VDP Srl

Francesco Ventura, CEO of VDP and OICE Director with responsibility for the Environment, and Arch. Simona Nebbioso, Proposal Manager of VDP , gave a talk, last 15 May, at the virtual seminar on “Green and Smart Cities, Re-generation, Design, and New Technologies for a Sustainable Future” developing a report on “Smart Cities and Sustainable Mobility, innovation for Economic Growth and Quality of Life in Italy, the offer of the Italian design chain for the new capital of Indonesia, Nusantara”.

The event organized by ICE Jakarta (Indonesia) with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation was an opportunity to illustrate the Italian vision on the creation of the smart city. The initiative, sponsored by the same OICE, will sponsor the candidacy of Rome Expo 2030.

Participated Italians and Indonesians specialists in engineering, architecture and design.

Francesco Ventura, our CEO, attended the bilateral conference on the reconstruction of Ukraine that was held at the Palazzo dei Congressi in Rome on April 26.

The meeting was attended by the leaders of the main Italian and Ukrainian private and public companies.

There have been institutional interventions in which, among other, the President of the Council, Giorgia Meloni, the two Vice Presidents of the Council Antonio Tajani and Matteo Salvini and ministers Giancarlo Giorgetti and Adolfo Urso while for Ukraine Prime Minister Denys Shmyhale and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure Oleksandr Kubrakov.

In addition, it should be noted that already in 1994 VDP Srl was present in Ukraine with the study concerning the project of environmental technical and economic feasibility of the motorway from Kiev to the western border with Hungary (study financed by the EBRD).

In the near future we will be happy to support Ukraine in its reconstruction together with other Italian engineering companies.

Our CEO, Francesco Ventura, participated last April 1st in Naples, as OICE Councillor with responsibility for the Environment, at the Energymed Conference ” Reclamation, waste management and regeneration in the era of ecological transition and PNRR”. It was certainly a moment of confrontation between institutions, research bodies, companies, designers and stakeholders on the issues related to the upcoming deadlines of the PNRR and the new Code of Public Contracts.

Participated, among others, the Vice President of the Chamber Sergio Costa, the Head of the Department of the Ministry of Environment and Energy Security Laura D’ Aprile, the Single Government Commissioner on illegal landfills Gen. Giuseppe Vadala’, the Commissioner delegate for the ‘emergency landslide and reconstruction of Ischia Giovanni Legnini, l’ A.D. of REMTECHEXPO Ferrara Expo Silvia Paparella and the President of Camera Forense Environmental Cinzia Pasquale.

VDP, also this year, has supported the interesting webinar of March 9 for the presentation of the 6th OICE Report on BIM 2022 and digitalization. The event was introduced by OICE president Giorgio Lupoi and moderated by director Andrea Mascolini.
During the webinar, with the presence of executives Anas, RFI and Agenzia del Demanio, was underlined the importance of BIM in the tender documents and the growth it is having in recent years: in 2022 the calls in which reference was made to BIM were 1,003, while in 2021 534. The acceleration is due to the total trend of the question on the push of the participations of the PNRR.

On 26 November the new M4 line of the City of Milan was opened to the public with the first 6 stops from Linate airport to Dateo station.

Our CEO, Francesco Ventura, attended the inauguration representing the VDP that has contributed to this great work by performing some studies and investigations on vibrations and noise generated by the new “driverless” trains that will run the Blue Line.

The importance of this engineering project is essential for the development of the Lombard capital and for the strengthening of its position in Europe.

The event was attended by, among others, the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Matteo Salvini, the President of the Lombardy Region Attilio Fontana, the Mayor of Milan Giuseppe Sala, the President of ENAC Pierluigi Di Palma and the CEO of Webuild Pietro Salini.

L’ Eng. Francesco Ventura, CEO of VDP Srl, as OICE Councillor with responsibility for the Environment, took part on 11 November, as speaker, in “The Environmental Sustainability of the works: evaluation processes” conference at the Ecomondo Event in Rimini with a report on “The environmental sustainability of projects”.

The reports were presented by speakers from the main institutions, the contracting authorities (Terna and Sogin) and designers.

Below the program:
https://lnkd.in/d48i85rj

Were present among others: Gianluigi Nocco, Director General Environmental Assessments, Massimiliano Atelli, President Commissions CTVA VIA/VAS and PNIEC- PNRR, Ministry of Ecological Transition, Andrea Ferrante, Special Committee - Superior Council of Public Works, Paola Brambilla, CTVA VIA/VAS VIA Subcommittee Coordinator, Anna Cacciuni, VIA Section Manager, ISPRA, Fulvio Bonavitacola, IMGT Commission Coordinator Conference of Autonomous Regions and Provinces - VP Reg. Campania.
In his contribution Ventura has tried to highlight the role of designers, who are called to request, in the proposers, a responsibility towards the effects determined by the works they create, introducing, with increasing force, the concept of “compensation” of residual effects.

Also this year VDP participated as an exhibitor at Remtech Expo 2022: the only permanent international event specializing in the protection and sustainable development of the territory, remediation of contaminated sites, coasts and ports, hydrogeological instability, climate change, seismic risk, urban regeneration and sustainable chemical industry, which took place in Ferrara from 21 to 23 September.

Excellent outcome of the OICE conference entitled “Transizione Ecologica e PNRR - Riflessioni sull’attuazione e sulle prospettive di sviluppo”, coordinated by Eng. Francesco Ventura OICE Councillor with responsibility for the Environment and Eng. Giorgio Lupoi President of OICE.

Prof. Massimiliano Atelli, President of the Technical Commission VIA-VAS and of the Commission PNRR-PNIEC near the Mite, Dr. Davide Ciferri, Head of Task Force PNRR at MIMS. In addition, we mention, for their contribution, also the contracting stations that participated with Eng. Francesco Misuraca, Head of Environmental Technical & Site Activities of ENI REWIND, Eng. Enrico Fusco, Head of Engineering Services and Environmental Restoration Project and R. U. Bagnoli INVITALIA, Dr. Carolina Ercolani, Responsible SO Environment Technical Direction of ITALFERR, Arch. Antonello Martino, Head of Engineering and Investment - Station Management RFI and finally Dr. Nicoletta Rivabene, Head of Environmental Policy and Design of TERNA.

Finally, among the designers we must mention Eng. Alessandro Zenti of VDP, who, together with other colleagues, has provided a very comprehensive overview of the many issues arising from the implementation of the new framework that forms the framework for the activation of the interventions of the Next Generation EU and in particular on the environmental sustainability report and the new criterion of DNSH “Do no significant harm”

VDP is proud to participate in the RTP composed by: ACPV ARCHITECTS Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel, DBA PRO, GSE and FACES awarded the tender for the restyling of the historic Rai headquarters in Viale Mazzini 14, Rome. An important intervention of architectural redevelopment, in the name of ecology, sustainability and biophilia: new spaces will be provided, more comfort for people, innovative technologies and design.

Last June 7th we participated in the CV AT LUNCH event organized by the Department of Engineering of the University of Roma Tre to encourage the meeting between companies, undergraduates and recent graduates.
We are really excited to have had the chance to tell the story of our society and share our experiences with students.
We strongly believe in the abilities of the new generations.

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On 31 May Eng. Francesco Ventura, CEO of VDP srl, and Eng. Roberto Coronato, PM of VDP srl, attended the seminar of the Order of Engineers of the Province of Rome on the theme ” PNRR and national funding for mobility infrastructure in the metropolitan area of Rome ” with a report on the principle of DNSH (Do No Significant Harm).

The event was also attended by representatives of MIMS (Ministry of Infrastructure and Sustainable Mobility), Roma Capitale, Invitalia, Roma Servizi per la Mobilita and Roma Metropolitane

The goal that VDP srl wants to achieve, through the experience gained in environmental engineering projects and works, is to make a contribution to improving the state of the environment and protecting environmental resources, according to the logic of sustainability and environmental balance in line with International standards.

This year VDP, with its stand in the Italian Pavilion organized by OICE and ITA - Italian Trade Agency with the support of the Farnesina along with other Italian Engineering Companies, participated in ALL-Energy Exhibition and Conference in Glasgow.
L’Eng. Francesco Ventura, CEO of VDP, sat as speaker at the Round Table “Italian Solutions for decarbonized energy plants” presenting the company’s experiences in this innovative sector.

Even this year we obtain, after the annual verify of KIWA CERMET, the renewed of ISO 14001:2015, relative to the System of Environmental Management.
This certification goes with the other ISO in our possession, already renewed: ISO 9001:2015 relative to the quality, ISO 45001:2018 relative to the security on work and ISO 37001:2016 on the anti-corruption.

VDP has been pleased to sponsor and support the interesting webinar that was held on February 24th through the presentation of the 5th OICE Report on BIM 2021 Tender and digitalization, introduced and moderated by OICE President Gabriele Scicolone.
During the event, the growth in the years that BIM has had in the TD documents was highlighted.
Surely in the future there will be more steps ahead to demonstrate how engineering and organized architecture are able to invest in innovation and digitalization.

Follow the link to download the program

As for 30 years in this part operating in the sector of Trams, we received the person in charge for the design of technical economic feasibility (PFTE) of the two largest lots of the tender called by Rome Mobility Services: the Lot 4 consists of the Line H Anagnina-Torre Angela and from Linea G from Policlinico di Tor Vergata to Banca d’Italia and Lotto 5 of the Marconi-Appia Antica-Subaugusta tramway; In join venture with the SYSTRA-SOTECNI, SYSTRA SA, ARCHITECNA ENGINEERING S.r.l., GO-Mobility and POLEIS soc. coop.

In both LOTs VDP will deal with environmental aspects in all the various design phases.

Francesco Ventura, Coordinator of the OICE Working Group on Smart Cities and Simona Nebbioso, VDP Proposal Manager, will take part at the National meeting of industrial partnership of Confindustria which will be held on December 2-3 at MiCo Milano Convention Centre – Milan. A unique opportunity for comparison between companies, economic partners and Public Administration.

Together participated as speakers at the SMART CITIES: Investing in the future program in digitally way on the afternoon of 2 December, “Business Operators’ Role in Boosting Economic Recovery in the Mediterranean”.

Click the link below to see the program:
https://lnkd.in/dEv27SWa

VDP, together with INC in Turin, won the 188 million ANAS tender for “La variante di Ancona” on the Adriatica main road. The Company (INC) indicated VDP for environmental monitoring activities. The works concern the extension of the state road 16 “Adriatica”: a work waited for about twenty years that will make it easier to reach the regional hospital of Torrette and the city of Ancona, coming from the north coast of Marche. The duration of the work provided for in the tender notice is approximately 3 years.

For more details on the link below the article:

Anas, la Inc di Torino conquista la variante di Ancona da 188 milioni sulla statale 16 | NT+ Enti Locali & Edilizia (ilsole24ore.com)

Also this year our headquarters VDP was included in the program Open House Rome and we welcomed several visitors last October 2 on the day of opening to the public.

In recent years the project of our headquarters has received numerous international awards:

- Shortlist in the category Interior in THE PLAN AWARDS 2017
- Silver Winner at A’DESIGN AWARDS 2017
- Winner in the Interior category of the IF DESIGN AWARD

We look forward to see you next year!

VDP participated as exhibitor at the DUBAI AIRPORT SHOW, the largest airport event, which was held on May 24 and 26 at the DUBAI trade center. VDP was present with a dedicated stand for networks, brochures and b2b meetings together with other Italian engineering companies. In addition, the Arch. Simona Nebbioso, as speaker, proposal manager of VDP, as speaker, join in the Panel “Innovation Strategy for a New Airport Experience” led by moderator Sunil Malhotra. During the GALF (Global Airport Leaders Forum) conference, the Arch. Simona Nebbioso, presented a report on the importance of sustainability, integrations on modes of transport and technologies in the airport.

We thank again ITA (Italian Trade Agency), OICE and S.E. Nicola Lener, Italian Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates for this great network opportunity.

We also thank the other engineering companies present at the stand ITALY: 3TI PROGETTI S.p.A., Artelia Italia, ADR Ingegneria S.p.A., F&M Ingegneria Spa, INTEGRA AES Srl, RINA Consulting, SEINGIM, Technital S.p.A., Youandtech.

The next 22 April will officially start the Master “Esperto Gestione dell’Ambiente” organized by the Environmental Forensic Chamber in collaboration with Remtech Expo. The Eng. Francesco Ventura will be part of the Scientific Committee together with other experts including Prof. Amedeo Postiglione (President Foundation of European Judges for the Environment), Giuseppe Vadalà (Extraordinary Commissioner of Government for the Reclamation of Landfills
Abusive), Marco Mari (President Green Building Council Italy), Avv. Cinzia Pasquale, Dott.ssa Silvia Paparella.

The Master is presented as a training course that constitutes a real opportunity for professional growth and a concrete job opportunity.

Registration is open until 18 April. The program and the registration methods can be downloaded at the following link:

https://lnkd.in/dx_yAjN

VDP Srl in partnership with SPSK, The Hub Roma Srl. StudioSilva Srl Studio Valla, Arch.Paola Altamura, has been shortlisted to the second step of Reinventing Cities call, promoted by the world capital network ‘C40’, to submit own proposal.

In the capital one of the area identified to participate to the recovery plan of the spaces is the Ex Mira Lanza, Marconi district, in Rome. Our Aim is to realize urban regeneration project with a focus on environmental sustainability to recover the abandoned areas encouraging a redevelopment of the area through new ways of living places in an alliance between public and private.

This project will be an opportunity to deal with future models of transformation with other cities of the world.

VDP Srl contributes to the development of the new “Eastern Waterfront” in Genoa.
The project, donated to Liguria Region, the Municipality of Genoa and the Port Authority by Renzo Piano Building Workshop, is part of the operational urban planning project to implement the general redevelopment of the port area and improve the relationship between the city and the sea.
VDP will take care of the preparation of the documents for the Environmental Impact Assessment, and the related assistance to the competent Authorities, in the context of the construction of a navigable urban canal parallel to the coast and extended from the Old Port to the mouth of the Bisagno.

VDP Srl has joined ASviS - Italian Alliance for Sustainable Development as an associate.
A recognition of our attention to the principles of 2030 Agenda for sustainable development and the related 17 Sustainable Development Goals - SDGs.

ASviS was created to raise awareness of the importance of the 2030 Agenda in Italian society, economic players and institutions and to mobilize them in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. The Alliance currently brings together over 270 of the most important institutions and networks of Italian civil society.

Il 28 aprile l’Ing. Ventura ha partecipato con un intervento, come referente OICE, alla seconda giornata del webinar RESTART IN GREEN FORUM E THINK GREEN sul tema dei DIALOGHI TRA DIRITTO E MODELLI DI GOVERNANCE, organizzato da RemTech Expo e CFA.

Si è discusso della semplificazione normativa e la legislazione di emergenza nell’attuale scenario di allarme sanitario: l’Ing. Ventura ha portato all’attenzione dei partecipanti le proposte per la “Fase 2″ e la gestione della sicurezza nel cantieri” che OICE ACADEMY ha presentato a Governo, Parlamento, Task force Colao, ANAC e Istituto Superiore per la sanità.

Qui il link per rivedere l’evento che è stato organizzato su 4 giorni dal 27 al 30 aprile e che ha avuto fra i relatori il Sottosegretario Ministero dell’Ambiente Morassut, il Direttore Scientifico dell’Ospedale Spallanzani Ippolito, il Virologo e Docente dell’Università Milano Pregliasco, il Direttore Generale ISPRA Bratti.

After the environmental monitoring activities carried out from 2012 to 2018 in Chiomonte for the Tunnel Maddalena, VDP Srl continues its commitment on the project of the High Speed Turin-Lyon railway line with the Works Supervision (environmental part) for the construction of the Niches of Tunnel Maddalena. The assignment will be developed by VDP together with the colleagues of Pini Swiss Engineers SA and Pini Swiss Engineers Srl.

VDP sponsored the presentation of the book “Rome on the move: piers to connect disconnected territories” by Prof. Lucina Caravaggi and Orazio Carpenzano (Department of Architecture and Design of University of Roma La Sapienza). The presentation has been attended, among others, by Sen. Francesco Rutelli, Sen. Walter Tocci, the Councilor for Urban Planning of the Municipality of Rome Luca Montuori, Eng. Sara Venturoni Director of Stations for Italian Railway Company.

The meeting represented an interesting moment for sharing views on the theme of mobility in Rome nowadays and over the last 25 years, looking at new ideas and strategies for integrating urban spaces.

Also in 2019, great commitment by VDP at RemTech, permanent international event specializing in remediation, environmental and natural risks, land regeneration, climate change and circular chemistry, which took place this year from 18 to 20 September in Ferrara.

VDP participated as exhibitor within the “OICE Island” and intervened in two interesting moments of discussion.
The first, “Environmental sustainability and procurement rules” coordinated by Eng. Ventura, OICE board member with responsibility for the environment, and with the speech of Arch. Sonia Occhi, PM in VDP.
The second “Smart Ports National Conference” with the sppech of Arch. SIlvia Martorana, PM in VDP and member of the Environment Working Group at OICE. 

VDP took part in the Georgia-Italy Business Forum organized in Tbilisi last July 4th by Agenzia ITA, OICE, ANCE.

The Forum has been an important opportunity of dialogue with leading Georgian representatives including the Deputy Prime Minister, the Minister of Economy and Executives of Public Bodies and Municipalities.

There have been also meetings with representatives of the main IFIs operating in the country and B2B with local companies, to strengthen relationship for the numerous opportunities offered by the dynamic infrastructural development of the country.

Mr. Ventura participated as OICE Chief of Delegation, also signing a Memorandum of Understanding with the Georgian Association of Engineers.

As part of a work table dedicated to infrastructures, VDP presented the Report developed by the working group OICE on Smart Cities in front of an audience of Italian and Georgian companies and Representatives of the Institutions of the Country.

Also this year, VDP participated at the new edition of Open House. On 10th May the offices remained open for visits of interested people with the presence of the architect Arch. Carlo Berarducci.
Link to the 2019 Open House page dedicated to VDP

VDP has been included in the “Sustainability Map”: the first screenshot of responsible companies in Italy. The initiative, conceived by the CSRnatives network and coordinated by Koinètica, highlight the companies that have started a path of sustainability in the different Italian regions.
To be included in the Map, which includes about 400 Italian companies, a minimum number of indicators and performances in the areas of “Business Ethics and Governance”, “Environment”, “People” has to be fulfilled.
The Map, together with in-depth information on the Project, can be consulted at the following link:

SUSTAINABILITY MAP

Mr. Francesco Ventura at the Italian Embassy to the Holy See on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of the signing of the Lateran Pacts.

VDP took part at OICE business mission in Tel Aviv-Israel. “Building together Italy&Israel”, to enhance business relationship and open to new market and opportunities.

VDP took part at the event “Building together. Italy&Serbia.” on 4th and 5th 2018 December in Belgrade. 2 days of meetings, panels by Government and IFIs representatives, B2B with new potential partners in the sector of Transport infrastructures, Environment and Energy.

VDP took part at the Kick off meeting with Government Energy and Water Agency after the awarding of the tender for Permitting Activities including Environmental Impact Studies for the Malta Italy Gas Pipeline Interconnection. VDP will work in partnership with AIS Environment and CESI.

VDP joined as exhibitor at RemTech fair in Ferrara from 19th to 21st September - Hall 4, stand 130 - OICE Area.

Furthermore, on September 19th at 9.30am, VDP participated, with Mr. Ventura and Ms. Occhi as speakers, at the OICE National Conference “FOCUS on PROCUREMENT CODE AND ENVIRONMENT”. At this link the programme of the Conference in Italian.

Si è tenuto mercoledì 16 maggio, presso il Centro Congressi Cavour a Roma, il Convegno OICE sulla nuova direttiva VIA 104/2017, organizzato in qualità di coordinatore scientifico e Consigliere OICE con delega all’Ambiente dall’Ing. Francesco Ventura di VDP.

Scopo dichiarato dell’incontro, moderato dal dott. Cianciullo di “la Repubblica”, è stato quello di fare un primo bilancio, a quasi un anno dall’entrata in vigore del Decreto Legislativo 104/2017 che ha recepito la nuova Direttiva VIA, delle novità e dei cambiamenti sopravvenuti nelle procedure e negli studi di impatto ambientale.

Il convegno è stato aperto dagli interventi del Presidente dell’OICE ing. Scicolone, del Consigliere con delega per l’Ambiente ing. Ventura e dell’arch. Pieri della Direzione Generale per le Valutazioni Ambientali del Ministero dell’Ambiente e della Tutela del Territorio e del Mare.

A seguire si sono tenute due sessioni durante le quali sono intervenute rispettivamente le stazioni appaltanti/ proponenti di opere ed alcune società di progettazione dell’OICE.

La prima sessione ha visto i contributi dell’arch. Magarò di Anas, della dott.ssa Ercolani e dell’arch. Dajelli di Italferr, della dott.ssa Rivabene e dell’ing. Marchegiani di Terna e della dott.ssa Bunone e dell’arch. Rossi di Sogin.

In seguito alcune società di ingegneria OICE, tra cui VDP rappresentata dall’Arch. Sonia Occhi, hanno presentato casi di studio mettendo in evidenza i punti di forza e debolezza del nuovo decreto.

Il Convegno ha rappresentato il secondo appuntamento su tale tematica che avrà un ulteriore momento di approfondimento nell’evento che si terrà a Ferrara il 19 settembre nell’ambito di REMTECH 2018

VDP has updated, among the first Engineering Companies in Italy, its certification for the Environmental Management System to the “new” international standard UNI EN ISO 14001: 2015 with KIWA-CERMET.

International Magazine Frame’s upcoming publication “THE OTHER OFFICE THREE” on workplace design, highlights inspirational interiors that are setting the trends in creative workplace design, features VDP engineering office. 

In recent months, the project of VDP new headquarters has received a number of International Awards:

Shortlisted in the Interiors Category for THE PLAN AWARDS 2017

Silver Winner at A’DESIGN AWARDS 2017 

Winner at IF DESIGN AWARD a world-renowned design prize. The winning project VDP office won in the interior discipline, in the Office category. Each year, Germany’s oldest independent design organization, Hannover-based IF international forum design gmbh, organizes the IF DESIGN AWARD.
VDP office won over the 58-member jury, made up of independent experts from all over the world. The competition was intense: over 5,500 entries were submitted from 59 countries in hopes of receiving the seal of quality.

Finalist in the Office category at the INSIDE FESTIVAL OF INTERIORS AWARDS 2016. Inside is the sister festival of the WORLD ARCHITECTURE FESTIVAL (WAF) held at the Arena Berlin, Germany on the 16th – 18th November 2016.

VDP last 19th and 20th February VDP took part to the Italian Business Mission in Albania in Tirana, together with the OICE delegation.

The delegation was led by the Deputy-Minister of Economic Development Ivan Scalfarotto, and was attended, among others, by the President of Confindustria Vincenzo Boccia, the Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, the Italian Ambassador to Albania Alberto Cutillo.

During the Mission, a number of B2B meetings have been attended with counterparts from Albania, Kossovo and Macedonia in the infrastructure and environment sectors.

In November 2017 VDP Srl has organized, jointly with Spea Engineering as stretegic partner, a business trip to Tanzania, with the kind support of the Italian Embassy in Dar Es Salaam, to strenghten relationships with the major National Agencies in the Transport and Infrastructure Sector. The trip has also been the occasion to reinforce ties with local Engineering Companies acting as partner in the Country.

L’Ing. Francesco Ventura, in qualità di Consigliere con delega per ambiente ed energie rinnovabili di OICE, ha organizzato e promosso la Tavola Rotonda “Riflessioni sul nuovo Decreto Legislativo 104/2017 del Ministero dell’Ambiente sulla VIA”. L’incontro si è tenuto lo scorso 21 settembre 2017 a Ferrara nell’ambito di RemTech 2017.

Il Convegno, moderato da Antonio Cianciullo de “La Repubblica”, è stato introdotto dal Presidente OICE Gabriele Scicolone e da Francesco Ventura che ha introdotto le principali novità previste dal nuovo Decreto Legislativo 104/2017 sulla VIA, poi approfondite nel successivo intervento di Sonia Occhi della VDP.

Nel Workshop si è tentato di inquadrare le numerose innovazioni portate dalla nuova Legge, alcune delle quali potrebbero incidere in maniera molto significativa sui procedimenti e sulla efficacia degli stessi ai fini della tutela ambientale. In questo contesto si sono succeduti gli interventi delle stazioni appaltanti invitate: Italferr (Antonello Martino), ANAS (Giovanni Magarò), Sogin (Elena Bunone, Alessia Rossi) e Terna (Raffaele Fiorentino).

La seconda parte del Workshop ha proposto una serie di interventi da parte dei responsabili del settore ambientale di alcune delle società Associate OICE.

On July 13th, VDP participated at the Italian Engineering and Architecture Day organized by Italian Trade Agency and OICE at the Italian Pavilion of EXPO 2017 in Astana - Kazakhstan.

Mr. Ventura, acting as coordinator of Working Group OICE on Smart Cities, presented the recently published study about Smart Cities, which will soon be translated into Russian and English.

The event also included spechees by the Italian Ambassador in Kazakhstan, the Italian Trade Agency, the Italian Ministry of the Environment and representatives of the Government and the world of Kazakhstan’s engineering industry.

In the afternoon, B2B meetings were held between Italian companies participating in the mission and the local engineering companies with the aim to develop possible partnerships in the country.

Here are some photos of the day and of the Expo.

On June 20th, Eng. Francesco Ventura took part as speaker at the G7 Transport Side Event “Nice to meet you” in Cagliari.

The event was attended by, among others, Mayor of Cagliari Zedda, President Piglliaru of Sardinia Region, Chief of Cabinet of Minister Del Rio, General Manager of MInistry of Transport, General Manager of ENAC, Managing Director of Invitalia and Italferr.

On May 30th, in Sofia, together with Bulgarian partner P-United, VDP signed the first activation under the Framework Agreement that has been awarded to the JV a few months ago by the Road Infrastructure Agency of Bulgaria.
The Framework Agreement will provide technical assistance for the development of Environmental Impact Assessment Studies and Appropriate Assessment Studies for road projects developed by the Agency.
Some images of the meeting with the Client.

VDP took part as exhibitor at Shanghai International Fair “IE EXPO 2017 - Asian Leading Trade Fair for Environmental Technology Solution: Water, Waste, Air and Soil” from 4th to 6th May. VDP stand has joined the Italian Pavilion, co-ordinated by the Italian Ministry of the Environment and the Protection of the Territory and Sea in the framework of cooperation with the Chinese Ministry of Environment.
During the 3-days exhibition, VDP had numerous meetings with Chinese companies and institutions in the environmental field and with representatives of Italian Trade Agency and the Italian Consulate in Shanghai.

At this LINK some photos.

During the event, organized on 23rd March in Rome, the volume “Smart City: a Tool for Smart Communities ” has been presented and distributed. The volume has been developed by the specific OICE Working Group coordinated by Mr. Francesco Ventura, VDP CEO.

The Energy Efficiency improvement project for the highway company Strada dei Parchi S.p.A., developed by VDP, has been included in the book “105 Energy Efficiency best practices made in Italy”, edited by the Kyoto Club.

The book (Edizioni Ambiente-Collana KyotoBooks) presents 105 real experiences related to energy efficiency improvements, successful in terms of quality, innovation and outputs obtained. The aim of the publication is to disseminate, support and replicate these initiatives, inspiring policy, legislation and financing at national level.

Mr. Francesco Ventura, CEO of VDP, will participate at the national presentation of the Book, invited as OICE Board Member.
The event will take place on 26th January 2017 from 2 to 5.30 pm at Spazio Europa, Via Quattro Novembre, 149 - 00187 Rome.

The Program of the event is available at this link

VDP Srl opened the new headquarters in Rome in Via Federico Rosazza 38.

The new spaces have been designed by Arch. Carlo Berarducci: the restyling has been selected as a finalist for the Office category at the Inside Festival of Interiors Awards 2016, held in Berlin from 16th to 18th November 2016.

At the following link a Focus of the project with some photos is available. Photographer: Fernando Guerra.

Project Focus

VDP took part at the presentation of the OICE 2016 Report about foreign activites of Engineering and Architecture companies, which took place on December 16th, 2016 at the offices of Italian Trade Agency in Rome. The Report presents analysis and trends of international activities of companies members of OICE: the data of 42 associated companies have been collected for the survey, including VDP Srl ones.

The VDP experience is illustrated in the Report, with a project developed in the last year in Kenya: “NaMSIP Project - Environmental and Social Imapct Assessment for the rehabilitation of markets and railway stations in the Nairobi metropolitan area.”

The OICE Report 2016 is available (in Italian) at the following link:

OICE 2016 Report about foreign activites of Engineering and Architecture companies

It has recenly been published the Green Book on Environmental Sustainability of Hub Transport Infrastructure (FrancoAngeli Editore), written by Francesco Ventura and Sonia Occhi of VDP Srl, together with Roberta Marini of RFI Spa and Marco Rettighieri, former DG Construction for Expo 2015 and CEO of ATAC.

Mr. Francesco Ventura participated as OICE Board Member to the Round Table of Seminar “Proposals for a new national energy strategy to 2030 after the Paris Climate Conference”. The Seminar, held on 8th November 2016, is part of the works of the Green Economy Convention, organized during the 2016 edition of Ecomondo, at Rimini Fiera. (Photo)

VDP participated as exhibitor at RemTech 2016, the international exhibition on Reclamation of Contaminated Sites and the requalification of territory, that will take place at Ferrara Exhibition Center on September 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 2016.
VDP was present in Hall 4, stand 103-106, at OICE Corner.

During the exhibition days, VDP has also taken part at the OICE Workshop about “Environmental Sustainability of transport infrastructure“, scheduled on September 21st from 2.30pm to 5.00pm at the Conference Hall B of Fiera di Ferrara, with speeches by Mr. Francesco Ventura and Ms. Sonia Occhi

On 7th and 8th June, Ms. Silvia Martorana of VDP has been invited as a speaker at the First South East and Central Europe Power Conference, organized by the International Council on Large Electric Systems (CIGRE) in the coastal town of Portoroz in Slovenia.

The conference has been an opportunity for discussion and exchange of information between the key stakeholders in the Mediterranean energy sector.

Ms. Martorana was part of the experts of Terna Rete Italia team that developed one of the projects selected for the event brought to the attention of the audience, in the report entitled “Modern energy infrastructures for connecting isolated EU countries in a sustainable way: the Malta-Sicily Interconnector “.

The project of the Malta-Sicily Interconnector has also received the Award “Good Practice of the Year 2016″, promoted by the Renewable Grid Initiative, a union of European NGOs which aims to develop a transparent and environmentally friendly energy network to enable the continued growth of renewable energy and the energy transition.

Mr. Francesco Ventura took part as speaker at the Conference organized by #italiasicura - “Actions for the mitigation of hydrogeological risk.” The event has been organized on 31st May 2016 at the Italian Prime Ministry Conference Room and has been attended, among others, by Mr. Mauro Grassi, director of ITALIA SICURA - Task Force against the hydrogeological Risk, Ms. Gaia Checcucci, Director Ministry of Environment, Territory and Sea and Mr. Bernardo De Bernardinis, President of ISPRA.

VDP Srl has been awarded, in joint venture with SGS Kenya Ltd., a major project funded by World Bank in Kenya.

The assignment is part of NaMSIP project (Nairobi Metropolitan Services Improvement Project), developed in collaboration between Ministry of Land, Housing and Urban Development and the World Bank.

The activities will concern ESIA studies and Strategic Environmental Assessments for the development and upgrading of several sites in the Nairobi Metropolitan Region (in particular markets, railway stations and landfills).

During the first week of April 2016, technical kick-off meetings and site visits took place in Nairobi, with participation of experts by VDP Srl and SGS Kenya Ltd. Meetings with responsibles of NaMSIP project, World Bank representatives and Chiefs of Municipalities involved have also been organized.

Mr. Ventura, as OICE delegate for the Environmental Sector, will participate as speaker at the workshop “The Role of the Environmental Engineer: skills, experiences and career opportunities. What outlook for the future?“. The workshop will be held at the University of Rome “La Sapienza” - Aula del Chiostro - Faculty of Civil and Industrial Engineering, Via Eudossiana 18, on 4th April 2016 starting at 9:30am.

On 24 February 2016 the Board of OICE, during the first meeting of the new Presidency of Eng. Scicolone, appointed the Executive Committee of the Association.

In this context, Eng. Francesco Ventura of VDP, Board Member, received the Mandate to represent OICE Associaties of Environmental sector.

VDP has participated as a member of the Italian delegation to the business mission in Tehran - Iran (8-10th February 2016).
The mission in Teheran has been led by the Italian Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Mr. Graziano Delrio and the Italian Minister of Agricultural Food and Forestry Policies Mr. Maurizio Martina, accompanied by the President of ANAS (Italian National Road Company) Gianni Vittorio Armani, the CEO of FSI (Italian National Railway Company) Renato Mazzoncini and the President of the Trade Promotion Agency (ICE Agenzia) Riccardo Maria Monti.

VDP met various representatives of Iranian construction and engineering companies, setting basis for future cooperation in infrastructure, environment and energy.

During OICE Executive Board on 16th December 2015, Francesco Ventura has been appointed Coordinator of OICE Working Group on Smart Cities.
The Working Group counts 25 members from 19 different member companies. It is inspired by the EU guidelines concerning “Smart Cities” and has the main objective to allow the Engineering and Architecture Organizations to play an effective role in the review process of Smart Cities sector currently underway, promoting processes that can give back importance and centrality to the planning and design phases.

Specifically, the goal is to become influential actors during the discussion of the strategies for the development and the financing of projects aimed at making Smart the national territories.

VDP has attended the presentation of the 1st OICE International Report, organized on 4th November 2015 at Foreign Trade Agency Headquarters. The report presents analysis and trends of international activities of companies members of OICE.
VDP illustrates in the report its project “Environmental monitoring of terrestrial and marine ecosystem for the power line interconnection Italy-Malta”.

The 1st OICE International Report is available at the following link

1st OICE International Report

VDP has taken part as exhibitor RemTech, the exhibition on Reclamation of Contaminated sites and the requlification of areas.

The event has been organised at Fiera di Ferrara from 23rd to 25th September 2015.

During the exhibition, VDP has also participated with a speech of Mr. Francesco Ventura at the workshop organized by OICE:

“Environmental Sustainability and Public Works in the Italian Governmental Decree “Sblocca Italia”"