gpp in practice: vienna ecobuy programme eva persy, city of vienna, environmental department tallinn...
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GPP in practice: Vienna EcoBuy programme
Eva Persy, City of Vienna, Environmental Department
Tallinn GPP Seminar, May 2013
Overview
• Background
• Organisation „OekoKauf Wien“
• Development of criteria
• Examples
• Communication
• Benefits
• Conclusion
City Profile
1.8 million inhabitants
special position: (capital) city as well as federal province
volume of purchasing budget: 5 billion Euro
GPP and Climate Protection
1 of 3 spearheads of the Vienna Climate Protection Programme (KliP)
adopted by the Vienna City Council in November 1999
Structure
No extra personell!!Steering team>20 working groups (e.g. building
construction, food, cleaning, paper, electrical appliances, vehicle fleet, events, textiles …)
3 consultative commitees
Altogether some 180 internal and external staff
Development of criteria
Within working groupsAbout 4 – 6 meetings/yearAbout 10 experts/group
staff from relevant departments co-operate with experts from affiliated bodies and external organisations
Budget for research, pilot projects,..
Win-Win (Study by PwC, 2009)
CO2 Reduction Long term savings
data for 2004 - 2007organic foodenergy saving deviceswater saving devices
In total 103,000 tonnes CO2 reduction (selected product groups, 04-07)
CO2 Reduction (EcoBuy)
International Awards 2011
274 applications from 32 European countries
European Public Sector Award (EPSA) 2011
Best Practice Transfer Award
3 Awards; winner: “going green”
Air = most important substance for living: 6 – 10 l/min
Europeans nearly 90 % of time indoors
• Health and Safety at Work (workers)
• Healthy air for residents
• Environment protection (as a side-effect)
building sector: good indoor airquality
VOC (organic chemicals): Eye, nose, throat irritation; headaches; damage to liver, kidney, and central nervous system
CMR-chemicals (carcinogenic, mutagenic, repro-toxic)heavy metalsformaldehydebiocides
Hazardous substances
1000
2000
3000
0
300
Guidance values for TVOCs in indoor airGerman Federal Environment Agency
in new buildings common
critical limit
target value
TVOC
[µg/m³]
TVOC:(Total Volatile Organic Compounds)
measure
Vienna North HospitalVienna North Hospital
SiteSite
Protecting/restoring areas of unspoiled Protecting/restoring areas of unspoiled nature; Building structures as part of nature; Building structures as part of the landscape; Use of potable water the landscape; Use of potable water and rainwater; Transportation and rainwater; Transportation connectionsconnections
InteriorInterior
Thermal comfort; Indoor air Thermal comfort; Indoor air quality; Flexibility of use; quality; Flexibility of use; Accessibility; User control Accessibility; User control (ventilation, shading, lighting)(ventilation, shading, lighting)
ConstructionConstruction
Environment protection on site; Environment protection on site; Reducing waste, dust, noise and Reducing waste, dust, noise and vibrations; Complying with the vibrations; Complying with the ÖÖkoKauf koKauf Wien standards; Materials that are easy Wien standards; Materials that are easy to clean and maintainto clean and maintain
ResultsResults
• considering sustainability criteria early on in the considering sustainability criteria early on in the processprocess
• applying life-cycle costingapplying life-cycle costingpossible to build considerations into the possible to build considerations into the
economic aspect of the project from the outseteconomic aspect of the project from the outsetEstimated reductions include: energy demand Estimated reductions include: energy demand
for heating by 25% and energy for cooling by for heating by 25% and energy for cooling by 20%, below current minimum legal requirements20%, below current minimum legal requirements
Communication
Production of posters, folders, brochures, videos, “hands on-material”: – Examples: Posters/folders explaining the advantages of “fair trade”, brochures regarding energy saving light bulbs, video and game collection explaining background
information of organic farming to children
GPP allows public authorities to achieve environmental targets: CO2 Reduction
Role model for publicInduced innovation Cost reductions for private buyers
e.g. organic food
Positive effects on healthLong term savings
Benefits
