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CU Webinar “The New European Bauhaus: Paving the way for a beautiful, sustainable and inclusive built environment with Ceramics”, was held on Wednesday 26 January, from 10:00-11:30 (CET), via ZOOM and live-streamed through the social media platforms of Cerame-Unie: Twitter & YouTube.
The objective of the webinar was to explore the contributions & benefits of Ceramics for a beautiful, sustainable and inclusive living environment.
For full programme please consult the following link.
Due to the exceptional circumstances related to the COVID-19 pandemics and in order to comply with the social distancing recommendations and guidelines, the TBE Annual Congress took place online.
The TBE General Assembly took place online on the 29th of September 2020. Following the opening by President of TBE, Mr Jaroszewicz, the General Assembly’s discussions surrounded the successes of the past year and the priorities and challenges of specific dossiers in the upcoming period. These included climate and energy dossiers, namely the Emission Trading Scheme (ETS), the European Green Deal and the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). Furthermore, the renovation wave, ceramic BREF and the revision of CPR are also presented as upcoming priorities, with the CPR revision being indicated as the next upcoming challenge due to the threats connected with the process.
Following the financial reports to close off the General Assembly, the new Executive Committee is approved and the President of TBE, Mr Miroslaw Jaroszewicz is re-appointed as President for 3 more years. Additionally, the Mr Murray Rattana-Ngam is appointed as the new TBE Vice-President, and Mr Christian Keller is appointed the TBE Internal Auditor. Thank you to the TBE Members that attended the General Assembly. Next year the TBE Congress will be held on the 23rd of September 2021, online.
The "Roadmap for a greenhouse gas neutral brick and roof tile industry in Germany", was commissioned by Cerame-Unie's Member, the Federal Association of the German Brick and Roof Tile Industry (Bundesverband der Deutschen Ziegelindustrie e.V.) to map out a viable path, including associated measures and costs, for the transition of the German brick and roof tile industry to greenhouse gas neutrality by 2050.
Please consult the full Roadmap here.
The TBE Congress 2019 will take place on 12-13 September 2019 in Copenhagen, Denmark and will gather over 100 executives from brick and roof tiles companies and national associations from all over Europe. This year the TBE Congress will be hosted by Danske Tegl, the Danish Brick and Roof Tiles Association.
TBE members can register their participation by contacting the TBE secretariat. To find out more about the TBE Congress 2019, please contact events@cerameunie.eu
Sponsored by:
Location: Admiral Hotel (Toldbodgade 24-28, 1253 Copenhagen)
09:00 - 10:30 Roofing Tiles Product group
10:45 - 12:30 Joint Technical & Environmental Working Group
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch
13:30 - 15:30 Masonry Product Group
15:45 - 17:00 TBE Executive Committee
18:00 - 21:00 Dinner Cruise
Closing the loop - Circular economy challenges in the brick and roof tiles industry
Location: Skuespilhuset (Sankt Annæ Plads 36, 1250 Copenhagen)
09:00 - 09:30 Introduction
09:30 - 10:00 Political keynote speaker
10:00 - 10:15 Technical speaker
10:15 - 10:30 Architect speaker
10:45 - 11:30 Roundtable discussion
11:30 - 12:05 Sponsors’ presentation
12:05 - 12:15 Skuespilhuset presentation
12:15 - 13:00 Lunch
13:00 - 14:00 TBE General Assembly
14:00 - 17:00 Carlsberg Byen excursion
13:00 - 17:00 Guided tour: Alternative Copenhagen tour - Freetown Christiania
10:30 - 12:00 H. C. Andersen Experience
14:00 - 17:00 Carlsberg Byen excursion
Sponsored by
The 2018 TBE Congress will take place on 21-22 June in Gdańsk, Poland. The 2018 Congress is kindly hosted by the Employers Association of Building Ceramics ZPCB (Zwiazek Pracodawcow Ceramiki Budowlanej), associating leading producers of building ceramics in Poland.
TBE Masonry PG
TBE Environmental & Technical WG
TBE Roof tiles PG
Gala dinner
TBE Executive Committee
TBE General Assembly
A programme will be organised for accompanying persons on both days.
Competitiveness, together with research and innovation, is one of the five dimensions of the Energy Union. Today, Energy Intensive Industries are calling for attention from decision makers on this particular dimension, especially in the context of the Clean Energy Package. It is important that the impact of the 2030 Climate and Energy framework and new policies under adoption on the competitiveness of Energy Intensive Industries is adequately considered both in terms of:
The Commission delegated act on the classification of frost resistance performance for clay tiles under EN 1304 was cited on 17 August 2017 in the Official Journal of the European Union. The performance of clay tiles intended for external use, in relation to their essential characteristic frost resistance, shall be classified in accordance with the classification system as follows:
