{"id":1161,"date":"2025-08-12T15:06:29","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T13:06:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nwcluster.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=1161"},"modified":"2025-08-12T15:10:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T13:10:14","slug":"the-first-reuse-center-for-building-materials-in-inland-norway-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nwcluster.no\/en\/the-first-reuse-center-for-building-materials-in-inland-norway-14\/","title":{"rendered":"About 30% weighting of climate in public procurement of buildings"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_use_pixel=&#8221;yes&#8221; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; content_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;166316&#8243; column_width_pixel=&#8221;900&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text text_color=&#8221;color-prif&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;209688&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The webinar was organized by the project <em>&#8220;Inno4Tree &#8211; Climate change with innovation in the forest-based industries&#8221;<\/em> where Norwegian Wood Cluster is part of the reference group.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The meeting was opened by deputy head of research <strong>H\u00e5kon Endresen Normann<\/strong> from NIFU, who talked about the Inno4Tree project (see fact box). Among other things, he referred to the challenges that arise due to a lack of coordination between policy areas &#8211; something the Office of the Auditor General of Norway has also pointed out as a challenge in combating climate change.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Eivind Selvig<\/strong>, partner at Civitas, was then invited to talk about the climate and environmental requirements and the exemption rule that makes it possible to go from award criteria to requirement specifications. He talked about what the requirement means for buyers and suppliers, and showed what procurement documents and supplier documentation can look like in practice. He also painted a picture of the future, where we can expect regulations that set limits for greenhouse gas emissions in buildings, as has already been introduced in Denmark.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Lise Dufset Urset<\/strong> is head of environment and climate in Hamar municipality, and she shared experiences from the municipality&#8217;s market dialogue with contractors and recycling companies. Hamar municipality has entered into a dialog with the players to establish criteria for climate and environment in procurement of buildings and facilities &#8211; to find the best solutions and ensure that local businesses can participate in the competitions. <\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_use_pixel=&#8221;yes&#8221; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; content_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;166316&#8243; column_width_pixel=&#8221;900&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_button border_width=&#8221;0&#8243; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fvimeo.com%2F1038950566|target:_blank|&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;175693&#8243;]Watch a recording of the webinar[\/vc_button][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; back_color=&#8221;color-190797&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_use_pixel=&#8221;yes&#8221; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; content_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;172009&#8243; column_width_pixel=&#8221;900&#8243; back_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;202776&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3><strong>About project Inno4Tree<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"\">The research project &#8220;Inno4Tree: Tackling climate change with innovation in the forest-based industry&#8221; has the overall goal of facilitating a sustainable transition of the construction industry to the circular bioeconomy by promoting the use of wood in the construction industry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The project is funded by the Research Council of Norway and led by NIFU (Nordic Institute for Studies in Innovation, Research and Education) and is carried out in collaboration with Treteknisk and Finnish Environmental Institute. 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