Portuguese LNEC Greening the EU Infrastructure and the Globe, - Jan 8, 2020 - The EmeraldPlanet TV©

Title:  Portugal National Civil Engineering Laboratory (LNEC): Greening the EU Infrastructure and the Globe - Jan 8, 2020 - The EmeraldPlanet TV©  Guests:   Show ‘1’: Dr. Jose Manuel Rosado Catarino, Director, Structures Department, Portugal National Civil Engineering Laboratory (LNEC), (Live Interview), Theme: "Structural Safety and Contribution to International Codes by LNEC"; Show ’2:  Dr. Teresa E. Leitão, Senior Research Officer, Hydraulics and Environment Department, Portugal National Civil Engineering Laboratory (LNEC), (Live Interview), Theme: "Managed Aquifer Recharge for Drought Mitigation and Groundwater Quality Rehabilitation"; Show ‘3’:  Dr. Ana Cristina Freire, Research Assistant, Transportation  Department, Portugal National Civil Engineering Laboratory (LNEC);  (Live Interview), Theme:  "Construction and Demolition Recycled Materials (C&DRM) in Road Pavements"; and Show  ‘4’: Dr. João Manuel ColiveIra Mimoso, Principal Research Officer, Materials Department, Portugal National Civil Engineering Laboratory (LNEC), (Live Interview), Theme: "Portuguese Heritage Glazed Ceramics Impacts in the 21st Century"  Overview:  Portugal National Laboratory for Civil Engineering (LNEC) has the mission io undertake, coordinate, and promote scientific research and technological development, aiming for continuous improvement, and the good practice of Civil Engineering. It is also LNEC’s responsibility to pursue the public interest, by providing services of Science and Technology to public and private, national and foreign entities, contributing to innovation, dissemination of knowledge, and technology transfer.  It is also LNEC’s mission to assist the Government in the pursuit of public policies and to provide technical support to the entities which constitute the Authority in the various sectors of Public Administration, in particular with regard to: 1) Quality and safety of work, people, and assets; 2) Protection and requalification of the natural and built heritage; and 3) Modernisation and technological innovation, particularly in the building sector.  Since its early days, LNEC has been establishing networks and partnerships with national and international entities. This has given it the ability to promote and foster the globalization of Science and Knowledge. Such excellence has positioned LNEC as an important partner in its areas of expertise.