1) The document discusses research on green public procurement (GPP) practices in Italy, including a content analysis of construction bids and a survey of municipalities in Tuscany. 2) The survey found that training on GPP and knowledge of GPP guidelines were significant factors influencing the use of green criteria in bids. Awareness of GPP procedures had less impact. 3) The research also examined barriers to adopting life cycle costing (LCC) in procurement, finding that lack of information, financial resources, and competence/knowledge were the most significant barriers cited.