CSIR ESTABLISHMENT OF BUILT ENVIRONMENTEK UNIT

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CSIR ESTABLISHMENT OF BUILT ENVIRONMENTEK UNIT

• FEEDBACK TO ROADS PAVEMENTS FORUM
• GORDONS BAY
• 12 May 2005
• Phil Hendricks

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BUILT ENVIRONMENT

• The CSIR has embarked on a process aimed at
  establishing a new unit focusing on the
  development and application of research on the
  Built Environment.
• The unit will serve to address national needs in
  the Built Environment domain, encompassing
  building, construction, transport,
  infrastructure, environmental, social and
  economic sustainability as pertaining to this
  sector.
• Intent relates to the organisations objective of
  contributing scientific and technological
  expertise in areas that affect the quality of
  life of South Africans.

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Definition of built environment

• A complex techno-socio-economic system
  comprising
• physical components (e.g. bridges, roads,
  ports, rail, schools, healthcare facilities), and
  the
• institutional, management and operational
  relationships among these components and with
  society that it serves

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BUILT ENVIRONMENT

• The CSIR currently has distinct units focusing
  respectively on
• Building Construction
• Roads Transport Technologies.
• It is foreseen that the formation of the new
  Built Environment Unit will include RD
  capabilities currently resident within these two
  units, which will cease to exist.
• The new unit will also contain research
  competence at present part from the CSIRs Water,
  Environment and Forestry Technology unit, in
  addition to other skills sets that may be deemed
  necessary to acquire from elsewhere.

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BUILT ENVIRONMENT

• The built environment is viewed as a critical
  underpinning component of socio-economic
  development in any country.
• To achieve greater impact and support to this
  sector, the CSIR will, through this new unit,
  consolidate and thus enhance its research
  capability.
• More dedicated knowledge generation and
  application in relevant areas
• The CSIR will also aim to strengthen its
  relationships with both public and private sector
  role players in the Built Environment domain.

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BUILT ENVIRONMENT

• There are number of other examples set by other
  RD organisations internationally.
• Organisations such as TNO have similarly created
  convergent, multi-disciplinary units to better
  address economic, social and environmental
  sustainability issues inherent in the domain of
  the built environment.
• A formal announcement regarding the new Units
  inception is expected by July 2005, following the
  completion of an internally-managed configuration
  process.

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Process To Date

• Internal process underway since January
• Number of staff sessions and e-mails
• Working group inputs to strategy
• Technology road maps
• Within framework of CSIR mandate and new
  organisational vision (B60)
• Vision strategy RD, structure, detail
  planning, staff comments, stakeholder input and
  feedback
• modifications

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eThekwini
Other Provinces
Umhlanga
International
Township
Residential
Informal Housing
Tourism
Winkelspruit
N2
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Ref Department of Housing
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• Groote Schuur Hospital
• Red purple - dilapidated condition,
• Green - good condition

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Core competences of BE Unit

• Integrated planning
• Infrastructure engineering
• Construction
• Facilities
• Infrastructure network systems operations
• Logistics

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Purpose Statement

• To support SAs competitive performance and
  the welfare and quality of life of the people
  through the development of
• an efficient and globally competitive built
  environment system, including planning,
  operations and financing,
• appropriate and efficient components of the
  system, including human habitats, spatial
  development issues, facilities and structures,
  and
• relevant technologies to support the above,
• through RD, technological innovation and
  selected specialised value-added services.

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BE Core Competences
Centre for Logistics
Infrastructure Systems Operations
Facilities
Infrastructure Engineering
Construction
Integrated Planning

• Public transport
• ITS/ traffic mgt
• Freight transport

• Transport infra-
• structure eng.
• Housing and
• building physics
• Structural
• engineering
• Infrastructure
• materials
• Coastal eng.
• port infrastruct.
• Laboratories and
• technical support

• Construction
• techniques, new
• methods, materials
• Labour-based
• construction
• techniques
• Performance
• improvement, SHQE
• Construction
• industry
• development

• Intelligent/Green
• buildings
• Indoor environment
• Inter-modal
• facilities
• Better public
• buildings

• Spatial
• development
• Integrated
• planning
• Transport
• planning
• Habitat
• planning
• Urban
• ecology
• Delivery
• systems

• Macro logistics
• Supply chain management
• Freight transport

• Agencies
• Agrément
• Technology Transfer Centre,
• Asphalt Academy
• Other agencies being developed

• Themes and
• Strategic Initiatives
• Rural infrastructure
• Sustainable construction
• Construction skills
• development

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BE Unit Proposed pgms comp areas
Facilities
Integrated Planning
Infrastructure Engineering
Infrastructure Systems Operations
Construction
Centre for Logistics

• Transport infra-
• structure eng.
• materials
• Housing,
• building physics
• structural eng.
• Coastal eng.
• port infrastruct.
• Laboratories and
• technical support

• Construction
• maintenance
• techniques,
• new methods
• materials
• Performance
• improvement, SHQE
• industry
• development

• Integrated
• planning
• spatial dev.
• Transport
• planning
• Habitat plan-
• ning urban
• ecology
• Delivery
• systems

Public freight transport ITS/traffic
mgt Systems perform. (efficient road,
rail ports, incl. asset mgt)
Intelligent/Green buildings indoor
environment Inter-modal facilities
better public buildings, incl.
maintenance
Macro or sector logistics Mathematical
modelling Systems perform. indicators
Agencies
Themes and Strategic Initiatives
Agrément
Rural infrastructure
T2 C
Sustainable construction
Asphalt Academy
Construction skills dev
Other New
Cities of the future
Disaster management
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PG allocation trends BE Unit
CSIR Knowledge Services
Research Development Outcomes
Emerging Research Areas
Research Development
Management of Outcomes for Public Good
Very approximate allocations 2005/06
10
35
5-10
45
Approximate allocation 2007/08
20
45
35
0
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Stakeholder Feedback

• Purpose of interaction
• Communicate new unit to key stakeholders and
  receive comments for consideration
• Reassure stakeholders no loss of current capacity
• Receive relevant comments regarding specific
  competence development where necessary
• Way Ahead
• Comments, thoughts welcomed
• Kick-off of new unit scheduled for July.