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 groups About 4 – 6 meetings/year About 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) CO 2 Reduction Long term savings

data for organic food energy saving devices water saving devices In total 103,000 tonnes CO 2 reduction (selected product groups, 04-07) CO 2 Reduction (EcoBuy)

International Awards 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 metals formaldehyde biocides Hazardous substances

Guidance values for TVOCs in indoor air German Federal Environment Agency in new buildings common critical limit target value TVOC [µg/m³] TVOC: (Total Volatile Organic Compounds) measure

Vienna North Hospital

Site Protecting/restoring areas of unspoiled nature; Building structures as part of the landscape; Use of potable water and rainwater; Transportation connections

Interior Thermal comfort; Indoor air quality; Flexibility of use; Accessibility; User control (ventilation, shading, lighting)

Construction Environment protection on site; Reducing waste, dust, noise and vibrations; Complying with the Ö koKauf Wien standards; Materials that are easy to clean and maintain

Results considering sustainability criteria early on in the process considering sustainability criteria early on in the process applying life-cycle costing applying life-cycle costing  possible to build considerations into the economic aspect of the project from the outset  Estimated reductions include: energy demand for heating by 25% and energy for cooling by 20%, 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: CO 2 Reduction Role model for public Induced innovation Cost reductions for private buyers e.g. organic food Positive effects on health Long term savings Benefits

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