Engineering Europe n° 18 - 2024
EFCA - European Federation of Engineering Consultancy Associations
EFCA is the only federation to represent the engineering consultancy industry in Europe.
EFCA supports railway development in Sub-Saharan Africa
Last week EFCA, along with some consulting engineering firms, was present at the launch of the Global Gateway Railway Working Group dedicated to investments and projects in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. The kick-off meeting opened the cooperation between the European Commission and private stakeholders, particularly those from the European rail industry, with the goal of promoting the roll-out and implementation of EU technologies, standards and regulations in third countries. EFCA’s message was that it is possible to address and implement many of these aims through an integrated approach at project level, something that the engineers are already used to doing. Furthermore, with their designs, rail projects can also be used to tackle climate change and?sustainable development; and other EU industries and policies can benefit. As in all infrastructure contracts, EFCA advocates for a level playing field when working in third countries and for quality and value, rather than the lowest price.
New Chair of?Green Deal Committee appointed
EFCA is delighted to present the new Chair of its Green Deal Committee.? Elina Kalliala is Global Sustainability Director for Ramboll Transport, based in Finland. With considerable knowledge and experience of infrastructure, gained through varied project work over 17 years,?she has successfully implemented sustainable and holistic design methods at various planning levels, from strategies to construction design. She takes over at an interesting time, as we await the hearings of the new European Commissioners.? Speaking about her appointment, Ms Kalliala says?“Engineers hold a significant role in the sustainable transition. Collaborating and driving change as one industry is more crucial than ever.”?EFCA Board members, colleagues in the Member Associations and the secretariat warmly congratulate her on her appointment.?
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ACES celebrates 15 years with successful conference
Last week our Member?in Belgrade, the Association of Consulting Engineers of Serbia (ACES) hosted a spectacular event, attended by more than 300 people. On the theme of Future Trends in Construction, the programme featured several prominent figures from the EFCA community, including the Chair and one of the most active members of the Internal Market Committee, both of whom spoke on different aspects of procurement. In her keynote, President Inés Ferguson highlighted the importance of innovation and sustainable approaches, right from the early phase of contracts, as a way of making investment more competitive and attractive to the private sector.?We congratulate our colleagues in ACES and look forward to the next 15 years of collaboration!
Cement and Engineering Sectors Agree On Challenges
EFCA staff joined other stakeholders yesterday at CEMBUREAU’s event Cementing Europe’s Future: Where Next for Industrial Decarbonisation? When discussing the future of both the cement and the wider construction sector, several key common aspects become apparent. Improvement of the public procurement framework, with an emphasis on green public procurement and breaking away from the ‘lowest price’ problem; increasing use of CCUS technologies, which require a good transnational carbon transport network, and an integrated system approach (capture-transport-storage). These, and agreement that industrial decarbonisation in Europe requires a lot of additional (renewable) energy production and distribution capacities, provide opportunities for collaboration between the two sectors and EFCA looks forward that. Follow the link below for highlights from the event. ?