Your partner for sustainable construction
GCI-UICP
© GCI-UICP/FOB, 3/06/2009
„80 % of all decisions affecting business are directly or indirectly pre-determined in Brussels“
Fact:
GCI-UICP
Who we are
Specialist contractors
represent more than one quarter of the total turn-over in construction and 31%
of that of the building sector. For certain projects, the technical equipping of buildings represents 50% or more of the total project costs.
GCI-UICP
….installing energy efficiency to buildings in Europe
Organisation chart
AIEIn tern a t. A sso cia tion of E lec trica l C o ntracto rs
C o un try co verage: 19C o rresp o nd ing m em b ers : 3
UICPIn te rn a t. U n ion of R oo fing & Plu m b ing
GCIG én ie C lim atiq u e In tern a tio n al
CEETBPresident: Jean ROUGNON (GCI-U ICP - F )
Secretary General: F rank Baumeister
GCI-UICPCountry coverage EU: 19
Country coverage outside EU: 4
K.- H. Bertram Frank O.Baumeister
CEETB: A vast network of more than 50 national associations (GCI-UICP: 32)
GCI-UICP Structure
General Assembly
Board of administration
Secretaries General Committee
MarcoGaz working group
(permanent)
EureauWorking group
(permanent)
Temporary working groups
(Micro CHP, ChemXChange)
Secretariat
Other Organisations
UEAPMEEuropean Association of Crafts,
Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
NORMAPMEEuropean Office of Crafts, Trades and
Small and Medium-sized Enterprises for Standardisation
ERECEuropean Renewable
Energy Council
MARCOGAZTechnical Association of the
European Natural Gas Industry
EUREAUEuropean Federation of National Associations of
Water and Waste Water Services
FIECEuropean Construction Industry
Federation
CEN / CENELECEuropean Committee for Standardization / European Committee for Electrotechnical
Standardization
What we do.... 1. CEETB
Important CEETB Topics:• Opening of energy markets (effects on CEETB members, unbundling etc.)
• Energy efficiency and renewable energies: Buildings directive, energy services directive, directives on renewable energies, eco-labelling, eco-design directive etc.
• Contractual matters: public procurement, PPP, LCC
• Internal market: services directive, VAT rates
• Late Payments, Small Business Act, qualification of installers
What we do.... 2. GCI-UICP
Important GCI-UICP Topics :• Quality of gas installations: joint WG with gas distributors
• Quality of drinking water: drinking water directive, joint WG with water suppliers, European approval scheme for construction products in contact with drinking water
• Safety of installations and regular inspections
• Environment: Regulation on fluorinated gases
• Most standardisation activities
Co-ordination of interestsin CEETB / GCI-UICP / AIE
CEETB/GCI-UICP
European Commission
EuropeanParliament
Co-ordinated lobbying activities
NationalassociationInformation & consultation
Info on national situation
Lobbying
NationalGovernment
CEETB / GCI-UICP / AIE draw from the expertise of more than 50 national associations.
• Regular electronic news flashes;
• Newsletter (Brussels News Flash): 6 times per year in English, French and German
• Consultations of members on current political issues
• Annual report in English, French & German
• Websites: www.ceetb.eu & www.gci-uicp.eu
Keeping members informed
CEETB / GCI-UICP update national member organisations regularly on all matters of interest
CEETB + GCI-UICP + AIE
...together we can !
GCI-UICP
Your partner in Europe
CEETB / GCI-UICP Secretariat
Rue Jacques de Lalaing 4B - 1040 Brussels
Phone: +32-2-285.07.27E-mail: [email protected]: www.gci-uicp.eu
GCI-UICP