Crick - Climate Resilient Concrete Paving Blocks

Project coordinator: Faculty of Civil Engineering University of Zagreb

Partner: Technische Universität Wien 

Project leader: Assist. Prof. Ana Baričević

Team members: Prof. Ivana Banjad Pečur; Prof. Nina Štirmer; Assist. Prof. Marija Jelčić Rukavina; Assist. Prof. Marijana Serdar; Ivana Carević PhD; Martina Grubor PhD; Jelena Šantek Bajto

Funded by: The Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the Austrian Federal Government

Duration: 1/1/2020 – 31/12/2022

"Cementitious Composites Reinforced with Waste Fibres", Installation Research Projects (UIP-2020-02)

Project coordinator: Faculty of Civil Engineering University of Zagreb

Project leader: Assist. Ana Baričević

Team members: Assist. Prof. Marija Jelčić Rukavina, Prof. Nina Štirmer, Ivana Carević, PhD, Assist. Prof. Marina Frančić Smrkić, PhD, Katarina Didulica, mag. ing. aedif. (PhD student on project), Branka Mrduljaš, mag. ing. aedif. (PhD student on project)

International collaborators: prof. Kypros Pilakoutas & dr.sc. Maurizio Guadagnini, University of Sheffield, UK; dr.sc. Alenka Mauko Pranjić, Zavod za gradbeništvo Slovenije, Slovenija; Dr. Ildiko Merta, Tu Wien, Austria; Prof. Joaquim Barros, Universidade do Minho, Portugal; Prof. Guang Ye, TU Delft, Netherlands

Funded by: Croatian Science Foundation

Duration: 8/2/2021-7/2/2026

Web page: www.rewire.grad.hr

K.K.01.2.1.02.0297: „Development of new technologies and services in the field of special construction works“

Project coordinator: Spegra Ltd., Split

Project partner: Faculty of Civil Engineering University of Zagreb 

Project leader: Assist. Prof. Ana Baričević

Team members: Prof. Nina Štirmer, Assoc. Prof. Ana Skender, Assist. Prof. Marina Frančić Smrkić, Assist. Prof. Ana Baričević; Assist. Prof. Marijana Serdar; Assist. Prof. Marija Jelčić Rukavina; Prof. Ivana Banjad Pečur; Ivana Carević, PhD; Damjan Bujak, PhD; Zvjezdana Matuzić; Antonija Ocelić; Lana Zubović; Kristina Barbara

Funded by: European Regional Development Fund

Duration: 01/03/2021-01/09/2023

Web page: *currently not available *

"Skilled to be Fire Expert - SkilledFireExpert”, Erasmus+ 2020-1-SI01-KA202-076025

Project coordinator: Faculty of Civil Engineering University of Zagreb

Project leader: Assist. Marija Jelčić Rukavina

Team members: izv.prof.dr.sc. Davor Skejić, prof.dr.sc. Ivana Banjad Pečur, doc.dr.sc. Miodrag Drakulić, prof.emerita Dubravka Bjegović

Web page: *currently not available *

KK.01.1.1.07.0060: "Composite lightweight panel with integrated load-bearing structure, KLIK PANEL"

Project coordinator: Faculty of Civil Engineering University of Zagreb (Croatia), Department of Materials

Partners:

Tehnoplast profili d.o.o. : Tomislav Prlić, dipl.ing.stroj., Anto Zrno
Palijan d.o.o.: mr.sc .Ivan Palijan, dipl.ing.građ.
Keira d.o.o. : Igor Jurić

Project leader: prof. Ivana Banjad Pečur

Team members: doc. Marija Jelčić Rukavina, Tomislav Ščapec, mag.ing.aedif (PhD student), izv.prof. Davor Skejić, Anton Kralj, mag.ing.aedif. (PhD student), doc. Bojan Milovanović, prof. Nina Štirmer, doc. Ana Baričević, doc. Marijana Serdar

Funded by: European Regional Development Fund

Duration: 12/2020-12/2023

Web page: *currently not available *

"Consumer Engagement in building renovation and renewable energy cooperatives for grassroot climate action – CONGREGATE", EUKI 2020

Project coordinator: Center for Energy Efficiency EnEffect (Bulgaria)

Partners: Institute for Zero Energy Buildings INZEB (Greece), Faculty of Civil Engineering University of Zagreb (Croatia), The Energy Efficiency Center SEVen (Czech Republic), Cluster pRO-nZEB (Romania), Center for the Study of Democracy (Bulgaria)

National project leader:  Faculty of Civil Engineering University of Zagreb (doc.dr.sc. Bojan Milovanović)

Team members: prof.dr.sc. Ivana Banjad Pečur, dr.sc. Marina Bagarić, Mergim Gaši, Sanjin Gumbarević, prof.dr.sc. Nina Štirmer, ing.građ. Zvjezdana Matuzić

Funded by: European Climate Initiative (“EUKI”) 2020, German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU)

Duration: 01/11/2020-31/03/2023

Web page: *currently not available *

"The nZEB Roadshow", H2020-LC-SC3-EE-2019

Project coordinator: Center for Energy Efficiency EnEffect (Bulgaria)

Partners: Hellenic Passive House Institute (Greece), Faculty of Civil Engineering University of Zagreb (Croatia), ZEPHIR (Italy), Cluster pRO-nZEB (Romania), Bulgarian Construction Chamber (Bulgaria)

National project leader:  Faculty of Civil Engineering University of Zagreb (doc.dr.sc. Bojan Milovanović)

Team members: Marina Bagarić PhD., Mergim Gaši, Sanjin Gumbarević, prof. Ivana Banjad Pečur, prof. Nina Štirmer, doc. Nikolina Vezilić Strmo, pred. Marinko Sladoljev

Funded by: EU programme Horizon 2020

Duration: 01/02/2020-30/11/2022

Web page: https://www.nzebroadshow.eu/

"Development of concrete for sustainable construction in the marine environment"

Project coordinator: TPA maintainance of quality and innovation limited liability company

Partners: Pomgrad engineering d.o.o., Faculty of Civil Engineering University of Zagreb, Department of Materials (project leader: associate prof.dr.sc. Ivan Gabrijel)

Team members: doc.dr.sc. Ana Baričević, doc.dr.sc. Marija Jelčić Rukavina, prof.dr.sc. Ivana Banjad Pečur, doc.dr.sc. Marijana Serdar, dr.sc. Ivana Carević, associate prof.dr.sc. Ivan Gabrijel, mag.ing. Miro Matuzić, prof.dr.sc. Nina Štirmer, mag.ing.aedif. Zvjezdana Matuzić, Alma-Dina Bašić (PhD student on project), Josipa Skočibušić-Pejić (PhD student on project), Martina Grubor (post-PhD student on project), Ana Bešker (project administrator)

Funded by: European Regional Development Fund

Duration: 08/2020-08/2023

Web page:

"Development of new innovative project ECO₂Flex"

Project coordinator: Calucem d.o.o.

Partners: Calucem GmbH, Građevinski fultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu (project leader: doc.dr.sc. Marijana Serdar)

Team members: doc.dr.sc. Marijana Serdar, doc.dr.sc. Ana Baričević, doc.dr.sc. Marija Jelčić Rukavina, prof. dr. sc. Ivana Banjad Pečur, izv.prof.dr.sc. Ivan Gabrijel, dr.sc. Ivana Carević, prof.dr.sc. Nina Štirmer, ing. Miro Matuzić, ing.građ. Zvjezdana Matuzić, Alma-Dina Bašić (PhD student), Josipa Skočibušić-Pejić (PhD student), postdoctoral researcher, Ana Bešker (project management)

Funded by: European Regional Development Fund

Duration: 08/2020-08/2023

Web page:

http://www.grad.hr/latom/index.php/hr/ecoflex/

https://calucem.com/eu-project/

“Autonomous system for inspection and prediction of integrity of transport infrastructure, ASAP”

Project coordinator: Faculty of Civil Engineering University of Zagreb, Department of Materials (project leader: doc.dr.sc. Marijana Serdar, v.d. project leader: associate professor dr.sc. Domagoj Damjanović, project management: Sandra Ćurčija)

Project partners: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture (project leader: prof.dr.sc. Bojan Jerbić) and University of Zagreb, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing (project leader: prof.dr.sc. Zdenko Kovačić)

Team members: doc. dr. sc. Ana Baričević, Ksenija Tešić (PhD student), prof. dr. sc. Ivana Banjad Pečur, ing. građ. Zvjezdana Matuzić, Suzana Ereiz (PhD student), doc. dr. sc. Ivan Duvnjak, doc. dr. sc. Marko Bartolac, doc. dr. sc. Marta Šavor Novak, izv. prof. dr. sc. Josip Atalić, doc. dr. sc. Mario Uroš,  dipl. ing. građ. Gordana Hrelja Kovačević

doc. dr. sc. Marko  Švaco (FSB), dr. sc. Filip Šuligoj, mag. ing. (FSB), prof. dr. sc. Mladen Crneković, dr. sc. Bojan Šekoranja, mag. ing.  (FSB), Matej Božić (PhD student)

doc. dr. sc. Matko Orsag (FER), prof. dr. sc. Stjepan Bogdan (FER), prof. dr. sc. Roman Malarić (FER), doc. dr. sc. Hrvoje Hegeduš (FER), izv. prof. dr. sc. Marko Jurčević (FER), doc. dr. sc. Petar Mostarac (FER), dr. sc. Dean Martinović, Lovro Marković (PhD student), Filip Barišić (PhD student)

Funded by: European Regional Development Fund

Duration: 12/2019-12/2022, 36 months

Web page: https://asap-project.com/

“Education for Zero Energy Buildings using Building Modelling Information, BIMZeED”, Erasmus+ 600946-EPP-1-2018-1-IE-EPPKA2-KA

National project leader: Faculty of Civil Engineering University of Zagreb (doc.dr.sc. Bojan Milovanović)

Team members: prof.dr.sc. Ivana Banjad Pečur, prof. dr.sc. Nina Štirmer, prof.dr.sc. Ivana Burcar Dunović, Marina Bagarić mag. ing. aedif., Sanjin Gumbarević mag. ing. aedif., Ivana Carević mag. ing. aedif.

Web page: bimzeed.eu/hr

“Developing new innovative building composties using bioash”

Coordinator: Beton Lučko RBG d.o.o

Partner: Faculty of Civil Engineering University of Zagreb (prof.dr.sc. Nina Štirmer)

Funded by: European Regional Development Fund

Web page: https://www.betonlucko.hr/razvoj-inovativnih-gradjevnih-kompozita-primjenom-biopepela.html

Installation Research Projects (Call identifier: UIP-05-2017): ALTERNATIVE BINDERS FOR CONCRETE: understanding microstructure to predict durability, ABC, UIP-05-2017-4767

Project coordinator: Marijana Serdar, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Department of Materials, Zagreb, Croatia

Team members: Ivan Gabrijel, PhD, Associate Professor, Martina Grubor, Ivana Vladić Kancir (PhD candidate)

International collaborators: John Provis, University of Sheffield, UK, Karen Scrivener, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland, Paulo JM Monteiro, University of California, Berkeley, USA, Frank Winnefeld, Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratory for Material Science and Technology, Zürich, Switzerland, Guang Ye, Delft University, The Netherlands

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Joint Research Project (JRP) “Croatian-Swiss Research Programme CSRP 2017 – 2023”: ADVANCED LOW CO2 CEMENTITIOUS MATERIALS, ACT

Swiss coordinator: Karen Scrivener, PhD, Professor, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland

Croatian coordinator: Marijana Serdar, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Department of Materials, Zagreb, Croatia

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H2020-MSCA-ITN-2018 (Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Networks: PhD Training Network on Durable, Reliable and Sustainable Structures with Alkali-Activated Materials, DuRSAAM, ETN DuRSAAM – H2020-MSCA-ITN-2018-813596

Project coordinator: Stijn Matthys, PhD, Professor, Universiteit Gent, Belgium

National project leader: doc.dr.sc. Marijana Serdar

Partners: Universiteit Gent, Technische Universiteit Delft, Karlsruher Institut Fuer Technologie, The University of Sheffield, University of Zagreb Faculty of Civil Engineering, Panepistimio Patron, ETH

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“Transformtion of Wood Biomass Ash into Resilient Cosntruction Composites - TAREC²”, research project IP-2016-06-7701

Coordinator: Faculty of Civil Engineering University of Zagreb (prof.dr.sc. Nina Štirmer)

Team members: prof.dr.sc. Ivana Banjad Pečur, prof. emerita Dubravka Bjegović, izv.prof.dr.sc. Ivan Gabrijel, doc.dr.sc. Ana Baričević, doc.dr.sc. Marija Jelčić Rukavina, doc.dr.sc. Bojan Milovanović, Ivana Carević, dipl.ing.građ., Karmen Kostanić Jurić, mag. ing. aedif., Jelena Šantek Bajto, mag. ing. aedif., prof.dr.sc. Eddie Koenders (Technische Universität Darmstadt), dr.sc. Neven Ukrainczyk  (Technische Universität Darmstadt), mr.sc. Velimir Šegon (REGEA), Ivan Rimac, dipl. ing. kem. tehn. (Holcim (Croatia) d.o.o.)

Web page: https://www.grad.unizg.hr/tarec

Net-UBIEP - Networking for Using BIM to Increase the Energy Performance, 754016

Coordinator: ENEA - Agenzia nazionale per le nuove tecnologie, l'energia e lo sviluppo economico sostenibile

Partners: Centro Servizi Aziendale Scarl – Italy, Viaeuropa Competence Centre sro – Slovakia, Fundacion Laboral de la Construccion – Spain, Viesoji Istaiga Skaitmenine Statyba – Lithuania, Sveučilište u Zagrebu Građevinski fakultet – Croatia, Vilniaus Gedimino Technikos Universitetas – Lithuania, Stichting ISSO – Netherlands, Tallinna Tehnikaulikool – Estonia, Ustav Vzdelavania a Sluzieb – Slovakia, Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior Deinvestigaciones Cientificas – Spain, Balance & Result Organisatie Adviseurs bv – Netherlands, Mittetulundusuhing Eesti Timmitud Ehituse Tugiruhm - Estonia

Team members: doc.dr.sc. Bojan Milovanović, prof. dr. sc. Ivana Burcar Dunović, Marina Bagarić, mag. ing. aedif., Mergim Gaši mag. ing. aedif., Sanjin Gumbarević mag. ing. aedif., Kristijan Robert Prebanić mag. ing. aedif.

Funded: EASME, Horizon 2020 Programme

Duration: 2017. - 2020.

Web page: http://www.net-ubiep.eu/  

https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/754016

Fit-to-NZEB - Innovative training schemes for retrofitting to nZEB-levels, 754059

Coordinator: ENEFEKT - Fondatsiya Tsentar za Energiyna Efektivnos

Partners: University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy – Sofia, SEVEn, the Energy Efficiency Center – Prague, Czech Technical University in Prague, Association Cluster for Promoting Nearly Zero Energy Buildings (Pro-nZEB), Technical College for Architecture and Public Works - Bucharest, Passive House Academy / MosArt Landscape Architecure Research – Ireland, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Civil Engineering – Croatia, Zero Energy and Passivhaus Institute for Research (ZEPHIR) - Italy, Hellenic Passive House Institute - Greece, Technical University – Vienna, Austria  

Team members: doc.dr.sc. Bojan Milovanović, prof. dr. sc. Ivana Banjad Pečur, prof. dr. sc. Nina Štirmer, Marina Bagarić, mag. ing. aedif., Ivana Carević, dipl. ing. građ. Mergim Gaši, Sanjin Gumbarević

Funded: EASME, Horizon 2020 Programme

Duration: 2017. - 2019.

Web page: http://www.fit-to-nzeb.com/    

https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/754059

Intelligent Energy Europe Fund: Build Up Skills CROatia: Strengthening energy efficiency SKILLS and certification schemes for building workers, BUILD UP Skills CROSKILLS II, IEE/13/BWI/722/SI2.680179 Build Up Skills CROSKILLS II (1/9/2014 – 31/8/2017)

Coordinator: Faculty of Civil Engineering University of Zagreb (Professor Ivana Banjad Pečur)

Partners: Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe, Country Office Croatia, School of Buildings and Crafts of Čakovec, Croatian Association of Thermal fasade Producers, Croatian Chamber of Civil Engineering, Croatian Employment Service

FP7 European funding: Innovative Use of all Tyre Components in Concrete – Anagennisi, 603722 (1/1/2014 – 30/6/2017)

Coordinator: University of Sheffiled, Department of Civil and Structural Engineering

Partners: Imperial College London (UK), TWINCON LIMITED (UK), University of Zagreb, Faculty of Civil Engineering (Croatia), Arkada Ltd (Croatia), Gradmont Ltd (Bosnia & Herzegovina), Werkos Ltd (Croatia), DULEX Ltd (Croatia), Gumiimpex - GRP Ltd (Croatia), Technical University "Gheorghe Asachi" of Iasi Civil Engineering Faculty (Romania), Zebra General Constructions Ltd (Cyprus), AdriaticaRiciclaggio e AmbienteAbruzzos.r.l. (Italy), European Tyre Recycling Association (France), COMSA, S.A.U. (Spain), Fhecor Ingenieros Consultores, S.L. (Spain), ZYP Ingeniería Geomática, S.L.(Spain)

Web page: www.anagennisi.org

CIP Intelligent Energy Europe 2012 - CROSKILLS BUILD UP Skills Croatia, IEE/12/BWI/457/SI2.623227 (6/6/2012 – 5/12/2013)

Coordinator: Faculty of Civil Engineering University of Zagreb (professor Ivana Banjad Pečur)

Partners: Faculty of Architecture, University of Zagreb, Knauf Insulation ltd., Ministry of Construction and Physical Planning , School of Building Čakovec, Croatian Chamber of Trades and Crafts, UNDP Croatia, REC Croatia

CIP Eco-innovation 2011 - ECO-SANDWICH® Energy efficient, recycled concrete sandwich facade panel, ECO/11/304438/SI2.626301 (1/9/2012 – 31/8/2915)

Coordinator: Faculty of Civil Engineering University of Zagreb (Professor Ivana Banjad Pečur PhD)

Partners: Faculty of Arhitecture, University of Zagreb, Beton Lučko ltd., Knauf Insulation ltd., Eurco

Web page: www.eco-sandwich.hr

COST ACTION TU1404 Towards the next generation of standards for service life of cement-based materials and structures

Management Committee Members: Marijana Serdar PhD and Ivan Gabrijel PhD

COST ACTION FP1404 Fire safe use of bio-based building products

Management Committee Members: Professor Ivana Banjad Pečur PhD and Marija Jelčić Rukavina PhD

Concerted Action: Energy performance of Buildings

Ministry of Construction and Physical Planning

Associate partner from Faculty of Civil Engineering University of Zagreb: Professor Ivana Banjad Pečur, PhD

CIP Eco-innovation 2010 - RUCONBAR (Rubberised Concrete Noise Barriers), ECO/10/277317 (01/09/2011 – 31/08/2014)

Coordinator: Faculty of Civil Engineering University of Zagreb (Professor Stjepan Lakušić – Department of Transportation Engineering)

Partners: Beton Lučko ltd., Institut IGH, Gumiimpex, Zoo Garden in Zagreb

Web page: www.ruconbar.com

FP6 STREP - ARCHES Assessment and rehabilitation of Central European highway structures

Main researcher at the Faculty of Civil Engineering University of Zagreb (Professor Dubravka Bjegović – Department of material)

Associates: Road and Bridge Research Institute, Poljska; Slovenian National Building and Civil Engineering Institute, Slovenija; Centrum dopravního výzkumu, Češka; Technical University of Catalonia, Španjolska; Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne – Laboratory for maintenance and safety of structures, Švicarska; University College Dublin, Irska; Europe’s National Research Centres, Belgija; Leggedoor Concrete Repair, Nizozemska; Autostrade per l'Italia, Italija; Salonit Anhovo, Slovenija

EUREKA E!4166 FIRECON Fire resistant concrete made with slag from steel industry

Coordinator: Faculty of Civil Engineering University of Zagreb, professor Dubravka Bjegović

Partners: Faculty of Civil Engineering University Josip Juraj Strossmayer, Osijek; Institut IGH, d.d., Zagreb; I.G.K. 94, d.d., Sisak; Vibrobeton, d.d., Našice; Slovenian National Building and Civil Engineering Institute, Slovenia; Togo d.o.o. , Slovenija

EUREKA E!2823 FIRE-TUNNEL Precast Fire Resistant Segments for Secondary Tunnel

Partners: Tribo - Beton ltd; Laboratory for thermal measurement LTM ltd; College of Occupational Safety and Health; Brodarski Institut d.d.; Beton-Lučko ltd.; Promat; Slovenian National Building and Civil Engineering Institute, Slovenia; Vienna University of Technology

LIFE Third Countries 2005 – LIFE05 TCY/CRO/000114 CONWAS - Development of sustainable construction and demolition waste management system for Croatia (1/2/2006 - 31/1/2008)

Coordinator: Faculty of Civil Engineering University of Zagreb, Professor Dubravka Bjegović

Partners: Institute IGH Croatia, Eko-flor Plus ltd.

COST TU0904 Integrated Fire Engineering and Response

COST 530 Sustainable materials technology - life cycle for environmentally conscious manufacturing processes

COST 534 Grouts - Improvement of properties of grouts for prestressing tendons and/or ground anchors

Partners: University of Technology, Graz, Austria; Universita degli Studi di Roma „La Sapienza“, Roma, Italy; School of the Built Environment, Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh, UK; Slovenian National Building and Civil Engineering Institute, Slovenia

Eureka E!2345 "Industrial floor" (Group of advanced materials for the durable repair and rehabilitation of damaged industrial floors)

Partners: Iri Inzeniring Razvoj Inovacije d.d., Slovenja and Astradur Industrieboden AG, Germany