SMARTEST
"Smart Resilience Technology, Systems and Tools"
| Coordinatore | BUILDING RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT LTD
Organization address
address: BUCKNALLS LANE contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | United Kingdom [UK] |
| Totale costo | 4˙562˙218 € |
| EC contributo | 3˙488˙457 € |
| Programma | FP7-ENVIRONMENT
Specific Programme "Cooperation": Environment (including Climate Change) |
| Code Call | FP7-ENV-2009-1 |
| Funding Scheme | CP-FP |
| Anno di inizio | 2010 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2010-01-01 - 2013-06-30 |
Partecipanti
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BUILDING RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT LTD
Organization address
address: BUCKNALLS LANE contact info |
UK (WATFORD) | coordinator | 382˙414.00 |
| 2 |
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET HAMBURG-HARBURG
Organization address
address: SCHWARZENBERGSTRASSE 95 contact info |
DE (HAMBURG) | participant | 523˙172.00 |
| 3 |
THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER
Organization address
address: OXFORD ROAD contact info |
UK (MANCHESTER) | participant | 413˙036.00 |
| 4 |
CENTRE SCIENTIFIQUE ET TECHNIQUE DU BATIMENT
Organization address
address: Avenue Jean Jaures 84 contact info |
FR (CHAMPS SUR MARNE) | participant | 390˙677.00 |
| 5 |
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT
Organization address
address: Stevinweg 1 contact info |
NL (DELFT) | participant | 356˙048.00 |
| 6 |
LEIBNIZ-INSTITUT FUR OKOLOGISCHE RAUMENTWICKLUNG EV
Organization address
address: WEBERPLATZ 1 contact info |
DE (Dresden) | participant | 346˙949.00 |
| 7 |
ECOLE NATIONALE DES PONTS ET CHAUSSEES
Organization address
address: AVENUE BLAISE PASCAL-CITE DESCARTES-CHAMPS-SUR-MARNE 6-8 contact info |
FR (MARNE LA VALLEE CEDEX 2) | participant | 345˙164.00 |
| 8 |
UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE MADRID
Organization address
address: Calle Ramiro de Maeztu 7 contact info |
ES (MADRID) | participant | 298˙387.00 |
| 9 |
NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS
Organization address
address: CHRISTOU LADA 6 contact info |
EL (ATHENS) | participant | 229˙710.00 |
| 10 |
Dion. Toumazis & Associates
Organization address
address: Romanos Street 4 contact info |
CY (Nicosia) | participant | 202˙900.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'The programme, involving leading European organisations, will develop innovative smart technology, systems and implementation tools. The project is set out into six main work packages: WP1 – Management: controlling the operation, scientific excellence and finance of the consortium. WP2 – FRe technology: developing innovative and smart technology and products, based on extending current products and introducing smart systems that rely less on manual intervention. The emphasis is on cost effective solutions. The WP will develop guidance and standards for FRe technology that could be adopted by standards organisations as harmonised standards. WP3 – FRe systems: developing the concept of flood resilient systems in the urban environment through the use of case studies in seven partner countries. FRe systems are the combination of FRe technology and the urban environment within which they sit. The FRe systems can range from individual building and infrastructure level to whole cities. WP4 – FRe implementation: considering how to implement FRe technology and systems in practice. It will consider appropriate tools and develop a decision support system. WP5 – Integration: bringing together the theory and practical research in WP2 – WP4, the intention is to demonstrate how FRe technology, systems and implementation can work in practice. The involvement of relevant stakeholders through national support groups will be essential. WP6 – Dissemination: a range of dissemination activities are planned within the project. A project web site will host an information platform. National and international conferences will disseminate the research results and create impact amongst stakeholders. A manual of FRe technology, systems and implementation tools will be produced. The project partners have already cooperated for more than three years in COST Action C22 – Urban Flood Management and are therefore well placed to successfully undertake this project.'
Introduzione (Teaser)
Ten research institutes joined their efforts with the private sector to help strengthen Europe's resilience against floods. The initiative broke new ground by disseminating advanced knowledge on 'smart' flood protection technologies.
Descrizione progetto (Article)
Flooding from rivers and coastal waters or as a result of intense rainfall can have a devastating impact on property and threaten life. Due to climate change, the extent and consequences of flooding are likely to become more severe in the future. It is, for this reason, essential not only to know the flood risk, but also to take measures in advance to protect people and their homes.
The EU-funded 'Smart resilience technology, systems and tools' (http://www.floodresilience.eu/ (SMARTEST)) project was initiated to promote the adoption of flood protection technologies and facilitate the design of holistic flood defence systems. During its three-year lifetime, it sought to open the route to market for innovation and support implementation of the European policy on flood risk management.
SMARTEST brought together academics and researchers from different disciplines who analysed how conventional technologies for flood protection are deployed. After reviewing the best and worst practices in the adaptation or construction of buildings, they developed guidelines for employing flood protection systems. They also assessed obstacles in the uptake of new technologies and isolated opportunities to overcome them.
The European market has seen the emergence of smart flood resilience technology. Such technology may be based on automatic control of barriers and protection walls, or innovative materials for higher performance. SMARTEST partners worked with manufacturers, consultants, the insurance industry, environmental agencies and local authorities to establish standards and test the new products.
A wide range of innovative flood resilience products was tested in the laboratory. Based on the results, the team created a database with reliable information on the performance of each technology as well as its limitations. SMARTEST identified performance tests as one of the keys to supporting adoption of smart flood resilience technologies. However, further research is needed before integrating the new technologies into flood risk management plans.
Project researchers have developed models to assess the extent of flooding and help decision makers be better informed of the potential impact. Linked to the http://www.tech.floodresilience.eu/ (decision-support platform) available on the project website, these can be used to determine the benefits of flood protection technologies.
The SMARTEST project was innovative in the design of flood protection strategies. Together with the European policy 'Living with floods', these will support the implementation of portfolios of measures that contribute to strengthening flood resilience.
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