Purchasers AND Suppliers in the building sector can work together to scale tremendously to transform the sustainability of all goods and services. Presentation to CSA Steering Committee on Buildings and Infrastructure.

1. INTEGRATING SUSTAINABILITY IN THE
BUILDING SECTOR VALUE CHAIN
JABEEN QUADIR, P.ENG.
CSA CCI STRATEGIC STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING
NIAGARA FALLS - JUNE 17, 2015

2. OPPORTUNITY
1. Institutional purchasing accounts for $10 trillion
annually in the U.S. alone
2. 2/3 of the US GDP is driven by institutional
purchasing demands
Potential to scale tremendously to transform the
sustainability of all goods and services
Purchasers AND Suppliers need help

3. PURCHASING ORGANIZATIONS ARE…
3
uniquely positioned to demand transparency
into the upstream and downstream impacts
of goods and services
capable of incorporating sustainability
criteria into purchasing decisions at a scale
that can shift markets
specially equipped to drive down cost of
sustainable products and services
expected to help downstream stakeholders
and end-users to confidently specify more
sustainable products and services

4. 10 Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable
Consumption and Production Patterns
Initial 10YFP programme areas include:
Sustainable Public Procurement
Sustainable Buildings and Construction
UNEP SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT
PROGRAM (SPP)

5. Mission: To support and recognize institutions
for strategic leadership in understanding and
taking responsibility for all of the consequences of
all of their goods and services spending.
SUSTAINABLE PURCHASING LEADERSHIP
COUNCIL (SPLC)

6. BENEFITS FOR KEY STAKEHOLDERS
Purchasers Suppliers Public Interest
1 SHAPE THE
FUTURE
Be at the forefront of the
movement to transform the
sustainability of our economy;
Be at the table to help develop
guidance for products or services
that you sell;
Help raise the standards used
in trillions of dollars worth of
purchasing decisions;
2 REDUCE COSTS
& RISKS
enhance efficiency of staff;
reduce need for consulting;
share costs of training and
supplier engagement;
avoid mistakes
reduce costs associated with
market confusion;
harmonize data requests to
address “survey fatigue”
reduce cost of promoting new
science and best practices;
lower risk that guidance and
tools will be under-utilized
3
INCREASE
BUSINESS
VALUE
find improved solutions for end
users;
exceed mandates cost-effectively;
receive recognition for leadership
align offerings to expressed
market needs;
align brand with Council’s
sustainability leadership
improve outcomes by getting
upstream of impacts;
expand reach of existing efforts
4
ACCESS
PEOPLE &
INFORMATION
gain access to trustworthy, ready-
to-use guidance;
gain insight into peer efforts &
market direction;
develop networks of peers and
reliable suppliers.
gain insight into needs and
expectations of leading large
organizations;
develop networks of peers and
valued customers.
gain insight into procurement
processes and challenges;
develop relationships with
potential partners.

7. SPLC APPROACH

8. How can building sector institutional
purchasers align their value chain in
ways that transform the marketplace
for sustainable construction products
and services?
GREEN BUILDING SECTOR VALUE CHAIN
OPPORTUNITY
Proven business case
Accelerating market-driven growth worldwide
“Green building market share in Canada to
grow from one third in 2014 to one half by
2017” ---McGraw Hill Construction report commissioned by CaGBC,
Canada Green Building Trends: Benefits Driving the New and Retrofit Market.

9. Let’s connect the dots of an existing framework:
LEED v4
ISO 14040/14044: Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
ISO 14025: EPDs and PCRs
ISO 21930: EPDs of construction products
GREEN BUILDING SECTOR FRAMEWORK

10. Whole building Life Cycle Assessment
Building product disclosure and optimization
LCA
Environmental Product Declarations
Opportunity:
LCA is becoming a market differentiator and/or a baseline
requirement
LEED V4 NEW AND REVISED CREDITS

11. Source: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT

12. ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATION
Environmental LCA-based declaration of environmental
impacts of a product throughout its life cycle
EPDs allow for comparability of products within product
categories
Supported by credible, scientific and verifiable data

13. ISO 14025: TYPE III ENVIRONMENTAL LABELS
AND DECLARATIONS
Objectives:
Drive continual improvement of environmental
performance
Encourage supply and demand for environmentally
preferable products and materials
Primarily business-to-business

14. Set of specific rules, requirements and guidelines for
developing EPD
One or more defined product categories
Multi-stakeholder consultation process
Standardized methodology for LCA
Additional relevant environmental information
Standardized report content and format
Independent verification
PRODUCT CATEGORY RULES (PCR)

15. EPD DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
Review Project Documentation
Develop EPD Report
Independent Verification
Issue and register EPD with EPD Program
Operator(s)

16. EPDS FOR BUILDING PRODUCTS
What are they used for in the construction sector?
Compare environmental impacts of building products under
certain conditions and scenarios
Input for assessment of environmental performance of whole
buildings
Facilitate decision-making at design phase
Stimulate market-driven, continuous improvement
Avoid greenwashing

17. ISO 21930: ENVIRONMENTAL DECLARATION
OF BUILDING PRODUCTS
ISO 21930:2007 Sustainability in building construction -
Environmental declaration of building products
One of several ISO standards on sustainable buildings and
infrastructure under ISO TC 59/SC 17
Supplemental to ISO 14025
Principles, framework, rules for PCRs and EPDs of building
products

18. ISO 21930: REVISIONS FOR 2ND EDITION
2nd CD Ballot to DIS:
Sustainability in buildings and
civil engineering works - Core
rules for environmental
declaration of construction
products and services used in
any type of construction works
Core PCR for all building
“sub-categories” of
construction products
Consideration of reference
service life
Includes LCA based
information for products that
are reused, recycled or
recovered for energy

19. CONSTRUCTION & DEMOLITION WASTE
Construction waste planning as a prerequisite for
construction waste management – Leed V4
The construction sector consumes 40% of all extracted
materials and produces one-third of the total landfill waste
stream - Kibert, C.J. & Sendzimir, J & Guy, B (2002) Construction Ecology:
Nature as a basis for green buildings.
Opportunity:
• Design for Disassembly and Adaptability
• Deconstruction Practices

20. COLLABORATE TO INTEGRATE
“Enabling Frameworks” for sustainability
What?
Why?
Who?
How?
When?
Now!

21. THANK YOU!
Making sustainability mainstream.
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