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Criteria Development / Revision
Update on EU GPP criteria under development/revision
EU GPP Advisory Group, 24th October 2013
Joint Research Centre, Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS)
EU GPP criteria for paints & varnishes
EU GPP Advisory Group, 24th October 2013
Joint Research Centre, Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS)
Paints & varnishes criteria development
• Technical background
- Proposed product scope
• Outline of possible criteria areas
- Illustration of proposed direction
• Outlook on next steps in the process
Proposed product scope
'Indoor and outdoor decorative paints and varnishes, woodstains
and related products and painting services'
• Tinting systems
• Wood paints, wood and decking stains
• Masonry coatings, primers and undercoats
• Metal finishes primers and undercoats
• Floor coatings
• Road markings
Draft v1 (December 2012)
Criterion Criterion Type Key aspect addressed
Core Comprehensive Award
White pigments X X Manufacturing impacts
Spreading rate X X Performance
Wet scrub X X Performance
VOCs X X Emissions during use
Metals X X Emissions during use
Hazardous substances X X Emissions during use
Titanium Dioxide X Manufacturing impacts
Indoor Air Quality
X Emissions during use
Contract performance clause
Unused Paint X X Manufacturing impacts
Unused Paint disposal X X Emissions at end of life
Outline of proposal under revision (v2)
Criterion Criterion Type Key aspect addressed
Core Comprehensive Award
White pigment X X X Manufacturing impacts
VOC/SVOC X X X Manufacturing impacts
Binder sustainable sourcing X X Manufacturing impacts
Hazardous substances
- Paint mixture
- Biocides and metals
X
X
X
X
X
Manufacturing impacts
Pollution during use
Efficiency in use
- Dependant on contract
X
X
Manufacturing impacts
Pollution during use
Indoor Air Quality X X X Emissions during use
Painting contracts
- Efficient application
X X Manufacturing impacts
End-of-life emissions Contract performance clauses
Product specific criteria Road markings
• Technical specifications
- VOC/SVOC content
a. Maximum content limits (100-395 g/l)
b. Polymer binders and additives (to be specified)
- Titanium dioxide content
a. Maximum content limit (10%)
- Drop-on and broadcast material
a. Glass bead recycled content
b. Hazardous substances: Arsenic, antimony and lead content
- Marking durability
a. Abrasion resistance:
Outlook on GPP criteria development
1. Investigation of technical issues
2. Stakeholder consultation
3. Presentation of revised criteria areas to GPP AG
EU GPP criteria for textiles
EU GPP Advisory Group, 24th October 2013
Joint Research Centre, Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS)
Update on textile criteria development
• Technical background
- Ecolabel criteria development process
- GPP background report
• Outline of possible criteria areas
- Illustration of proposed direction of the criteria
• Outlook on criteria development
Technical background study Public procurement of textiles
• Market for GPP textiles
- Promptex, Eurocities/ICLEI, EU Lead Market Initiative
• Review of current scope and coverage
- 2012 criteria set
• Implementation of GPP textile criteria by public procurers
- EU GPP survey (2011) and AEA national study (2010)
- Stakeholder questionnaire (Summer 2012)
• Innovation in textile public procurement
- Supply side: TDV, Klopman, Carrington, Teijin, Beirholm
- Demand side: Zurich, French MOD, UK NHS and Royal Mail
- LCC: Ecolabel licenseholder, UK Government Buying Standards
Possible criteria areas Proposed framework for the revision (1)
• Key environmental areas
- Improve focus on use phase and end-of-life phase
- Dyeing, printing and finishing also identified as important
• GPP approach
- Sourcing standards
- Contracting of repair, re-use, recycling services
• Technical capacity
- Ability to deliver consistent traceability, chemistry, fitness for use
Possible criteria areas Proposed framework for the revision (2)
• Technical specifications
- Fibre minimum % content
a. Organic or IPM cotton minimum % content
b. Polyester and polyamide minimum recycled % content
c. Viscose minimum sustainable pulp % content
- Chemicals: Drawn from EU Ecolabel RSL and Oeko-Tex 100
- Functionality: flame retardancy, water repellency, abrasion, seams
- End-of-life: Repair/recycling carried out by textile services
• Award criteria
- Achievement of higher % content: See fibre criteria
• Contract performance
- LCC factors: Reduced laundry, replacement and disposal costs
Outlook on GPP criteria development
Follow-on from the Ecolabel criteria
1. 1st draft criteria document
2. Consultation with stakeholders/procurers
3. Presentation of draft criteria to GPP AG
EU GPP criteria for hydronic heating systems
EU GPP Advisory Group, 24th October 2013
Joint Research Centre, Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS)
Update
• Ecodesign and Energy Labelling Lot 1 (Reg 813/2013 and
811/2013)
• Ecodesign and Energy Labelling Lot 15 Solid fuel boilers
(ongoing)
• EU Ecolabel criteria on water-based heating systems (to be voted
in November)
Scope
Heat generators based on:
• Combustion of gaseous, liquid or solid fossil fuels;
• Combustion of gaseous, liquid or solid biomass;
• Use of the Joule effect in electric resistance heating elements;
• Capture of ambient heat from air, water or ground source, and/or
waste heat;
• Capture of latent heat from the exhaust gas of combination
heaters; (out of Energy Labelling Regulation scope)
• Cogeneration (the simultaneous generation in one process of heat
and electricity);
• Solar (auxiliary);
Maximum rated heat output = 400 kW
Cogenerations up to 50 kWe
Key criteria
Seasonal space heating energy efficiency (%)
GHG emissions (g CO2eq/kWh heat output)
Ecodesign Core Comprehensive
Gas and liquid fuel boilers 86 % 90 % 98 %
Solid fuel boilers (65 77 %) 75 77 % 79 %
Ecodesign Core Comprehensive
All heaters, except HP - 220 g 200 g
Heat pumps - 180 g 150 g
Comprehensive criteria Air emissions
Aligned to EU Ecolabel limit values for NOx, CO, OGC, PM
Technology NOx emission limits
EU Ecolabel Draft Sept 2012
NOx emission limits EU Ecolabel Draft Sept 2013
Gas fuel heaters
Internal combustion: 170 mg/kWh energy input
External combustion: 45 mg/kWh energy input
Internal combustion engine: 170 mg/kWh GCV energy input
External combustion: 36 mg/kWh GCV energy input
Liquid fuel heaters
Internal combustion: 420 mg/kWh energy input
External combustion: 100 mg/kWh energy input
Internal combustion engine: 380 mg/kWh GCV energy input
External combustion: 100 mg/kWh GCV energy input
Solid fuel heaters
Using wood pellet and wood log fuels: 205 mg/Nm³ at 10 % O2
Using wood chip and other solid fuels: 260 mg/Nm³ at 10 % O2
150 mg/Nm³ at 10 % O2
Other criteria
Other core/comprehensive criteria
Product longevity and warranty
Installation instructions and user information
Award criteria
Additional increase of seasonal space heating energy efficiency
(points for every 1%)
Additional reduction of GHG emission (points for every 5 g)
Noise emission limits
Product design for sustainability
EU GPP Hydronic heating systems
Next steps Alignment to EU Ecolabel criteria once it is voted
EU GPP criteria ready to be voted
EU GPP criteria for furniture
EU GPP Advisory Group, 24th October 2013
Joint Research Centre, Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS)
GPP is mostly used for indoor furniture
The criteria most used in furniture contracts by public authorities are
• Harmful substances (included in the 30% of tenders)
• Packaging materials (30%)
• Durability and/or reparability (28%)
• Sustainable and lawful origin of timber (21%).
Number of furniture contracts (%) by country including at least one GPP core criterion or all GPP core criteria (2009-2010)
Current GPP criteria (core, comprehensive, award) • Wood and wood-based materials, sustainable forest management
• Preservatives [only for outdoors furniture]
• Recycled materials content (wooden fibres, plastic, metal)
• Plastic parts
• Textiles
• Padding materials
• Polyurethane foams
• Surface coating of Wood, plastic and/or metal parts
• Adhesives and glues
• Packaging
• Durability, reparability, fitness for use and ergonomics
Current GPP criteria not covered by current EU Ecolabel
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• Recycled materials content (plastic, metal) • Plastic parts • Textiles • Padding materials • Polyurethane foams • Surface coating of plastic and/or metal parts • Fitness for use and ergonomics
Revision EU Ecolabel these criteria will be covered
Harmonization GPP criteria and EU Ecolabel criteria
EU GPP criteria for IT equipment
EU GPP Advisory Group, 24th October 2013
Joint Research Centre, Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS)
IT equipment criteria development
• Technical background
- EU Ecolabel criteria development process
- Direction of product scope
• Outline of possible criteria areas
- Illustration of proposed direction
• Outlook on next steps in the process
Recommendations on scope definition
1. Maintain most established definitions.
2. Widen the scope to all Energy Star sub-groups
3. Clearly differentiate tablet computers within the scope.
4. Omit keyboard definition as a separate product.
5. Improved definition for computer monitors
6. Unified scope options for TV/display criteria
6a. Create a unified criteria set for dual-function computer and
television monitors.
6b: Consider the potential for a unified scope for all forms of displays
(computer displays and television displays)
Implications for GPP criteria?
• Personal computer (Desktop Computer, Integrated Desktop
Computer, Thin Client)
- Addition of workstations and small-scale servers
• Computer display (where supplied with a computer)
- Displays are increasingly bought/specified separately
- Keyboard (where supplied with a computer)
- External power supply (where supplied with a computer)
• Notebook computers (includes tablet personal computers)
- Specific definition and coverage of tablet computers
• Discrete graphics processing unit (where supplied with a computer)
- Additional 'allowances' under Energy Star v6.0 to be explored
Environmental hot spots during manufacturing phase:
PWB, power supply unit, CD-ROM and HDD
LCA analysis Desktop PC: Component impacts
Environmental hot spots during manufacturing phase:
PWB, LCD panel and final assembly process
LCA analysis LCD screen: Component impacts
Possible criteria areas Proposed framework for the revision (1)
• Technical specifications
- Energy use
a. Desktops, notebooks, workstations, servers: Energy Star v6.0
b. Displays: Ecodesign or Labelling or Energy Star v6.0
- Lifespan and reliability
a. Computers: HDD drives, Notebook batteries, upgradeability,
repairability
b. Displays: LCD lifespan
- End-of-life
a. Computers: Data deletion systems
b. All equipment: Metal and plastic recovery value
Possible criteria areas Proposed framework for the revision (2)
• Award criteria
- Power management
a. User energy information, display adjustment
- Recycled content
a. Plastic housing content
- Lifespan and reliability:
a. Computers: Optimisation software/guidance, IT replacement
services (desktop v. notebook), Notebook resilience
• Other possible criteria areas?
- Ergonomics (display and keyboard), Noise (existing criteria area)
More information? Examples of LCC exercises, IT contracts that may
include service-based relationships with hardware providers.
Outlook on GPP criteria development
Adoption is proposed in parallel with the Ecolabel criteria
1. 1st GPP stakeholder questionnaire
2. Consultation with stakeholders/procurers
3. Presentation of criteria areas to GPP AG
4. Dedicated AHWG
Questions for GPP AG
• Do the proposed scope revisions appear relevant?
• Do the criteria areas have the right focus?
• Do you have relevant experience of IT procurement?
• Are there procurement authorities we can contact?
EU GPP criteria for office buildings
EU GPP Advisory Group, 24th October 2013
Joint Research Centre, Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS)
Office buildings criteria development
• Development of a guidance document
- Aim of the document
- How it is structured
• Redrafting of the criteria document
- Linking the criteria to the guidance document
- How they are structured
• Outlook on next steps in the process
GPP Office buildings Guidance document
Aim: To provide procurers with orientation on how to effectively integrate the GPP criteria for office buildings into the procurement process Why? The form of procurement can have a significant influence on the outcome. Each type of contract brings with it distinct interactions between the procurer, the building design team, the contractors used and the future occupants and facilities managers.
Office building is "A building which contains administrative, financial, technical or bureaucratic activities as core representative activities. The office area must make up a vast majority of the total building’s gross area. The building may also comprise other type of spaces, like meeting rooms, training classes, staff facilities, or technical rooms".
Major renovations a) the total cost of the renovation relating to the building envelope or the technical building systems is higher than 25 % of the value of the building, excluding the value of the land upon which the building is situated; or (b) more than 25 % of the surface of the building envelope undergoes renovation;
Guidance document Scope definition
• Design, construction, servicing and ongoing management
• Main points for integration in the sequence of procurements
Common contract forms that are used in the EU with Reference
to the International Federation of Consulting Engineers'
(FIDIC) contracts for:
- Construction works (B) (Red Book)
- Design and Build (D-B) (Yellow Book)
- Design, Build and Operate (D-B-O) (Gold Book)
Guidance document Integrating GPP criteria into procurement
Construction works (red) Design-led process
Preliminaries
Concept design
Detailed design
Procurement
Construction
Post-completion
Client brief
Design team selection Design competition
Tendering (1 or 2 stage)
Appoint lead contractor
Construction process
Demolition contracts
Handover, defects and commissioning Facilities management
Framework call-down
Energy services contracts
Preliminary design options
Preliminaries
Procurement
Concept design
Detailed design
Construction
Completion
Client performance specification
Tendering (2 stage option)
Appoint DB contractor
Construction process
Handover, defects and commissioning
Design & build (yellow) Contractor control over design
Novation of design team
Client selects preferred design
Demolition contracts
Facilities management
Client brief
Detailed performance specification
Tendering (2 stage)
Contract DBOF partner
Construction process
Facilities management
Energy Services Contracts
Negotiate cost, performance and risk
15-30 year LCC
Incentives and upgrades
Preliminaries
Concept design
Procurement
Detailed design
Construction
Post-completion
Design, build, operate (gold) Private sector building service
1. Preliminary scoping and feasibility
o Creating the project definition o Choosing the site and location o Concept design and options appraisal
Points of GPP integration? o Cost planning for the project LCC (particularly important in D-B-O)
o Reference office buildings may be included in the ITT as the basis for comparative assessments of environmental improvement options for construction materials
1. Professional services and technical expertise (for concept design and detailed design) Core criteria Comprehensive criteria
Selection criteria - Selection of the design team and contractors 1 The architect, consultant and/or design team consortium shall
have relevant competencies and experience
1 The architect, consultant and/or design team consortium shall
have relevant competencies and experience
2. Competencies of the construction contractor, energy services
contractors and/or property developers
2. Competencies of the construction contractor, energy services
contractors and/or property developers
2. Detailed design, performance and permitting
o Putting together the design team o Specifying performance requirements o Preparing tender documentation o Selecting and detailing designs for permitting Points of GPP integration? o In B contracts design team brief and mix of expertise/experience o In D-B and D-B-O contacts, the performance requirement will
form the basis for the Invitation To Tender (ITT) o In order to stimulate innovation a design competition can be used
from which contractors and their design teams can be selected o Technical tools used by this team to meet GPP requirements will include
building energy modeling and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
2. Detailed design, performance requirements and building permits Core criteria Comprehensive criteria
a. Energy efficiency
Technical specifications
1. Minimum Energy performance requirements (new-build) 1. Minimum Energy performance requirements (new-build)
2. Minimum Energy performance requirements (major renovation) 2. Minimum Energy performance requirements (major renovation)
3. Lighting efficiency and controls (new-build and major
renovation )
3. Lighting efficiency and controls (new-build and major
renovation )
4. Building Energy management systems (BEMS) (new-build and
major renovation )
4. Building Energy management systems (BEMS) (new-build and
major renovation )
5. Low or zero carbon energy sources (new-build or major
renovations)
5. Low or zero carbon energy sources (new-build or major
renovations)
Award criteria
6. Minimum Energy performance requirements (new-build and
major renovations)
7. Low or zero carbon energy sources (new-build or major
renovations)
Contract performance clauses
8. Energy performance contract (new-build or major renovations) 8. Energy performance contract (new-build or major renovations)
Core criteria Comprehensive criteria b. Resource efficiency / Construction materials and products
Technical specifications 1. Exclusion of certain materials (new-build and major renovations 1. Exclusion of certain materials (new-build and major renovations)
Award criteria
2. Resource efficient building elements (new-build and major
renovations)
The procurer shall award points based on the improvement in life cycle
performance of the main building elements in comparison with a
reference building. The improvement can be demonstrated using:
o the aggregate scores or ratings obtained from Environmental
Product Declarations (EPD’s) for the building elements, or;
o the building products and/or materials of which these elements are
composed, that are in accordance with ISO 14025, ISO 21930 or
EN 15804.
The bill of materials for the reference building shall be provided either by
the procurer or, in the case of two stage procurement processes, shall be
agreed with shortlisted bidders.
2. Resource efficient building elements (new-build and major
renovations)
The procurer shall award points based on the improvement in life cycle
performance of the main building elements in comparison with a
reference building. The improvement shall be demonstrated in one of
the following ways:
(i) Improvements in the Lifecycle Category Indicator results as
demonstrated by a Life Cycle Assessment carried out in
accordance with EN 15978;
(ii) Improvement in the weighted aggregate score obtained from a
building life cycle assessment tool that is in accordance with EN
15978;
(iii) Improvements in the weighted aggregate scores or ratings
obtained from EPD’s for building elements that are in accordance
with ISO 14025, ISO 21930 or EN 15804 and which have all been
selected from within the same PCR’s.
Core criteria Comprehensive criteria b. Resource efficiency / Construction materials and products
Award criteria
3. Building structure resource efficiency (new-build)
3. Building structure resource efficiency (new-build)
4. Building structure resource efficiency (major renovation) 4. Building structure resource efficiency (major renovation)
5. Recycling facilities (new-build and major renovations) 5. Recycling facilities (new-build and major renovations)
Core criteria Comprehensive criteria c. Indoor air quality and well-being of the end-users
Technical specifications 1. Emission of Volatile Organic Compounds emissions (VOC) from
building products (new-build and major renovations)
1. Emission of Volatile Organic Compounds emissions (VOC and
SVOC) from building products (new-build and major renovations)
2. Thermal and visual comfort (new-build and major renovations) 2. Thermal and visual comfort (new-build and major renovations)
o Common certification schemes: BREEAM Europe Commercial (UK, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Austria ), DGNB (Germany, Austria), HQE (France) and LEED (pan-EU).
o Assessment tools have also been developed at a national and regional level, such and Enerbuild in Alpine region and GPR Gebouw and Greencalc+ in the Netherlands
It is not possible to simply request a specific certification. Reference must instead be made to a benchmark performance and, where possible, the underlying criteria.
Preparing tender documentation Working with existing certifications and tools
Can meaningfully be applied where there is a comparison between building designs brought forward by design teams or bidders. Possible procurement scenarios: o Where the client has a reference building design and bill of quantities that
has been appraised in order to provide a guide price for bid comparison o Where a design competition is to be used to encourage innovative
building designs to be brought forward by design teams and/or contractors
o Building designs are required to demonstrate a defined improvement in specific building components performance using a calculation tool or weighted EPD system
Guidance appendix proposed, potential for joint working with G11 WG
Construction materials Procurement exercises using LCA
3. Strip-out, demolition and site preparation works
Points of integration?
o Stripping out contract C&DW re-use and recycling + monitoring systems (in accordance with the detailed design for the major renovation)
o Demolition and clearance contract possible treatment of hazardous waste and contaminated land contacted separately and close loop re-use and recycling of materials
o Preparation of buildings for renovation
o Demolition and clearance of sites
o Site preparation works
3. Strip-out, demolition and site preparation works Core criteria Comprehensive criteria
Technical specifications
1. Recovery of construction materials (new-build and major
renovations)
1. Recovery of construction materials (new-build and major
renovations)
2. Hazardous substance management plan (major renovations) 2. Hazardous substance management plan (major renovations)
Contract performance clauses
3. Further reductions in waste management costs (new-build and
major renovations)
3. Further reductions in waste management costs (new-build and
major renovations)
4. Construction of the building and renovation works
Points of integration? • In D-B and D-B-O the contractor will have been selected at an earlier
stage on the basis of their capabilities and their response to requirements • In a B contract, monitoring and reporting is required to ensure the
contractor is meeting the tender specification - e.g. site waste management, sustainable sourcing of wood
o Selecting the main construction contractor
o Commencement of work on site
o Monitoring of contract clauses
4. Construction of the building or major renovation works a. Reducing energy use and CO2 emissions
Core criteria Comprehensive criteria
Technical specifications
1. Installation and commission of building services 1. Installation and commission of building services
b. Specification of resource efficient construction
Core criteria Comprehensive criteria
Technical specifications
1. Responsible sourcing of wood construction materials 1. Responsible sourcing of wood construction materials
2. Water saving installations
5. Installation of energy services
Points of integration?
o An opportunity to invite the market to bring forward low or zero carbon emission technologies.
o The commissioning of energy services should be monitored
o Identification of low or zero carbon energy technologies
o Decision to transfer risk to third party
o Selection of providers
5. Installation of energy services a. Energy generating technology
Core criteria Comprehensive criteria
Technical specifications 1. Low or zero carbon energy sources
2. Combined Heat and Power (CHP) 2. Combined Heat and Power (CHP)
3. Installation and commission of building services
Award criteria
4. Low or zero carbon energy sources
Contract performance clauses
5. Energy performance contract 5. Energy performance contract
6. Practical completion and handover
Points of integration? o The building manual and handover training if a BEMS is specified,
training on how it works o Testing the integrity of the building fabric as incorporated into the ITT o An upgrading plan may also form part of a D-B-O contract.
o The building manual and handover training o Testing of the building fabric performance o Upgrading plans o EOL dismantling plan
6. Practical completion and handover a. Reducing energy use and CO2 emissions
Core criteria Comprehensive criteria
Technical specifications
1. Quality of the completed building fabric 1. Quality of the completed building fabric
2. BEMS manual and training 2. BEMS manual and training
7. Facilities management
Points of integration? o ITT for the facilities manager (energy, water and waste management
systems) o GPP criteria incorporated into the long-term contract with the D-B-O
consortium o Energy management can be incentivised by introducing incentives and
penalty clauses into the D-B-O arrangement
o Ongoing management and maintenance of the building o Energy, water and waste management systems o Charging for utilities
7. Facilities management a. Energy saving management systems
Core criteria Comprehensive criteria
Technical specifications
1. Building energy management 1. Building energy management
2. Waste management system 2. Waste management system
Award criteria
3. Energy performance contract 3. Energy performance contract
Outlook on GPP criteria development
1. Presentation of the GPP office building guidance document
2. Consultation on guidance and revised criteria
3. Presentation of further draft to GPP AG
We welcome suggestions on expanding the stakeholder group to
include procurement expertise e.g. SCI Network, PP-PP Network, local
procurement projects
Thank you for your attention
Nicholas Dodd
Tel. +34 954 48 84 86
e-mail nicholas.dodd@ec.europa.eu
Elena Garbarino
tel. +34 954 487 179
e-mail elena.garbarino@ec.europa.eu
Contact
EU GPP criteria for road construction
EU GPP Advisory Group, 24th October 2013
Joint Research Centre, Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS)
A road can be defined as "Line of communication (travelled way) using a stabilized base other than rails or air strips open to public traffic, primarily for the use of road motor vehicles running on their own wheels" (OECD, 2013)
Revision EU GPP criteria on road construction
Scope proposal and Questionnaire (sent on March 2013 to stakeholders)
Questionnaire feedback n.
Stakeholder Country
3 MSs UK, DK, NL
5 Public Authorities, Environmental Agencies DK, IT, DE, IT, BE
4 Expert (Research Centres, Universities) BE, IT., Turkey
11 Industry Associations CH, BE, DE
- All the life cycle phases of road construction:
a) the raw materials and secondary/recycled materials production
phase, including transport of materials;
b) the production phase (manufacturing of materials for the road,
transport of materials to the construction site etc.);
c) the road construction phase (including ground works) ;
d) the use phase (to be considered in relationship to the choice of
construction materials able to reduce the rolling resistance and hence to
reduce the fuel consumption of vehicles)
e) the maintenance and operation phase ;
f) the end-of-life phase
Inclusion in the scope
- Noise barriers (made by concrete, soil as integrated part of the earth works, etc.)
- Drainage and water run off systems
according to stakeholders feedback
Exclusion from the scope
Traffic signs, because they are of minor importance (according to Stripple
2001, approximate influence of the traffic signs below 1% of the phases raw materials extraction, construction, operation and maintenance)
Road markings (included in the EU GPP criteria for paints and varnishes)
Street lighting and traffic signals (covered by EU GPP criteria for street
lighting and traffic signals)
Information systems (small amounts of energy compared to the energy
consumption through the full life cycle of a road)
Foundations or lighting of traffic signs (as in the current criteria 2010)
Other types of road furniture (pedestrian walkways, bollards, overhead
gantries and central reservations, as in the current criteria 2010)
A guidance document aimed at providing procurers with orientation on how to effectively integrate the GPP criteria for road construction into the procurement process will be provided
Approach: procurement process for road construction
According to SCI guide Taking into consideration the common contracts employed in road construction and maintenance • Construction (B) works • Design and Build (D-B) • Design, Build and Operate
(D-B-O) with project financing
Indicative sequence of procurement activities
1. Preliminary scoping and feasibility (project definition, choosing
the site, concept design). Initial selection of GPP criteria and preliminary LCC
2. Detailed design and preparation of tender documentation (detailed design in all forms of contract. Specification of GPP criteria)
3. Construction (Selecting the main construction contractor). Monitoring
and verification of GPP criteria
5. Demolition, decommissioning. Monitoring and verification of GPP
criteria
4. Maintenance and operation. Monitoring and verification of GPP
criteria
Draft criteria areas
1. Rolling resistance reduction using optimal road construction techniques and specific materials (without decreasing safety) Reduction of fuel consumption and emissions of vehicles
2. Construction materials a) Sustainable use of materials with lower environmental impacts
evaluated by means of a performance based approach
b) Use of alternative materials as input materials
• employment of secondary, recycled/reused materials (resources
efficiency, reduction in waste landfilling and land use impacts)
• transportation distances of recycled/secondary materials in comparison of natural materials
• rubber asphalt (employing granulated tires) reduction of noise
c) Reuse/recycling of materials generated during ground works close loop balance of excavated soil
d) During the maintenance phase, recycling of asphalt (recycled asphalt pavement) and concrete pavements
e) Use of cold asphalt and warm mix asphalt
f) Durability, increase of lifetime of materials, decrease of maintenance operations
g) Avoiding hazardous substances
3. Traffic delays caused by traffic congestion during both the construction and the maintenance phase (effective traffic
management plan)
4. Sustainable Drainage System (role in pollution and flood control)
5. Noise emission
6. Health of workers
Further investigation is needed on:
1) rolling resistance, especially on materials and technologies able to reduce the rolling resistance and on parameters used for modelling the relationship between fuel consumption and rolling resistance
2) BATs and improvement potential
Next steps
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