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Advisory platform for small farms based on earth observation (APOLLO)

Start date: May 1, 2016, End date: Feb 28, 2019,

The overall objective of APOLLO is to develop a commercial platform that will provide a suite of farm management advisory services specifically designed to address the needs of small farmers. APOLLO will use state-of-the-art methodologies for the calculation of agricultural parameters based on EO data, taking advantage of the improved spatial and temporal coverage of the new Sentinels. APOLLO will ...
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BUSINESS MODELS FOR ENHANCING FUNDING AND ENABLING FINANCING OF INFRASTRUCTURE IN TRANSPORT (BENEFIT)

Start date: Dec 1, 2014, End date: Sep 30, 2016,

BENEFIT takes an innovative approach by analysing funding schemes within an inter-related system. Funding schemes are successful (or not) depending on the Business Model that generates them. The performance of the Business Model is affected by the implementation context and the transport mode. It is matched successfully (or not) by a financing scheme. Relations between actors are described by a go ...
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Fostering the use of low temperature geothermal sources through the development of operational exploitation guidelines and green energy solutions of enterprising (ENERGEIA)

Start date: Oct 22, 2013, End date: Aug 21, 2015,

The project is focused on the enhancement of geothermal systems component research and analysis through pilot applications and the development of operational application guidelines and cost effective techno-economic models of green energy use at both public and commercial level. ...
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SedAlp - Sediment management in Alpine basins: integrating sediment continuum, risk mitigation and hydropower (SedAlp)

Start date: Aug 31, 2012, End date: Jun 29, 2015,

SedAlp contributes to integrated management of sediment transport in Alpine basins directed to an effective reduction of sediment-related risk while promoting the enhancement of riverine ecosystems and reducing the impacts of hydropower plants (balancing the implementation of EU Directives e.g. RES, Floods and WFD). The project includes piloting actions in various representative Alpine river basin ...
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ROad safety in South East European regions  (ROSEE)

Start date: Sep 30, 2012, End date: Sep 29, 2014,

Road safety is important for smooth accessibility of SEE regions. The road crash and injury tool within SEE regions accounts for social and economical losses affecting the development of South East European Space. In the EU 56% of road deaths occur on rural roads while 37% of fatalities are counted in built-up areas. 44% involves vulnerable road users such as pedestrians, cyclists and riders of po ...
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TABLE - FURNITURE CLUSTER CBC (TABLE)

Start date: Sep 4, 2013, End date: Sep 4, 2014,

In order to fulfill the SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE and RATIONALE of this Project, which will eventually increase the competitiveness of the regions furniture sector for participation in the joint EU market - COOPERATION and TRUST need to be established among cluster members across borders: RESULT 1. Strengthened capacities of furniture producers in BG-SER region for participation in joint EU market.The id ...
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Territorial Approaches to New Governance (TANGO)

Start date: May 31, 2011, End date: Apr 30, 2014,

Policymakers in the field of territorial development and cohesion recognise a clear need for coherent public action and allocation of public resources within the different territories across the European continent. Especially in times of restricted public budgets they feel a strong need to understand how policy action can become more effective in their daily practice and how synergies can be explo ...
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Manufacturing Sand-Limestone Bricks, Recycling Energy and Organics from Sewage Sludge (EcoBrick)

Start date: Jan 1, 2010, End date: Jun 30, 2013,

Background House bricks are often burned from natural clay, a process that consumes large quantities of energy and causes environmental pollution, especially in rural areas, where small brick factories use ovens fuelled by cheap coal, wood, etc. Sand-limestone bricks need only 30% of the energy used to make bricks from clay. Sand-limestone bricks are usua ...
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Air tightness investigation of rooms from the point of view of energy and comfort (Air Tightness)

Start date: Aug 31, 2011, End date: Dec 30, 2012,

The base of the project is the measurement of air tightness and air change rate in a carefully selected set of buildings in Croatia and in Hungary. Based on the data collected by the application of a shared methodological approach by the common research team, a set of recommendations will be prepared for decision makers, for the industry, for education and for the general public. The results will ...
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Development of investigation and analysis techniques for the assessment and lifetime expectancy of historical structures (Historical structures)

Start date: Aug 31, 2011, End date: Dec 30, 2012,

The principal objective of this research project is to set up a holistic approach for treating existing historical structures, specifically focusing on gaining an improved understanding of the behaviour of historical structures under load effects and environmental exposure conditions; development of effective in-situ non-destructive investigation and monitoring techniques; development of assessmen ...
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Developing interdisciplinary study materials for architects, mechanical, civil and HVAC engineers, energy experts and installers in order to work together in multidisciplinary teams. (Building Energetics)

Start date: Sep 29, 2011, End date: Sep 28, 2012,

In order to facilitate the implementation of the Directive on Energy Performance of Buildings and the 20-20-20 targets set by the EU, the project’s aim is to train and educate architects and engineers in the integral sustainable design approach and encourage work in integrated multidisciplinary teams, addressing the integration of sustainable energy in buildings and built environment in general. W ...
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Metropolisation and Polycentric Development in Central Europe: Evidence Based Strategic Options (POLYCE)

Start date: Aug 31, 2010, End date: Jul 31, 2012,

The European Commission considers the Danube Region as one of the most important areas in Europe and has set up a macro-regional strategy encouraging long term co-operation to tackle a wide range of policy challenges. The capital cities of Vienna, Prague, Budapest, Bratislava and Ljubljana wish to play an active role in this co-operation. These big cities are important drivers of development. The ...
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actical Use of MONITORing in Natural Disaster Management (MONITOR II)

Start date: May 31, 2009, End date: May 29, 2012,

Management of natural hazards constitutes a common challenge in the SEES. Until now, neither hazard mapping nor contingency planning have been transnationally coordinated and defined in a sufficient manner. These gaps will be tackled in MONITOR II with the development of a common methodology and a CSA ("Continuous Situation Awareness") system. The integration of monitoring systems facilitates peri ...
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SEE HYDROPOWER, targeted to improve water resource management for a growing renewable energy production (SEE HYDROPOWER)

Start date: May 31, 2009, End date: May 29, 2012,

SEE HYDROPOWER is based on the European Directive on the promotion of Electricity from Renewable Energy Sources (RES-e) respect to the Kyoto protocol targets, that aims to establish an overall binding target of 20% share of renewable energy sources in energy consumption and a 10% binding minimum target for biofuels in transport to be achieved by each Member State, as well as binding national targe ...
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Climate Change and Impacts on Water Supply (CC-WaterS)

Start date: Apr 30, 2009, End date: Apr 29, 2012,

Climate change (CC) affects fresh water resources and may have significant influence on public drinking water supply. Land use activities exert pressure on water resources and will change according to CC. It is crucial for safeguarding future water supply to anticipate these climate and land use changes and to assess their impacts on water resources. Transnational action is needed to prepare SEE f ...
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CASTLE - Cooperation Among SMEs Toward Logistic Excellence (CASTLE)

Start date: Oct 31, 2008, End date: Oct 30, 2011,

CASTLE was born to answer regional needs to improve SMEs logistics policies. It relies on a solid past cooperation among ten partners in Italy, Poland, Greece, Slovenia, Spain, Germany, Hungary & Austria, especially developed in Interreg initiatives. The CASTLE objectives and ratio are rooted in past research & study activities on the regional logistics EU status and perspectives, which elected SM ...
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Cooperation in Education: Environmental-Hydraulics Field Training Reach on the Danube River (DANUBE-EHT-2010)

Start date: Jun 30, 2010, End date: Oct 30, 2011,

The project aims to create close cooperation between the partners in the education of environmental hydraulics and water resources (students and teachers). Partners propose to establish common environmental-hydraulics field training reach on the Danube River in the border area between Hungary ( Mohacs) and Serbia (Bezdan), to introduce multidisciplinary team-work approach, through latest advancem ...
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CO2-Neutral Transport for the Alpine Space (CO2-NeuTrAlp) (CO2-NeuTrAlp)

Start date: Aug 31, 2008, End date: Aug 30, 2011,

Alternative propulsion technologies for transport on the basis of renewable energies (RE) shall be implemented by local users of the Alpine Space: 1.) A variety of solutions will be applied in regions with differing resource potentials; 2.) Technical solutions will be harmonised in order to set international standards; 3.) Transnational exchange of know-how promotes the competitiveness of the Alpi ...
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Developing the North Sea Offshore Wind Power Cluster (POWER cluster)

Start date: Jun 30, 2008, End date: Jun 29, 2011,

As a direct successor of NSR Interreg IIIBs POWER project, it is centred on the development of a strong Offshore Wind Industry (OWI) cluster in the NSR. Core activities include a strengthened stakeholder and business-to-business network, leading to knowledge transfer and bringing together complementary expertise to create more innovation in the sector, energy grid reinforcement across the NSR, dev ...
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Building the Future of Transnational Cooperation in Water Resources in South East Europe (Educate!)

Start date: Apr 30, 2006, End date: Aug 30, 2008,

The management of water resources ensures not only the security of the water supply, it also contributes to environmental protection. To reach a high quality standard of water resource management, professional education and knowledge and cross-national approaches are indispensable because dealing with water resources transgresses national boundaries. The project region, located in South-Eastern Eu ...
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Alpine Mobility Check (AlpCheck)

Start date: Jun 30, 2006, End date: Jun 29, 2008,

AlpCheck objective is to create an informative system able to manage data coming from the existing monitoring systems in the Alpine area. It should be global but it will have to adapt itself to the characteristics of each userThe system has to adapt itself to multiple requirements and various contexts and different typologies of travelTasks integrated with the system and develop through pilot proj ...
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Development of sustainable construction and demolition waste management system for Croatia (CONWAS)

Start date: Feb 1, 2006, End date: Jan 31, 2008,

Background The construction sector in Croatia produces 2 million tonnes of construction and demolition (C&D) waste. Due to a lack of adequate recycling facilities and a lack of an organised and economically sustainable waste management system, only a small part of the waste is properly disposed, while the recycling and re-use percentage is below 5%. Thoug ...
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VILLAS, STATELY HOMES AND CASTLES: compatible use, valorisation and creative management (VILLAS)

Start date: Dec 31, 2003, End date: Jun 29, 2007,

Cultural heritage, preserved and managed in an appropriate way, can play a decisive role in spatial development. This is the focus of the VILLAS project. The project's main aims consist in improving and revitalising the aesthetic and economic aspects of architectural heritage by creating an evaluation model and defining a compatible, reusable strategy tool according to the planning criteria and sp ...
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Integrated System for the promotion of Territorial / Environmental Impact Assessment in the framework of spatial planning (ISOTEIA)

Start date: Dec 31, 2003, End date: Dec 30, 2006,

The aim of the project is environmental protection through the establishment of an Integrated System designed to promote the best means to assessing Territorial and Environmental Impacts (TEIA) within the framework of resource management and regional planning in the CADSES region. During the project running time 8 TEIA case-studies are planned, which are based on alternative scenarios generated by ...
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European Space - Territorial Indicators and Actions for a Spatial Planning Observatory in Southeast Europe (ESTIA-SPOSE)

Start date: Sep 30, 2003, End date: Dec 30, 2006,

ESTIA-SPOSE builds upon the experience accumulated by its predecessor ESTIA project and intends to develop Actions for a Spatial Planning Observatory in Southeast Europe, based on an integrated system of territorial indicators fully compatible with the approach of ESDP and ESPON. This system of indicators will be tested in a series of pilot applications in selected sectors and areas with the aim t ...
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Regional Integration and Metropolitan Development of South Eastern Europe (RIMED)

Start date: Dec 31, 2002, End date: Oct 29, 2005,

The RIMED project deals with three serious and interacting problems of South-Eastern Europe: increasing spatial inequality, serious geographical and economic fragmentation and unbalanced or even anarchic growth of metropolitan areas leading to a further concentration of activities. The latter may lead to traffic congestion, pollution, environmental degradation and social segregation, which threate ...
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Strengthening of European Union funds absorption capacity for infrastructure construction projects.

The main problem being tackled was to increase European Union funds absorption in infrastructure construction projects in European Union Members Countries and countries entering the Union. Expected outcomes:- increase participation in vocational trainings due to MOODLE system- increase employees knowledge concerning procedures in risk management, claims and dispute management - improvement in co ...
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MBA in Construction - Postgraduate European Common Studies in Construction Project Management

The main task of the project was to deepen Directive's 89/48/EWG ideas, which lead to creation of proper European system of comparison, certification and mutual recognition of managerial qualifications in construction. Project was based on the successfully finished CLOEMC I and II projects (PL/06/B/F/PP/174014, 2009-1-PL1-LEO05-05016) set of 13 already created manuals for Construction Managers’ L ...
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Landscape Education:New Opportunities for Teaching and Research in Europe III

Start date: Oct 1, 2010,

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INFINITY - INternational Fellowship IN transdisciplinarITY - Strand 1 - Lot 5

Start date: Jul 15, 2013,

INFINITY project intends to become an INternational Fellowship IN transdisciplinarITY; its main theme is “Urban Agriculture”. INFINITY is about sustainability, and aims to strengthen a viable partnership of EU and all of lot 5 countries - aligning the Lisbon Strategy with the EM programme’s objectives. INFINITY is set in a transdisciplinary framework in the following thematic fields:01 Agriculture ...
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EUROPEAN AND GLOBAL ENGINEERING EDUCATION

Start date: Oct 1, 2009,

The EUGENE Network aims at improving the impact of European Engineering Education (EE) on competitiveness, innovation andsocio-economic growth in a global context. This goal will be achieved by setting–up and a top-level “discussion & action” forum tomonitor and support the continuous evolution of EE in the EHEA and to open its competition and cooperation borders beyondEurope. Indeed, although Eur ...
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Best industry practice for Installation Ceramic, Glass and Stone Tile

...n Ceske Budejovice in assessing the clarity and feasibility of the proposed practical guides in the form of participation in the implementation of pilot courses. Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of civil engineering, UTE Ceske Budejovice, Slovakien Technical University in Bratislava, which are another part of consorcium. Tile Guild CZ represents artisans from practice, and together wi ...
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European specific qualification Design and Construction in Existing Contexts

Das Projekt spricht im Sektor Planung und Bau tätige Fach- und Führungskräfte in Europa an. Dieser Zielgruppe gehören als End- bzw. potenzielle Nutzer Architekten und Ingenieure der Fachrichtung Architektur, Innenarchitektur, Städtebau und Landschaftsplanung sowie Bauingenieure und an der Planung und am Bau beteiligte Fachingenieure aus den Bereichen Vermessungswesen, Gebäudetechnik, Bauphysik, Ba ...
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European specific qualification Design and Construction in Existing Contexts

Das Projekt spricht im Sektor Planung und Bau tätige Fach- und Führungskräfte in Europa an. Dieser Zielgruppe gehören als End- bzw. potenzielle Nutzer Architekten und Ingenieure der Fachrichtung Architektur, Innenarchitektur, Städtebau und Landschaftsplanung sowie Bauingenieure und an der Planung und am Bau beteiligte Fachingenieure aus den Bereichen Vermessungswesen, Gebäudetechnik, Bauphysik, Ba ...
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European Mobility Agreement Customizer

Although there are no exhaustive figures on mobility in IVT, the number of apprentices undertaking training in another Member State is nonetheless estimated at 1% on average, even if the number of opportunities for mobility doubled between 2002 and 2005 thanks to the European Commission’s incentive policy. An in-depth study (Move it) has identified several obstacles to mobility, including legal ...
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Electronic Quality Assured, European Steel Training and Assessment (EQUESTA)

The EQUESTA project will culminate in the delivery of 12 e-training modules ready for autumn 2009. In addition to EN 1993 (design of steel structures) e-training modules covering basis of structural design (EN 1990) and actions (EN 1991) will be developed. Modules covering the design of steel structures for fire and seismic situations will be included.The project will also review frameworks in p ...
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Transfer of Innovations Provided in Eurocodes

The Eurocodes, new European standards for design of construction works, provide a basis for unified European market of high quality construction products, services and innovations leading to strengthen the competitiveness of the European construction industry, which is presently a significant source of employment. The Eurocodes, supported by the European Commission, provide necessary means of givi ...
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SKILLS - Steel construction industry lifelong learning support

Following a number of routine industry seminars which gave partners the opportunity to promote SKILLS and to obtain feedback and evaluation amongst its target audience, SKILLS recently organised a series of high profile launches during three national construction conferences and exhibitions which have taken place in Poland, Spain and France during the past few months. During the recent Assises in ...
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Common Learning Outcomes for European Managers in Construction III

This Project was related to the EU Dir 89/48/EWG on regulated professions in respect of recognition, promotion and certification of qualifications by international associations and organizations – from construction industry. The main task of the project was to improve Directive's ideas, which have lead to creation of proper EU system of comparison, certification and mutual recognition of manageri ...
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Development of knowledge centers for life-long learning by involving of specialists and decision makers in flood risk management using advanced Hydroinformatic tools

Flood risk management plans, considered as a communicator and disseminator tool across the horizontal structures of governmental and non-governmental bodies dealing with flood protection, flood mitigation and flood struggle in general. They mainly include proposals on how to reduce the losses of lives, property and environmental through flood prevention, protection of vulnerable areas and increase ...
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