailor-made financing
according to their specific needs such as size of company, region of activity (NUTS-3) and investment focus
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More environmentally sustainable and circular products
Many more physical goods on the single market will soon be friendlier to the environment, circular, and energy
efficient throughout their whole lifecycle. This is thanks to the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products (ESPR) proposal
which aims to make sustainable products the norm by setting product requirements on e.g. durability, reusability,
reparability, resource and energy efficiency. The proposal was put forward by the European Commission in March
2022, in the context of the Circular Economy Action Plan and the European Green Deal.
Read more

Public Consultations of the European Commission
Please note that the European Communications regularly does Public Consultations many of which are very relevant for the engineering professions. We would therefore advise to regularly check the page and contribute to relevant topics through the link here.

Upcoming events
Date

Event

Place

25-27.01.2023

17th WCCE General Assembly

Porto,PORTUGAL

https://wcce.biz/
6-8.02.2023

International Forum on Infrastructure and Civil Engineering(ICEFORUM2023)

Porto,PORTUGAL

https://www.continuumforums.com/2023/iceforum
4.03.2023

World Engineering Day 2023

https://worldengineeringday.net/
20-23.03.2023

3rd International TMM_CH Conference on “Transdisciplinary Multispectral Modelling and Cooperation for the Preservation of Cultural
Heritage, Recapturing the World in Conflict through Culture, promoting mutual understanding and Peace”

Athens,GREECEhttps://www.tmm-ch.com/
24-26.05.2023

76th ECCE General Meeting

Nicosia,CYPRUS

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8 International Conference “Construction Safety and Health”

Nicosia,CYPRUS

25-28.06.2023

9th International Congress on Environmental Geotechnics

Chania,GREECEhttps://www.iceg2022.org/
5-6.10.2023

14th International Conference “Modern Building Materials, Structures and Techniques”

Vilnius,LITHUANIA

https://vilniustech.lt/mbmst
11-13.10.2023

7th World Engineers Convention 2023 – WEC 2023

Prague,CZECH REPUBLIC

http://www.wec2023.com/

19-20.10.2023

2nd joint International Conference of EUCEET and AECEF “The roleof interactive teaching/learning approaches in the development ofsoft skills for Civil Engineering Education”

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Pisa,
ITALY

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With 2022 winding down and 2023 right around the corner we wanted to say thank you to the ECCE members
and partners for the ongoing support and cooperation.
We are grateful for your efforts and commitment to ECCE’s works and initiatives for the betterment of the civilengineering profession in Europe. We look forward to working closely with you in the New Year and beyond.
Our warmest wishes for a joyful holiday season and a happy and prosperous new year!
All the best from the President, the Executive Board and Secretary of the European Council of Civil Engineers,
Andreas Brandner
ECCE President

Maria Karanasiou
ECCE General Secretary

The European Council of Civil Engineers (ECCE) was
created in 1985 out of the common concern of the professional bodies for Civil Engineers in Europe that the
Civil Engineers working together across Europe could

European Council of Civil
Engineersoffer much more to assist Europe advance its built Environment and protect the natural environment.

Secretariat:
P.O. Box 136 41, NTUA Patission
Street Complex, (28th October) &Stournari Street,10682 Athens, Greece

At the European Union level, ECCE aims to promote theE-mail: ecce_sps@otenet.gr
Web: www.ecceengineers.eu

ual governments and professional institutions, formu-

highest technical and ethical standards, to provide asource of impartial advice, and promote co-operation
with other pan-European organizations in the construction industry. ECCE also advises and influences individlates standards and achieves a mutual compatibility ofdifferent regulations controlling the profession, andformulates standards for a European Code of Conduct“Civil Engineers at the Heart ofSociety Building Life Quality and a
Sustainable Environment”

of the Civil Engineering Profession and disciplinary
procedures applicable throughout the Union.

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