SMARTEST

"Smart Resilience Technology, Systems and Tools"

Coordinatore	BUILDING RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT LTD    more  Organization address address: BUCKNALLS LANE city: WATFORD postcode: WD25 9XX contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Stephen Cognome: Garvin Email: send email Telefono: +44 1355 576242 Fax: +44 1355 576210
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

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	BUILDING RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT LTD  Organization address address: BUCKNALLS LANE city: WATFORD postcode: WD25 9XX contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Stephen Cognome: Garvin Email: send email Telefono: +44 1355 576242 Fax: +44 1355 576210	UK (WATFORD)	coordinator	382˙414.00
2	TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET HAMBURG-HARBURG  Organization address address: SCHWARZENBERGSTRASSE 95 city: HAMBURG postcode: 21073 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Monica Cognome: Schofield Email: send email Telefono: +49 40 76629 63651 Fax: +49 40 76629 63659	DE (HAMBURG)	participant	523˙172.00
3	THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER  Organization address address: OXFORD ROAD city: MANCHESTER postcode: M13 9PL contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Liz Cognome: Fay Email: send email Telefono: +44 161 275 7114 Fax: +44 161 275 2445	UK (MANCHESTER)	participant	413˙036.00
4	CENTRE SCIENTIFIQUE ET TECHNIQUE DU BATIMENT  Organization address address: Avenue Jean Jaures 84 city: CHAMPS SUR MARNE postcode: 77420 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Orlando Cognome: Colonneaux Email: send email Telefono: 33161448014 Fax: 33161448029	FR (CHAMPS SUR MARNE)	participant	390˙677.00
5	TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT  Organization address address: Stevinweg 1 city: DELFT postcode: 2628 CN contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Loes Cognome: Janssen Email: send email Telefono: +31 15 278 4628 Fax: +31 15 278 7092	NL (DELFT)	participant	356˙048.00
6	LEIBNIZ-INSTITUT FUR OKOLOGISCHE RAUMENTWICKLUNG EV  Organization address address: WEBERPLATZ 1 city: Dresden postcode: 1217 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Heike Cognome: Bernhardt Email: send email Telefono: +49 351 4679 224 Fax: +49 351 4679 212	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 city: MARNE LA VALLEE CEDEX 2 postcode: 77455 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Serge Cognome: Piperno Email: send email Telefono: +33 164 15 36 76 Fax: +33 164 15 36 91	FR (MARNE LA VALLEE CEDEX 2)	participant	345˙164.00
8	UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE MADRID  Organization address address: Calle Ramiro de Maeztu 7 city: MADRID postcode: 28040 contact info Titolo: Prof. Nome: Gonzalo Cognome: Leon Email: send email Telefono: +34 913 366048 Fax: +34 91 336 5974	ES (MADRID)	participant	298˙387.00
9	NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS  Organization address address: CHRISTOU LADA 6 city: ATHENS postcode: 10561 contact info Titolo: Prof. Nome: Niki-Nikoletta Cognome: Evelpidou Email: send email Telefono: 302107000000 Fax: 302107000000	EL (ATHENS)	participant	229˙710.00
10	Dion. Toumazis & Associates  Organization address address: Romanos Street 4 city: Nicosia postcode: 1070 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Antonis Cognome: Toumazis Email: send email Telefono: +357 223 74027 Fax: +357 22374933	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.