The program was primarily oriented into successful implementation of recent results obtained in fundamental natural and technical sciences to the field of construction materials. Such interdisciplinary approach lead to a substantial contribution to the basic knowledge concerning construction materials, to their production processes and processes during their use (e.g. deterioration processes). The obtained results, to some extent, encouraged also additional research in some other technical disciplines. We cooperated in several international R&D projects: 8 projects in the 5th framework, 2 Eureka projects, NATO project, and several COST and bilateral projects. Recently, we actively participated in the preparation of several project proposals within the 6th Framework, of which two are in the 2nd evaluation phase. Despite the predominant orientation of our work to the development/application of construction materials and measuring methods, some results were successfully linked to the latest basic science achievements worldwide. This is presented by several publications in internationally established journals and conferences. The results obtained within our R&D work significantly contributed to better understanding of certain complex degradation mechanisms in construction materials (alkali-silicate reaction, thaumasite-sulphate corrosion, complex corrosion processes of metals), and to further development and use of methods for the characterization of these processes (electrochemical noise, microelectrode impedance spectroscopy). Successful work of our research team in international terms is also expressed by cooperation of our researchers in numerous technical committees of international associations (CEN, CEB, RILEM, EFC, and NACE) where standards, recommendations and technical procedures are being prepared.