EDA Annual Convention 2015
Presentation
The European Demolition Association, EDA, organizes every year a meeting of the demolition industry from all over Europe. This meeting, called the EDA Annual Convention, has an important technical part, with presentations about new developments, case stories, and round table discussions.
At the same time, the EDA Annual Convention is an excellent opportunity to network and meet colleagues, contractors, manufacturers, associations and other agents related to the demolition industry.
Best moments
Consult the conference book of the Annual Convention 2015
This publication contains the presentations given during the event
This event was possible thanks to:
Program
Download the program of the event in PDF
Thursday, June 11th
Professional program
09:00 Meeting of the Finnish Demolition Industry
14:00 Workshop “Selective demolition: current practices and innovation. Presente and moderated by members of the European project HISER.
16:00 Visit demolition waste management facility
17:30 – 19:00 – EDA General Assembly
All participants
19:00 – Welcome cocktail
Welcome by Pilar de la Cruz, EDA President, and Janne Salonen, FDA President
Friday, June 12th
Professional program
Multilingual conference with simultaneous interpretation on the following languages: English/Italian/French/Spanish
09:00 Opening by Riikka Kinnunen, moderator of the conference, FDA-YTP (Finland)
- Welcome by Pilar de la Cruz, EDA President (Spain)
- Institutional Opening by Sirpa Pietikäinen, MEP (Finland)
09:30 Conference session 1
- Guidelines for demolition of tower blocks, Barry Ward (UK)
- Pre-weakening of steel structures to enable demolition, Holly Price
(UK) - Case story: Demolition of tower blocks, Johannes Harzheim (Germany)
Coffee break & networking
11:30 Conference session 2
- Framework for demolition in The Netherlands, Edwin Zoontjes (The Netherlands)
- Circular economy. The approach of the European Commission, Vincent Basuyau (Belgium)
- Case story: Demolition of Koverhar steel mill, Jussi Niemelä (Finland)
Lunch & networking
14:15 Conference session 3
- Tracking demolition waste. The French model, Mathieu Hiblot (France)
- Trends of the European Demolition Industry, Andreas Pocha (Germany)
- Croatian practices in demolition and use of recycled C&D Waste, Vedrana Lovincic (Croatia)
Coffee break & networking
16:30 Conference session 4
- Training of workers for hazardous waste decontamination, Lars Sandström (Sweden)
- Working with explosives, Johan Finsteen (Denmark)
- European Professional Card for Demolition workers, Jose Blanco (EDA)
18:00 End of the Conference
Friday, June 12th
Leisure program
09:00 – Departure from the hotel to Suomenlinna (UNESCO World Heritage)
- Guided visit to Suomenlinna
- Lunch at typical Restaurant
- Optional shopping tour
17:30 – Arrival at the hotel
All participants
19:00 – Departure for the Gala Dinner (by bus)
The Gala Dinner was held in the emblematic “Katajanokan Kasino” and it includes:
- Welcome drink
- Unique dinner
- Words from the EDA President and a delegate of Ritchie Bros, sponsor of the Gala Dinner
- Live entertainment and music
23:00 – the First bus departs to the hotel
Saturday, June 13th
Leisure program
10:00 – Departure from the hotel
- Guided tour on a panoramic bus
- Lunch in a typical restaurant
- Boat tour
16:00 – End of the activity
Participate
If this event was interesting for you, we kindly invite you to participate in EDA