The EU enlargement on May 1st, 2004 by inclusion of other European countries, Poland and the Czech Republic among them, was just a crowning act of the political changes and adaptation processes that have been progressing for more than two decades It was a very important turning point for the new Member States and has had a great impact on the life of their citizens, predominantly in Central and Eastern Europe. Although the practical effects could already have been observed, the introduction and realization of the union regulations and freemarket rules in the new Member States is in fact a long-time process which is still taking place. In the sector of building engineering - which is of concern herein - new stimuli have appeared that result in a lot of changes, mainly in its economic and technical aspects.
These new stimulating circumstances might have been expected to be particularly advantageous to the development of the bordering regions in the triangle of the Czech Republic, Germany, and Poland, owing to the easy mutual influence and direct contact between people and companies. However, the resulting changes have turned out more complex and convoluted. Having been on the peripheries of the financial and decision-making centres, these border regions have proved to be less attractive to new investors than expected, and this is to a large degree due to their incompatible road and industrial infrastructure. Many initiatives have been undertaken to activate and support an equalise rapid economic growth of the bordering regions. The project Three Countries Innovation Push - 3 CIP within the INTERREG HIC Eastern Zone Initiative promotes a transborder co-operation of the German Federal States: Saxony and Brandenburg, the Czech Districts: Karlovy Vary, Usti, and Liberec, and the Polish Provinces: Dolnośląskie, Lubuskie, and Wielkopolskie. More about the 3CIP Project can be found on the website http://www.3-cip.com.
This book is an outgrowth of the conference Innovation in Building Engineering which was organised within the 3-CIP Project and held at the University of Zielona Góra in Zielona Góra on February 25"', 2005. It has a special character by reflecting the wide range of different aspects and conditions of the building engineering in the triangle of the border regions of that time. Over a hundred participants from academia and industry of the bordering regions took part in the conference. All the included papers are based on the presentations which were delivered at the conference.

Spis treści:

Jan Bień,
Innovations in bridge management systems

Tadeusz Biliński,
Heuristic approach to revitalisation of urban areas

Peter Bloi,
The reconstruction of the Dresden Frauenkirche

Dieter BRANDT,
The passive house know-how for sustainable housing

Daniel Fic,
Priorities in the development of competitiveness and innovation of Lubuskie Province

Leszek Janusz, Barbara Bednarek,
Innovations in deep corrugated long span structures

Ćenek Jarsky
On a Computer Expert System for Project Planning and management

Józef Jasiczak,
Current trends in construction of buildings made of concrete with aim-oriented properties

Piotr Jurkiewicz,
Kronopol system in housing construction

Armin Proporowitz,
Systems accompanying building development of a co-operation platform for building contractors

Lars Schamholz,
Applied sciences in the German-Polish border region

Bogdan Ślusarz, Adrian Mirosławski,
Implementation of infrastructural investments co financed from European union assistance funds in the light of the Lubuskie Province development strategy update

Adam Wysokowski, Adewole Adesiyun,
Transport research equipment in Europe - TREE