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[Nordic GBC Conference 2013] Ferenc Pekár: Sustainable buildings in the EU context
1. Sustainable buildings
in the EU context
Nordic GBC Conference
Helsinki, 31.01.2013
Ferenc PEKÁR
Sustainable Production and Consumption
Directorate General for Environment
European Commission
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2. EU 2020 Strategy
7 Flagship initiatives, incl. “Resource Efficient Europe”
The course for EU economy for the next 10 years and
beyond
3 priorities:
Smart Growth – education, research
Sustainable Growth – low carbon, resource
efficiency
Inclusive Growth – high-employment; economic,
social, territorial cohesion
3. The Resource Efficiency Roadmap
Transformational agenda: 2050 vision, 2020 milestones
Resources considered:
energy, minerals & metals, water, air, land & soil,
ecosystem services & biodiversity, marine resources
Addresses bottlenecks and barriers to resource
efficiency:
Getting prices right
Boost resource efficiency in production, consumption and
waste management
Focus on three main sectors: food, housing, mobility
4. Resource use - buildings
40% of our final energy consumption
35% of our greenhouse gas emissions
50% of all extracted materials
30% of our water consumption
30% of total generated waste
5. Existing Policy
Buildings: Focus on energy efficiency
Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, Energy Efficiency
Directive
Near-zero energy buildings
Cost-optimal energy efficiency standards for buildings
Mandatory refurbishment of publicly owned buildings to energy
efficiency level
Product level: CPD/CPR
Product declarations, performance requirements left to MS
Private initiatives (BREEM, HQE, etc.)
Limited number of environmental performance parameters,
limited compatibility
6. Communication on Sustainable
buildings
Planned by end 2013
Objectives:
Holistic approach
Increase supply of sustainable buildings – remove
barriers
Raise awareness/demand
Improve knowledge/information on resource use
Support more intensive use
7. Possible Policy Options, so far…
Coherent assessment framework for
environmental performance of buildings
Support data development/availability
Stronger incentives: EU funding, Green Public
Procurement, Fiscal incentives (facilitate
coordination at MS level), information to
purchasers/users (labels, declarations, etc.)
Better use of buildings and space
8. Communication on Sustainable
buildings
Now: assessment of policy options
Public consultation starts in February
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/consultatio
ns_en.htm#open
12 weeks to respond
Thus strong incentives, both environmentally and economically to use less material. Recycled CD waste corresponds to just 40% of total available CD waste (6% of the total European aggregates demand).