Green Initiative for energy efficient eco-products in the construction industry

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Green Initiative for energy efficient
eco-products in the construction industry
Project EIE-05-024 Acronym GREEN-ITDuration
01.2006 06.2008 Coordinator C.R.E.S.
Project supported by
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GREEN-IT Objectives and Methodology

• Objective of this action is to raise awareness on
  EU labelling schemes in the building sector, in
  order to encourage the application of energy
  efficient construction products in European
  buildings.
• Aiming at the acceleration of the EU market
  transformation towards regulated Energy
  Performance of Buildings and improved
  Energy-Using Products manufactured with
  eco-design specifications, this project utilises
  best practice in the construction products
  manufacturing sector, as a means to motivate
  industry to further compliance with the new EU
  legal framework needs.

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GREEN-IT Objectives and Methodology

• The basic approach for this action is the
  application of self-regulatory measures, in order
  to use them as

• initiatives for the production of energy
  efficient construction components (materials and
  systems),
• promotion campaign instruments targeted to key
  market actors (construction products industry),
• mechanisms to facilitate the implementation of
  EU Directives focusing on energy use and
  efficiency in the building sector (EPD and EuP).

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GREEN-IT Main Tasks

• The main tasks of the project are
• review of the common construction practice in
  EU buildings and use of construction products
  (conventional and innovative)
• assessment of the most relevant energy
  performance indicators and benchmarks of
  construction products of both common practice and
  best practice, as well as their contribution to
  the overall energy performance of buildings,
• examination of existing labelling schemes
  within the EU and world-wide and selection of the
  most appropriate in view of the needs of the new
  EPD and proposed EuP for eco-products
• description of appropriate self-regulatory
  mechanisms to involve the industrial sector in a
  voluntary initiative aiming at energy efficient
  construction products
• awareness raising and information activities,
  including direct involvement among key market
  actors and decision makers

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GREEN-IT Outcomes

• The basic outcome of the project is the
  availability of energy benchmarked building
  products in the European market. The label will
  be developed to facilitate future transferability
  to a range of building products, including
  integrated renewables. With this action,
  acceleration of the European market
  transformation within the framework of regulated
  energy performance of buildings will be enhanced,
  whilst improvement of the competitiveness of
  European manufacturers will be considerable.
• Furthermore, with the introduction of competitive
  benchmarking through labelling, manufacturers
  will be encouraged to develop more energy
  efficient and cost-effective products. With the
  improvement of the energy effectiveness of
  available products at European level for more
  efficient buildings, economic benefits and energy
  supply security will yield for the demand side,
  the designers and engineers, the developers and
  associations and all end users in general.

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GREEN-IT Consortium

• Centre for Renewable Energy Sources CRES,
  Greece
• Centre Scientifique et Technique du Bâtiment
  CSTB, France
• Building Research Establishment BRE, United
  Kingdom
• Danish Building Research Institute SBi,
  Denmark
• Cenergia Energy Consultants - CENERGIA, Denmark
• Narodowa Agencja Poszanowania Energii S.A.
  NAPE, Poland
• National Institute of Engineering Technology and
  Innovation - INETI, Portugal
• VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland VTT,
  Finland
• Ecofys Energie- und Handelsgesellschaft mbH -
  Ecofys GmbH, Germany

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