“The way forward for the Eurocodes implementation in the Balkans”, 10-11 October 2018, Tirana

WELCOME to the Workshop

Silvia DimovaProject leader "Safe and clean construction"

Safety and Security of Buildings Unit

Directorate for Space, Security and Migration

Directorate-General Joint Research Centre

European Commission

“The way forward for the Eurocodes implementation in the Balkans”

10-11 October 2018, Tirana

“The way forward for the Eurocodes implementation in the Balkans”, 10-11 October 2018, Tirana

The JRC within the Commission

“The way forward for the Eurocodes implementation in the Balkans”, 10-11 October 2018, Tirana

Implementation and use of the Eurocodes – Administrative arrangements between JRC and DG GROW (2005 – 2018), new programme 2018 - 2021

Bridging the gap between Research and Standardization – institutional & competitive projects

JRC support to policies and standards for construction (2018-2021): REFIT, Innovation in Construction, …

JRC Support to the construction sector

“The way forward for the Eurocodes implementation in the Balkans”, 10-11 October 2018, Tirana

Support to the adoption and implementation of the Eurocodes

Who?

•European Commission (DG GROW and DG JRC)

•In cooperation with: CEN, Member States, and National Standardization Bodies (NSBs)

How?

•Informatics tools (Eurocodes website, helpdesk, NDPs database, publications database,…)

•Training Workshops (Level 1, Level 2/3), training material

“The way forward for the Eurocodes implementation in the Balkans”, 10-11 October 2018, Tirana

September 2018: agreement signed between the European Commission and China Architecture & Building Press

to translate in Chinese and publish all the reports with worked examples

With Worked Examples

“The way forward for the Eurocodes implementation in the Balkans”, 10-11 October 2018, Tirana

Eurocodes: Background & Applications. Design of Steel Buildings. Worked examples, EUR 27346, 2015

“The way forward for the Eurocodes implementation in the Balkans”, 10-11 October 2018, Tirana

Eurocodes promotion worldwide

JRC current activities:

Eurocodes in Western BalkansJRC Enlargement and Integration Action

Eurocodes in South East AsiaE-READI EUROCODES PROJECT with DG DEVCO

Eurocodes in Central AsiaExploring with the World Bank

“The way forward for the Eurocodes implementation in the Balkans”, 10-11 October 2018, Tirana

OBJECTIVES

• facilitate the implementation of the Eurocodes in the national

regulatory framework in the Balkan region

• present the concept on a Eurocodes Community of Practice

(CoP) in the Balkan region

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*This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo Declaration of Independence

“The way forward for the Eurocodes implementation in the Balkans”, 10-11 October 2018, Tirana

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“The way forward for the Eurocodes implementation in the Balkans”, 10-11 October 2018, Tirana

“The way forward for the Eurocodes implementation in the Balkans”

10-11 October 2018, Tirana

Have a fruitful workshop!

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