13 April 2011
The beginning of this year's EU Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) was marked by the launch conference of the multilingual sustainable construction glossary. This new glossary was formally introduced on the 11th April, at the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), in partnership with the Architects Council of Europe (ACE) and the European Concrete Platform (ECP). Through collaboration on this groundbreaking project, they have created a new, multilingual, dictionary style publication.
Click here to download the publication in English, French, German and Spanish
EESC President Staffan Nilsson launched the glossary. The conference was also attended by the director of the ACE, Adrian Joyce and Bernd Wolschner, president of the ECP. Vice President of the EESC Anna Maria Darmanin also participated in the conference, and the event was hosted by Section President Stéphane Buffetaut. There were discussions involving contributions from many experts in the field of sustainable construction, including non-governmental and national representatives, supplemented by senior officials from the European Commission.
This project is in response to the growing need for more sustainable construction, and the need to provide greater clarity on the new concepts, phrases and terms that are being increasingly used across Europe. This glossary combines these terms together into an effective, concise and easily accessible tool. The original English wiki version was launched during 2010 and is already being utilised by the construction sector, policy-makers at national and European levels and for communications, education and training.
Click here to download the publication in English, French, German and Spanish
About the partners:
European Concrete Platform
The European Concrete Platform ASBL (ECP) is a European association incorporated as a non-profit association under Belgian law. Its objective is to study and promote all aspects of concrete for construction. The members of the European Concrete Platform are European branch associations representing the concrete industry and the constituents thereof.
European Economic and Social Committee
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is a consultative body of the European Union. Its 344 members belong to economic, social and civic organisations in the 27 Member States. The EESC enables its members to take part in the process of formulating EU policies and decisions. Around 800 people work for the EESC and assist its members.
Architects’ Council of Europe
The Architects' Council of Europe (ACE) is the European organisation representing the architectural profession at European level. Its growing membership consists of member organisations, which are the nationally representative regulatory and professional bodies of all European Union (EU) Member States, Accession States, Switzerland and Norway. Through them, it represents the interests of about 520,000 architects.
Media contacts & publication requests:
European Concrete Platform: Jessica Johnson This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , +32 2 234 10 45
European Economic and Social Committee: Martin Schneider This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , +32 2 546 82 70
Architects Council of Europe: Adrian Joyce This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , +32 2 543 11 49