LVS 3

Acronym: LVS 3

Programme: Research Fund for Coal and Steel (RFCS)

Contract No.: RFS2-CT-2013-00016

Project implementation period of time: 01.07.2013 – 31.12.2014

Total value of the project: EUR 1 168 645

ITB’s budget: EUR 37 279, incl. EU funding EUR 22 367

Coordinator on behalf of ITB: Michał Piasecki, PhD

Leader/Coordinating organisation: ARCELOR MITTAL BELVAL&DIFFERDANGE S.A., Luxembourg

Participants:

UNIVERZA V LJUBLJANA, Slovenia

CESKE VYSOKE UCENI TECHNIKE V PRAZE, Czech Republic

ETHNICON METSOVION POLYTECHNION, Greece

UNIVERSITATEA POLITECHNICA DIN TIMISOARA, Romania

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI NAPOLI FEDERICO II, Italy

VILNIAUS GEDIMINO TECHNIKOS UNIVERSITETAS VIESOJI ISTAIGA, Lithuania

INSTYTUT TECHNIKI BUDOWLANEJ, Poland

FUNDATION TECNALIA RESEARCH&INNOVATION, Spain

MISKOLCI EGYETEM, Hungary

UNIVERSIDADE DE COIMBRA, Portugal

BAUFORUMSTAHL EV – BFS, Germany

TALLINNA TECHNIKAULIKOOL, Estonia

CENTRE TECHNIQUE INDUSTRIEL DE LA CONSTRUCTION METALLIQUE, France

UNIVERSITE DE LIEGE, Belgium

STICHTING BOUWEN MET STAAL, Holland

STALBYGGNADSINSTITUTET STIFTELSER, Sweden

ADVANCED COATINGS&CONSTRUCTIONSOLUTIONS SCRL, Belgium

CLUB ASTURIANO DE LA INNOVACION ASOCIACION, Spain

Short description:

the technical goal of the project was to disseminate current knowledge in the field of assessing the environmental impacts of steel structural elements of buildings during their life cycle. Environmental assessments performed in accordance with research methods developed by the European Committee for Standardization CEN TC 350 provided data on the environmental characteristics of construction products, and such information served as an additional element in the design process.

Project partners, representing the steel and construction industries and research units, actively participated in standardization work in the above scope, and the developed research methods were recommended for implementation into construction practice using the software prepared in the project and through a set of educational activities and a training system. The environmental assessment of steel is an important factor in ensuring that buyers and investors can make an informed choice of structural steel for various building solutions.

The degree of understanding of information about technical and environmental properties is crucial for implementing sustainable construction into practice.

The PN EN 15804:2012P standard "Sustainability of construction facilities - Environmental product declarations - Basic principles of categorization of construction products" enables the presentation of environmental data for steel, indicating its significant recycling potential. The calculation algorithm and the results presentation system were implemented in easy-to-use software. Instructions and a guide to using the program have been prepared in several European languages. The program was made available during seminars and workshops in the countries participating in the project.

The result of the project are innovative software tools and guides for environmental assessments of structural steel, implementing the life cycle methodology in accordance with PN EN 15804.

"Scientific work financed from scientific funds in 2013-2014 allocated for the implementation of an international co-financed project"