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.

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GREEN-IT Objectives andMethodology

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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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).

GREEN-IT EIE-05-024 06.2006

GREEN-IT Objectives andMethodology

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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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

GREEN-IT Consortium

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