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Every year the UEAtc (Union Européenne pour l'Agrément technique dans la construction / European Union of Agrément), which was founded in 1960 and will therefore be celebrating its 50th anniversary next year, convenes the directors of its member institutes, each representing its home country, to a meeting of the Co-ordination Commission. This Commission discusses national circumstances and the interaction among the activities conducted by the respective Institutes (countries) in connection with the assessment of construction industry innovations, particularly innovative products, procedure called in Spanish, Documento de Idoneidad Técnica (in other languages: Agrément, Avis technique and so on). As it is for other of life's activities, so it is with technical approvals, that at times we pay little heed to the fact that they take place in a context marked by relevant historic events occurring during our careers, which are significantly affected by these situations in one way or another. This is what underlies the present constructive and optimistic reflection, a simple and subjective exercise with some sense of humour that lists some of the yearly highlights coetaneous with other more technical events related to technical approvals. This discussion concludes with the annual summary of activities in 2008 submitted to the March 2009 meeting of the UEAtc's Co-ordination Commission. The message conveyed is that while on the one hand we must not ignore history and what we have achieved to date, on the other our efforts should not become so self-involved as to lose sight of the relativity of our endeavours. ; Anualmente la UEAtc (Union Européenne pour l'Agrément technique dans la construction / Unión Europea para la Idoneidad Técnica en Construcción), creada en 1960, y que por tanto celebrará su 50 aniversario el próximo año, reúne a los Directores de sus 18 Institutos Miembros, representantes, a su vez, de otros tantos países europeos, en la reunión anual denominada: Comisión de Coordinación. En esta Comisión, se ...

Cover -- Half Title -- Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 Intervention in participatory worlds -- 2 The 'sandpit model': roleplay and intervention in Lord of the Craft -- 3 The 'spin-off model': participation and world-sharing through Grantville Gazette -- 4 Conclusions -- Index.

The essential connotations of innovation in construction differentiate it from other industries. Innovation is a social process requisite to a country.s development in which its institutions, engineers, manufacturers and so forth play an essential role.A diachronic study of the notion of innovation is taken as a starting point in this paper to describe the different theories on its inclusion in knowledge, viewed as a production factor. Spanish legislation governing the industry is discussed and a comparative analysis is conducted of international investment in and support of innovation.From his experience acquired in evaluating construction product innovation in connection with technical approvals, the author considers the main advantages and drawbacks of innovation for the various industry stakeholders, with a view to proposing mechanisms that facilitate the acceptance of new construction materials and techniques, issues that have a direct impact on civil welfare and safety. ; La innovación en construcción tiene connotaciones esenciales que la diferencia de otros sectores. Innovar es un proceso social necesario para el desarrollo de los países y en el que resulta fundamental el papel desempeñado por sus Instituciones, técnicos, fabricantes, etc. El autor parte del estudio diacrónico del concepto innovación, para pasar a describir las diferentes teorías sobre su incorporación al conocimiento como un factor más de producción. Se describe la reglamentación española que afecta a este sector al mismo tiempo que se hace un análisis comparativo sobre la situación internacional relativa a la inversión y apoyo a la innovación. Desde la perspectiva que da la experiencia de evaluar la innovación de los productos de construcción en la realización de los Documentos de Idoneidad Técnica, el artículo considera las ventajas e inconvenientes principales que para los diferentes agentes del sector supone innovar, con la intención de proponer mecanismos que faciliten la aceptación de los nuevos materiales y las técnicas de ...