Zero-emission construction sites
Building and infrastructure construction works conventionally use diesel-fuelled heavy machinery (NRMM). To achieve climate neutrality by reducing carbon emissions - as well as to reap benefits of reduced local air pollution (NOx, SOx, PM), less noise and nuisance - public buyers are demanding emission-free construction machinery on municipal building and infrastructure sites. Though small electric machines are more and more common, large emission-free NRMM like excavators are still scarce. The working group will exchange on pilots and jointly aggregate demand to accelerate the transition to zero-emission construction sites.
Focus of the Working Group
Low-/ Zero-emission construction sites
Use of emission-free construction machinery for public works
Latest activities
Collaborative Market Dialogue Preparations
18 June 2021
Presentation by Helsinki
Case Study, City of Helsinki
After updates from two working group participants (City of Helsinki & City of Copenhagen) on their current progress and challenges, the group collaborativly prepared for the upcoming joint market dialogues which will start in September.
Kick off Meeting
12 April 2021
Introductory Presentation by Kaitlyn Dietz, ICLEI
The Participants got together to meet for the first time, exchange on common needs and to prioritize the work within the group.
Related resources
- Bellona database on emission-free machinery
- Bellona report on market status for zero-emission construction machinery
- Climate and environmental requirements for the City of Oslo’s construction sites - City of Oslo
- Perspectives on Zero-emission Construction - Climate Agency, City of Oslo
- Scandinavian Green Public Procurement Alliance on Non-road Mobile Machinery: Lessons Learned Report - SGPPA
- Finnish Green deal with a committment on emission free construction sites
- Lessons learned from the previous Big Buyers Initiative working group
- Factsheets outlining the reasons for shifting to zero-emission construction sites for Policymakers, businesses and citizens.
- Press release on the ongoing and future pilots of the cities of Oslo, Copenhagen, Helsinki, Trondheim, Budapest and Amsterdam
Objectives of the working group
Exchange experiences and best practice (policy/ strategy and practical implementation)
Share market intelligence and engage in joint market dialogues
Jointly develop and implement procurement approaches (procedure, minimum requirements, award criteria) for low- and zero-emission public construction sites
Exchange ideas on contract performance and emissions monitoring during construction (what data to collect, how, when - establishing baseline and calculating emissions reduction)
Explore and strengthen solutions for reliable on-site energy supply
Develop and communicate ZEMCONS value-added for others (market and agency level - e.g. what industrial transition/ transformation is taking place, why suppliers should join the transition)
Scale-up zero-emission construction sites from pilots to standard practice, by mainstreaming of emission-free with wider institutional and industry green transition
Added Value
Aligned demands for a transition to zero-emission construction across public buyers, to accelerate industry innovation
Proven feasibility and documented socio-environmental and economic impact of zero-emission construction machinery and sites
Increased visibility of the importance of construction site emissions, and of the potential actions available to buyers to address them
Oslo
Helsinki
Copenhagen
Vantaa
Amsterdam
Rotterdam
Vienna
Lyse
Danish Building & Properties Agency
NTNU
Who is involved?
Motiva
Rijkswaterstaat
Bellona Foundation
Contact us
ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability
Kaitlyn Dietz, kaitlyn.dietz@iclei.com
Eurocities
Anja de Cunto, Anja.DeCunto@eurocities.eu
Manon Ghislain, manon.ghislain@eurocities.eu
Toulouse
Stockholm
Barcelona
Neukolln (Berlin)
Brussels Mobility
Eindhoven
Madrid
Andalusian Housing Agency
C40 Clean Construction Programme