Prague, September 24, 2024- Tuesday, 24.9. 2024, a professional symposium called in Prague Congress Center took place called“A new era in construction”, organized by the Czech Road Society (ČSS) in cooperation with the Road and Motorway Directorate of S.P. (RMD) and the Association for the Construction of Roads (SVA). The event attracted almost 200 construction experts who had the opportunity to become acquainted with the key changes resulting from the new Building Act.

Symposium topic and professional program:

The symposium focused on the transition to the new Building Act and its implementation into practice. Representatives of legal and building experts presented the main changes in legislation, which have a direct influence on the implementation of transport infrastructure in the Czech Republic. Among the lecturers were renowned lawyersMgr. et Mgr. Ing. Jan Tomíšek, Ph.D.andMgr. František Korbelwho participated in the creation of the law as well as experts from the RMD, includingIng. Petra KůrkaandMgr. David Jalůvka. Also thanks to the participation of the Director of Desu,Mgr. Martin Kozák, there was a very interesting debate pointing to the need for cultivation of the environment and other cooperation between individual entities.

Radek Mátl, CEO of the Road and Motorway Directorate, said in his introductory word:
“I am glad that this specialized, clearly focused and highly professional seminar took place. And I thank the CSS for doing these events and we can perform on them. Overall, I am very happy how well and intensively our organizations cooperate. The new Building Act is essential for the further development of our transport infrastructure and as the symposium showed, the RMD is ready for it. ”

Initiative was also introduced at the symposiumYoung Roads, a project focused on the young generation of future experts in construction. This project, created in cooperation with the CSS, aims to inspire and educate new talents who will participate in the future of the field.

Petr Mondschein, Chairman of the CSS, said:
“As a CSS, we are very pleased that we could participate in this, highly professional, symposium. I am grateful for how cooperation with the RMD currently works, and I was very pleased with the words of the CEO Mátl about the common functioning. At today's event we presented our new projectYoung Roads (YR), which I consider absolutely crucial for the future of our field. This project focuses on the young generation of future experts and its aim is not only to inspire, but also to provide educational support.

I am again grateful for how key state institutions have been involved in the YR project, namely the Ministry of Transport, RMD and the State Fund of Transport Infrastructure (SFDI), and I hope that our companies will gradually join it. Without the involvement of universities and enterprises, the complicated project will further develop.

I would also like to thank the partner of today's symposium, Biguma. Thanks to such support, we are able to organize educational projects and spread the expertise among Czech road workers, which I consider necessary for future generations of our experts. I would not like to forget to thank the Congress Center and Charles Ježek for the perfect organization on the spot ”

Martina Habancová from Biguma added:
“The theme of the new Building Act resonates in society quite intensively and we are convinced that your professional symposium will bring about the issue of road construction. We were also very interested in the idea of ​​a new student projectYoung Roads, so we decided to support this project. ”

Pavel Šušák, member of the Czech National Committee (CNK), added:
“As part of the existence of the Czech National Committee and our cooperation with the RMD, this is our first common“ conference ”. It follows symbolically on cooperation in the organization of the World Road Congress and I believe that we will continue these activities in common efforts. Our goal is to enrich similar projects with foreign lecturers and bring international insights and expertise to them.

We are currently discussing topics such as decarbonization of building processes, influences of climate change on traffic infrastructure and resistance of road buildings. These questions do not only resonate only in the Czech Republic, but are solved across all 127 Member States of the World Road AssociationPiarc. Our ambition is to bring this expertise to the Czech Republic and within projects such as this symposium, to confront and supplement our experts with international experiences and proven practices of their foreign colleagues. ”

The symposium “New Era in Construction” offered a rich program including professional lectures, panel discussions and informal networking. The event took place hybrid, both physically and online, which allowed wider participation from different areas of construction.

Summary:

  • Participation: Almost 200 experts in a hybrid form
  • The program included presentations of the new Building Act, lectures and panel discussion.
  • Introduced Desud and its functioning
  • The Young Roads project, focused on the education of young experts.

The symposium was not only transmitted, but also recorded and its record will be available on the website of the Czech road company.

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