13.12.2024
08:30-09:45
Teams
Free of charge
Event
Webinar: Weighting Climate Considerations in Public Construction Procurement
Friday, December 13, 2024
On January 1 of this year, a requirement was introduced stipulating that climate and environmental considerations must account for 30% of the weighting in public procurement. What do these regulations mean, and how are public entities addressing them in practice?
About the event
On January 1 of this year, a requirement was introduced stipulating that climate and environmental considerations must account for 30% of the weighting in public procurement. What do these regulations mean, and how are public entities addressing this in practice?
NIFU—the Nordic Institute for Studies in Innovation, Research, and Education—is hosting a webinar as part of the “Inno4Tree—Climate Change and Innovation in Forest-Based Industries” project . The webinar is being held in collaboration with the Norwegian Wood Cluster.
The webinar is free
Program
8:30 a.m. Opening
By Håkon Endresen Normann, Deputy Research Director, NIFU, and Mari Blokhus Nordtun, Chair of the Meeting, Norwegian Wood Cluster<
8:40 a.m. How can we meet climate and environmental requirements?
by Eivind Selvig, Civitas
About climate and environmental requirements and the exception rule that allows for a shift from award criteria to requirement specifications. What does this requirement mean for buyers and suppliers? Examples of procurement documents and documentation from suppliers. What will happen going forward?
9:10 a.m. Experiences with market dialogue with contractors
By Lise Dufseth Urset, Head of the Environment and Climate Division, Hamar Municipality
The municipality of Hamar has engaged in dialogue with contractors to establish climate and environmental criteria for the procurement of building and construction projects. Urset discusses the background, implementation, and lessons learned.
9:45 a.m. End
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About the Inno4Tree Project
The research project “Inno4Tree: Tackling Climate Change Through Innovation in the Forest-Based Industry” has the overarching goal of facilitating a sustainable transition of the construction industry to the circular bioeconomy by promoting the use of wood in the construction industry.
The project is funded by the Research Council of Norway and led by NIFU (Nordic Institute for Studies in Innovation, Research, and Education); it is being carried out in collaboration with Treteknisk and the Finnish Environmental Institute. The Norwegian Wood Cluster and the WoodWorks! Cluster are participating in the project’s advisory group.