LIFETIME
Lifetime Engineering of Buildings and Civil Infrastructures
International project:
Acronym: LIFETIME
Programme: European Commission 5th RTD Framework Programme: GROWTH Programme for research technological development and demonstration on "Competitive and sustainable growth 1998-2002"
Contract No.: G1RT-CT_2002-05082
Project implementation period of time: 1.06.2002 – 31.07.2005
Total value of the project: EUR 1 264 559; max. EC funding: EUR 1 073 280
ITB’s budget: EUR 9 360
Leader/Coordinating organisation: Technical Research Centre of Finland, Finland (VTT)
Participants:
AACHEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, Germany
AMSTEIN WALTHERT AG, Switzerland
ARCON MINES LIMITED, Ireland
ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI, Greece
ASOCIACION DE INVESTIGACION DE LAS INDUSTRIAS DE LA CONSTRUCCION, Spain
ASSOCIATION FOR RESEARCH AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, Spain
ASSOCIATION OF FINNISH CIVIL ENGINEERS RIL RY., Finland
BELGIUMN ROAD RESEARCH CENTER, Belgium
BUILDING RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT LTD, United Kingdom
BULGARIAN BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION CHAMBER, Bulgaria
CARSA CONSULTORES DE AUTOMATIZACION Y ROBOTICA, SA, Spain
CENTRAL SOIL AND MATERIALS RESEARCH STATION, India
CHINA ACADEMY OF BUILDING RESEARCH, China
COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATION, Australia
CONCRETE VOLUMES SWEDEN AB, Sweden
CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, Spain
COPPER RESEARCH AND DESIGN CENTER CUPRUM LTD, Poland
CT LAASTIT OY, Finland
DANISH BUILDING AND URBAN RESEARCH, Denmark
DANISH ROAD DIRECTORATE, Denmark
DANISH TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE, Denmark
ENERGIE DUURZAAM VZW, Belgium
ESTONIAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, Estonia
FEDERAL HIGHWAY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, Germany
FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIAL RESEARCH AND TESTING, Germany
FEDERATION DE L'INDUSTRIE EUROPEENNE DE LA CONSTRUCTION, Belgium
FEDERATION OF THE CYPRUS BUILDING CONTRACTOR'S ASSOCIATIONS, Cyprus
FINNISH NATIONAL ROAD ADMINISTRATION, Finland
FINNISH REAL ESTATE FEDERATION, Finland
FINNMAP CONSULTING OY, Finland
FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.*, Germany
GENERAL MINING AND METALLURGICAL COMPANY S.A. 'LARCO', Greece
GRUPO INTERLAB S.A., Spain
GTM CONSTRUCTION S.A., France
HELSINKI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, Finland
HERIOT-WATT UNIVERSITY, United Kingdom
HOCHSCHULE BREMEN, Germany
HYWEL DAVIES CONSULTANCY, United Kingdom
IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE, United Kingdom
INFRAMAN OY, Finland
INSTITUTE FOR TRANSPORT SCIENCES LTD, Hungary
INSTITUTE OF ACCELERATING SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS, Greece
INSTITUTE OF URBAN ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES, Greece
INSTYTUT TECHNIKI BUDOWLANEJ, Poland
INTERCONSULT GROUP ASA, Norway
INVESTIGATION Y CONTROL DE CALIDAD S.A., Spain
ISTITUTO GIORDANO SPA., Italy
KUCHTAGROUP UMWELT & MANAGEMENT GMBH, Germany
LABORATOIRE CENTRAL DES PONTS ET CHAUSSES, France
LABORATORIO DE ENSAYOS E INVESTIGACIONES INDUSTRIALES - FUNDACION LABEIN, Spain
LABORATORIO NACIONAL DE ENGENHARIA CIVIL, Portugal
MINERAL AND ENERGY ECONOMY RESEARCH INSTITUTE - POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, Poland
MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND DECENTRALISATION, Greece
MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT PUBLIC WORKS AND WATER MANAGEMENT, Netherlands
MUNICIPAL ENTERPRISE FOR URBAN STUDIES AND DEVELOPMENT, Greece
NATIONAL BUILDING RESEARCH INSTITUTE, Romania
NATIONAL OBSERVATORY OF ATHENS, Greece
NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS, Greece
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, DUBLIN, Ireland
NETHERLANDS PAVEMENT CONSULTANTS B.V., Netherlands
NORGES BYGGFORSKNINGSINSTITUT, Norway
NORWAYN NATIONAL COASTAL ADMINISTRATION, Norway
NORWAYN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, Norway
OBERMEYER PLANEN & BERATEN, PLANUNGSGESELLSCHAFT FUER BAU, UMWELT, VERKEHR AND TECHNISCHE AUSRUESTUNG MBH, Germany
OVE ARUP & PARTNERS INTERNATIONAL LTD, United Kingdom
PAUL D. THOMPSON, USA
RAKLI - THE FINNISH ASSOCIATION OF BUILDING OWNERS AND CONSTRUCTION CLIENTS, Finland
RIO TINTO PLC, United Kingdom
ROAD AND BRIDGE RESEARCH INSTITUTE, Poland
SBS BYFORNYELSE S.M.B.A., Denmark
SERVICIOS Y OBRAS CANARIOS S.A., Spain
SKANSKA TEKNIK AB, Sweden
SP SWEDISH NATIONAL TESTING AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE, Sweden
SWEDISH CEMENT AND CONCRETE RESEARCH INSTITUTE, Sweden
SWEDISH NATIONAL ROAD ADMINISTRATION, Sweden
SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY LAUSANNE, Switzerland
TALLINN TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY, Estonia
TAYLOR WOODROW CONSTRUCTION LTD, United Kingdom
TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH, Germany
THEIslandIC BUILDING RESEARCH INSTITUTE, Island
TRANSPORT RESEARCH CENTRE, Czech Republic
UNIVERSIDAD DE VALLADOLID, Spain
UNIVERSITAET DUISBURG-ESSEN, Germany
UNIVERSITAET KARLSRUHE (TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE), Germany
UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES OF SOUTHERN SWITZERLAND, Switzerland
UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE, United Kingdom
UNIVERSITY OF GAEVLE, Sweden
UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA, Slovenia
UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF LILLE, France
VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, Austria
VILLA REAL LTD, Finland
VILNIUS GEDIMINAS TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY, Lithuania
WARDELL ARMSTRONG LTD, United Kingdom
Short description:
the main goal of the project was to develop the principles of construction durability analysis, in particular the development of an organized and systematized database of Best Practices, Best Research Results and Advanced Implementation Activities in life cycle design. The project contributed to the European and global development of the idea of a sustainable built environment.
The project results were:
- recommendations for international and national standardization, training and education,
- general model and description of life cycle development,
- report on current sources, future requirements and taxonomy of life cycle data,
- dissemination materials, workshop reports, general and individual operational model plans and short reports.
