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EU Circular Economy Work - the Built Environment

Josefina Lindblom

Circular Economy Action Plan- key action areas with examples of actions

• Production – Ecodesign

• Consumption - GPP

• Waste management – Revised legislative proposal

• Market for secondary raw materials – Chemicals, products and waste legislation interface

Priority sectors

Biomass & Bio-based Products

Plastics

FoodWasteConstruction

& Demolition

Critical Raw

Materials

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COM(2015) 614 final – Closing the loop – An EU action plan for the Circular Economy• Sectorial action

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Construction and Demolition

Pre-demolition assessment guidelines for the construction sector. 2017

Voluntary industry-wide recycling protocol for construction and demolition waste. 2016

Core indicators for the assessment of the lifecycle environmental performance of a building, and incentives for their use.

2017 onwards

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Framework with core indicators

http://susproc.jrc.ec.europa.eu/Efficient_Buildings/

• No common European understanding about "green" buildings

• Lack of reliable, comparable and affordable data, methods and tools

• Absence of guidance on how to incorporate environmental considerations in purchasing decisions

• Influence decision making along the life cycle!

Why a framework?

• Common language, transparency• Build-up of reliable and comparable data• Making the business case starts with good data• Effective transfer of better and best practices Encourage mainstream market towards better

practices

Benefits with framework

• It should:• Be voluntary• Be simple, avoiding too many indicators• Be comprehensive enough to avoid burden shifting• Cater to supply and demand side• Target commercial buildings as well as residential• Be possible to use as a module in certification schemes• Support GPP• It should NOT:• Set EU wide benchmarks• Be used for EU certification

A reporting tool!

Greenhouse gases from life cycle energy use Resource efficient material life cycles

Efficient use of water resources Healthy and comfortable spaces

• Resilience to climate change

• Optimised life cycle cost and value

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Macro-objectives (2015)

2016 - Broad scoping exercise to identify indicators linked to the macro objectives, followed by public consultation.

Indicator presentation from November – currently under revision based on further consultation:

•Cradle to grave LCA•Reliability and data quality

Overarching indicators(followed by indicators for the different macro objectives)

•Operational energy consumption•Operational and embodied energy GWP

Greenhouse gases from life cycle energy use

•Service life bill of materials•Construction and demolition waste

Resource efficient material life cycles

•Mains drinking water

Efficient use of water resources

•Airborne pollutant levels•Indoor air class (ventilation, CO2, humidity)

Healthy and comfortable spaces

•Occupant thermal comfort•Additional cooling energy required

Resilience to climate change

•Life cycle costs (utility, acquisition and maintenance)•Value and risk factors

Optimised life cycle cost and value

• Finalise indicator identification based on stakeholder input - early spring

• Guidelines for indicator use - spring• Finalised framework - June

• In parallel, planning for implementation!

Next steps in the coming months

EU C&D Waste Management Protocol

• Protocol's key aspects:Quality - Confidence - Market

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EU C&D Waste Management Protocol

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•Waste identification , source separation and collection

•Waste logistics•Waste processing•Quality management•Policy and framework conditions

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