THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL OF CONSTRUCTION ECONOMISTS
CEEC (Conseil Européen des Economistes de la Construction or The European Council of Construction Economists) is the European knowledge hub for construction economists. CEEC links professionals in Europe to share relevant best practice, information and experience and promotes the profession of the construction economist, common knowledge and international standards.
You can participate in our activities by contacting first your nearest member organisation.
Madrid Spring Meeting 2025 – Focus on Sustainability and Cost Integration
From 8–10 May 2025, CEEC held its 91st General Assembly in Madrid, hosted by CGATE under the lead of Spanish delegate Sergio Vazquez Jimenez. The event centred on integrating construction and environmental cost modelling into building design—highlighting how sustainability goals can be addressed from the earliest planning stages.
The meeting once again proved CEEC’s value as a collaborative platform for sharing expertise and shaping a more sustainable construction future.
Next Stop: Delft – CEEC Autumn Meeting 2025
From Thursday 2 to Saturday 4 October 2025, CEEC delegates will meet in Delft, The Netherlands, for the Autumn General Assembly. Hosted by the Dutch association NVBK, the event will focus on innovation in construction economics and the role of digital transformation in promoting cost transparency and sustainability across Europe.
Further details on the programme and speakers will be shared soon.
CEEC Meetings
17 – 19 October 2024, the General Assembly was held in Corsica, France. The event was organised by our French member association UNTEC under the lead of Ludovic Jean.
The CEEC Spring Conference took place in Frankfurt, Germany from 23 – 25 May 2024 and the theme of the event was on the latest developments on cost planning techniques.
In Spring 2025, we will be meeting in Madrid, Spain on 8 – 10 May 2025. Led by Spanish delegate Sergio Vazquez Jimenez the association CGATE is hosting the event.
General Assembly in Budapest
We met between Thursday 5 – Saturday 7 October 2023 in the Hungarian capital of Budapest to spend Friday on discussing the subject of BIM and quantity take-off. Seminars were presented by a variety of speakers and in the afternoon we enjoyed a site visit to the Museum of Ethnography and the Hungarian House of Music.
The 88th GA meeting took place on the Saturday morning at which the regular business of CEEC was conducted including the election of Gyorgy Spanyi as the new President. Thanks were expressed to the outgoing President, Agnete Skytte and a gift was presented to her.
Thank you also to Gyorgy for organising and hosting the event.
New edition CEEC Inside
A new edition of CEEC Inside has been published recently, featuring Mary Flynn.
NEWSLETTER SUMMER 2025
Two times a year CEEC releases a newsletter. Click here for the latest version, July 2025.
Office Cost Model 2022
The latest Office Cost Model for 2022 has been published and is available for downloading here.
