Green Product Certification A boon for global green building movement
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1 Green Product Certification A boon for global green building movement Ir Cary Chan Executive Director Hong Kong Green Building Council Why talking about green products?
2 High impact But less known Embodied Carbon As Building Regulations reduce operational emissions towards zero, the embodied CO2 emissions associated with supplying materials can be as much as 50% of total emissions over a building s lifetime --Waste and Resources Action Programme, UK Source:
3 Eco-cost A Green Hostel project Total Eco-cost: 2/3 of the whole life cycle impact Growing concerns Productivity Source:
4 Growing Concerns Indoor environment Health and Wellbeing Sustainable Public Procurement (SPP) Public Organisations procure Utilities Goods Services Works Value for whole lifecycle Generate benefits for Org. Society Econ. Env. Source: p.1
5 Seems a lot of good causes for green products But look at the case in Hong Kong BEAM Plus Assessment BEAM Plus assesses the sustainability performances in 5 major aspects: Site Aspects (SA) Materials Aspects (MA) Energy Use (EU) Water Use (WU) Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ)
6 BEAM Plus Assessment Lowest score in Material Aspect All ratings BEAM Plus Assessment Materials Aspect is among the aspect with lowest scores in all projects, even among Platinum projects Building with platinum rating
7 We are thinking about green procurement policy, but we need to have enough alternative choices to satisfy our procurement policy even if we are willing to pay a bit more A problem on the supply side?
8 Green Procurement Guidelines by Hong Kong Government Adopt green specifications of Mandatory or Desirable, the specifications will be mandatory if there are 3 or more models available in the market Incorporate environmental considerations in regular procurement and tender process Government departments and other organisations are encouraged to adopt Source: Green Procurement Guidelines by Hong Kong Government 11 out of 21 product categories provides only DESIRABLE requirements Limited number of product category available under building and construction supplies More efforts needed to promote the green product market in Hong Kong Promotion to public Seems we do not have enough alternative products! Source:
9 An issue with market efficiencies? How to ensure that they are really green? How can I find green building products? How can I promote my green building products? 17 A need for green product labels!
10 Development of Eco Labelling Label 70s 90s 00s 10s Time Global Ecolabelling Network A non-profit association of third-party, environmental performance recognition, certification and labelling organisations To improve, promote, and develop the ecolabelling of products and services. No. of GEN members: 25 countries Product Categories (related to building products): Water conservation devices, thermal insulations, construction /building materials, lights, paints / coatings and solar energy. Source:
11 Assessment Standards of G-PASS Assessment Criteria are classified as below 4 aspects: to help conserve resources and energy consumption; to minimise the use and subsequent release of harmful substances to the environment and human; and to encourage the implementation of proper environmental management systems. Source: 21 Assessment Standards of G-PASS Assessment Criteria are developed throughout Product Life Cycle. Raw Materials Extraction efficiency? Recycle materials? Disposal Recyclable? Recycling programme? Manufacturing Energy intensive? Water consumption? Product Life Cycle Consideration Durability? Toxicity? Hazardous substances? Usage Source: Energy efficiency? Packaging Recyclable package? Environmental friendly design? Distribution
12 Progress HK G-PASS Application Status Total no. of applications: 55 (as of 26 July 2017) Reason: bad rating (Both Pilot Case) Total no Reasons: difficult to achieve core criteria, not willing to pay for extra tests 23 Desktop Studies on Labelling Schemes - Singapore Incentive: Green Mark Recognition SGBP certified products specified and used can score points under the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) Green Mark Scheme Developments with Green Mark, BCA & URA will grant Additional Floor Area Target: Developers, Building owners, Architects and Engineers Administrative Organisation: Singapore Green Building Council (SGBC) Scheme launched in 2010 Total application for all product categories: applications / Year For total application number of all product categories, please refer to Appendix A For all product categories of labelling scheme, please refer to Appendix D %=Application number / Total application number of top 6 product categories Application number for top 6 product categories: 320
13 Desktop Studies on Labelling Schemes - Singapore Target: Consumers and Businesses Organisation: Singapore Environment Council (SEC) Scheme launched in May 1992 %=Application number / Total application number of top 6 product categories Application number for top 6 product categories: 720 For total application number of all product categories, please refer to Appendix B For all product categories of labelling scheme, please refer to Appendix E Total application for all product categories: applications / Year Desktop Studies on Labelling Schemes - Malaysia Target: Consumers and Businesses Organisation: Standards and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia (SIRIM) Launched in 2004 %=Application number / Total application number of top 4 product categories Application number for top 4 product categories: 40 *Only 4 products categories with applications For total application number of all product categories, please refer to Appendix C For all product categories of labelling scheme, please refer to Appendix F Total application for all product categories: 40 3 applications / Year
14 Desktop Studies on Labelling Schemes Top 6 popular product categories among Green Product Labelling Schemes HK G-PASS Singapore Green Building Products Certification Scheme, Singapore Singapore Green Labelling Scheme, Singapore SIRIM Eco-Labelling Scheme, Malaysia* Paint & Coating Paint & Coating Paint & Coating Paint & Coating Adhesive & Sealant VRF, Cooling Tower, Water pump, Chiller Panel Board Ceramic Tile Chiller Thermal Insulation Wall Covering Synthetic Carpet LED Lighting Synthetic Carpet Adhesive & Sealant Glazing Ceramic Tile Cable & Wire Plant-based Fibre Composite Wall Covering Adhesive & Sealant Synthetic Carpet *Only 4 products categories with applications Categories are arranged in descending application number Desktop Studies on Labelling Schemes Total Application Number Total Applications of Green Products on 4 Labelling Schemes
15 limited types of products interested in getting Eco-labels
16 A mature green product market supported by eco-labels What is needed, where, volume SUPPLY GREEN PRODUCT MARKET Enough Choices of reasonable price Incentives Credits in green building assessment Which product is green, greener.. Product information for benchmarking DEMAND ENVIRONMENT Culture Government intervention Natural capital accounting
17 Global Trends of Green Product Market Government Priorities of SPP Materials or products of building design and construction are in high government priorities Source:
18 The Growing Market for Green Building Materials in U.S. North America green building materials market revenue by application, , (USD Billion) Source: ISO Sustainable Procurement Standard Launched in April 2017 Provides guidelines for integrating sustainability into an organization s procurement processes Defines the principles of sustainable procurement, including accountability, transparency, respect for human rights and ethical behaviour Source:
19 In summary Mature green product market Green procurement a mainstream practice Sustainable Buildings
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