AN AGENDA FOR SUSTAINABLE AN AGENDA FOR SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION CONSTRUCTION WHOLE LIFE COSTS – Studies and R&D actions to establish guidelines for LCA/LCC to become normal standard procedures – Assessment of environmental impacts over lifetime of built facilities – Estimates of LCC available to clients before construction begins – Mandatory for public works? – Benchmark alternative development solutions.

AN AGENDA FOR SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION WHOLE LIFE COSTS – Studies and R&D actions to establish guidelines for LCA/LCC to become normal standard procedures

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AN AGENDA FOR SUSTAINABLE AN AGENDA FOR SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTIONCONSTRUCTION

WHOLE LIFE COSTS– Studies and R&D actions to establish

guidelines for LCA/LCC to become normal standard procedures

– Assessment of environmental impacts over lifetime of built facilities

– Estimates of LCC available to clients before construction begins

– Mandatory for public works?– Benchmark alternative development

solutions.

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SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT– Public clients should lead in promoting

sustainability– Mitigating environmental impacts should

become part of the planning permission procedure.

– Study on advantages/disadvantages of contract awards on the basis of « concessions » and « facilities management » in reducing environmental impacts.

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SUSTAINABLE PERFORMANCE INDICATORS:– A set of shared indicators for the EU– Reconcile with « urban sustainability

indicators » and use them as a basis for environmental reporting

– Develop a system of LCC performance indicators to facilitate comparisons/benchmark sustainability performance across Europe.

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NATIONAL PLANS AND PROGRAMMES– All member states and accession

countries to publish plans

– European Commission should publish guidelines (PRESCO)

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SOFTWARE TOOLS– Review tools available and advise on

shortcomings and possible improvements

– Consider a market survey

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EDUCATION AND AWARENESS RAISING– Phase out recognition of training and educational

courses which do not include « sustainable construction ».

– Environmental labelling of products– Energy labelling of buildings– Dedicated Commission website for national plans

and programmes– Annual competitions for « flagship sustainable

construction projects »– « European Best Practice Programme » for

sustainable construction– Scheme for European Awards.

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AN AGENDA FOR SUSTAINABLE AN AGENDA FOR SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTIONCONSTRUCTION

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT– ECCREDI through E-CORE = focal

point for RTD actions for sustainable construction

– Through E-CORE consider developing European Standards for performance criteria as an alternative for prescriptive requirements in public procurement.