Research and innovation
Published journals
Thanks to the efforts of the Head of the Department of Construction Technology and Management, Professor E. K. Zavadskas, scientific journals, which are now included in the Tomson Reuters ISI Web of Science database, are published for many years:
Research areas
- Multicriteria decision support systems in construction.
- Management of total quality of projects.
- Prediction in construction, the sectors of housing and real estate.
- Power reliability of constructions.
- Construction systems and their prediction. Reducing the energy consumption, alternative energy sources.
- The effectiveness of investments in construction.
- Roof installation and repair.
| Programme | Name | Brief | Start of project | End of project | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Framework 5 | Performance Based Building | PeBBu | 2001.10.01 | 2005.09.30 | Prof Dr Habil Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas |
| Programme | Name | Brief | Start of project | End of project | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonardo | Information technology in the international distance learning programme | nėra | 2002.09.01 | 2003.12.30 | Prof Dr Habil Artūras Kaklauskas |
| Programme | Name | Brief | Start of project | End of project | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonardo | Improvement and extension of distance learning studies at VGTU | nėra | 2002.09.01 | 2003.12.30 | Prof Dr Habil Artūras Kaklauskas |
| Programme | Name | Brief | Start of project | End of project | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Framework 7 | Performance Indicators for Health, Comfort and Safety of the Indoor Environment | PERFECTION | 2010.02.03 | 2011.12.31 | Assoc Prof Dr Vaidotas Šarka |
| Programme | Name | Brief | Start of project | End of project | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life Long Learning (LLL) | Building with Sustainable Resources | IP BSR | 2010.09.01 | 2013.08.31 | Assoc Prof Dr Jonas Šaparauskas |
| Programme | Name | Brief | Start of project | End of project | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (scientific) | Build Up Skills - Lithuania | BUILD UP SKILLS LT | 2012.06.05 | 2013.12.05 | Assoc Prof Dr Tatjana Vilutienė |
| Programme | Name | Brief | Start of project | End of project | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (scientific) | Project on Introduction of Advanced European Practices on Energy Efficiency in Houses and Public Buildings in Baltic Sea Regions of the Russian Federation. | Project # 2011/263-5 | 2012.03.06 | 2014.03.06 | Milena Medineckienė |
The project financed by the initiative of the European Commission’s programme Intelligent Energy Europe (IEE) “BUILD UP Skills.Sustainable European Union construction workforce, specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy resources” BUILD UP Skills – EU, in the context of the targets declared by the European Union Member States, offers opportunities to merge the efforts and increase the number of skilled workforce in the built environment sector, focusing on the continuing education and training of the craft and blue collar workers required for the construction of energy efficient buildings and the use of technologies in efficient renewable sources of energy.
“BUILD UP Skills” highlights the continued or further training of qualified professionals, builders and installers of energy systems in buildings, organized after their initial training or qualification or for those who have just begun to work.
General objectives of the “BUILD UP Skills” are:
- To initiate national processes to bring together all stakeholders specialising in construction work force training and qualification, and energy efficiency and renewable energy resources;
- To identify and quantify the demand for labour force, specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy resources, for all relevant professions and skill levels in each Member State by 2020 (and later) and discuss the necessary changes to the current system, as well as specific training measures in order to meet the demand;
- To identify and coordinate the national qualification guidelines for the achievement of sustainable energy policy objectives by 2020;
- To support specific classification of grading schemes established in the national qualification guidelines till 2020 with the identified demands and priorities.
“BUILD UP Skills” has two phases
- First, the objective is to set up national qualification platforms and roadmaps to successfully train the building workforce in order to meet the targets for 2020 and beyond (Pillar I). Pillar I are national projects.
- Based on these roadmaps, the second step is to facilitate the introduction of new and/or the upgrading of existing qualification and training schemes (Pillar II).
Phase I, to set up national platforms and develop national roadmaps, started in November 2011 and goes on until end of 2013.
The first phase of the implementation of the initiative includes the development of the national qualification Roadmap and the plan for 2020. Bringing together the country’s stakeholders, this should result in the development of the guidelines for quantitative demands and means.
Project “BUILD UP Skills - LT” participants in Lithuania
Certification Center of Building Products; Lithuanian Builders Association; Vilnius Gediminas Technical University; Kaunas Technology University; Regional Innovation Management Centre Engaged relevant market participants – project stakeholders: Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Lithuania; Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania; Qualifications and VET Development Centre under the Ministry of Education and Science; Vilnius District Municipality; Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists; Association of the Construction Industry; Energy Agency; Lithuanian Trade Union of Builders; Lithuanian Union of Civil Engineers; Housing and Urban Development Agency; Republican Association of Windows and Doors Producers; Lithuanian Energy Institute; Photovoltaic Technology and Business Association; Vilnius Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Crafts; Vilnius Jeruzales Labour Market Training Center; Vilnius Builders Training Centre.
For more information visit project web site: http://energinisefektyvumas.lt/ and http://www.buildupskills.eu/
Project results
During the project the report on Status Quo Analysis and Poster presenting main results of the project prepared.
The national qualification Roadmap and the plan for 2020
European Union page about this program: http://www.buildupskills.eu/en
Similar projects are performed in many European countries:
Germany: http://www.bauinitiative.de/
United Kingdom: http://www.buildupskillsuk.org/
Latvia: http://www.rpr.gov.lv/bus/
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