gpp in practice: vienna ecobuy programme eva persy, city of vienna, environmental department tallinn...

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

Information

WWW.OEKOKAUF.WIEN.ATeva.persy@wien.gv.at