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The Romania Green Building Council announces the launch of their "Circular Economy Task Group" to progress the steps necessary for the Romanian construction and real estate industry to transition to an approach that protects scarce resources and creates economic and social opportunity without constraint.
The first meeting will occur at 3pm on 15 February in Bucharest at the RoGBC office and via webcast.
Local legislation and European Directives such as the Waste Framework Directive (2008/98/EC) require significant recovery and recycling measures to the
RoGBC is currently participating in numerous actions supporting a Circular Economy through advocating for property tax reductions for buildings that achieve deep green performance targets, its Green Homes & Green Mortgage program, and involvement in three European Commission-supported projects addressing waste and construction materials assessment and improvement.
These projects include:
UrbanWINS a European project funded by the Research and Innovation Program
BUILD UPON a European project funded by the Research and Innovation Program Horizon 2020 that includes Green Building Councils across Europe
working with government, academics, NGOs, industry and citizens to improve the design and implementation of National Renovation Strategies. RoGBC organized a collaborative set of recommendations inthe Declaration in 10 Points; with recommendation #7 being:
"The strategy must protect Romania's fragile nature and natural resources through sustainable construction practices and a "circular economy" approaches that disconnect economic growth from destruction and scarcity."
- Stakeholders of the BUILD UPON project in Romania
OERCO2 a study of the methodology for calculation of CO2 of constructive processes and analysis of life cycle. This project was just launched where RoGBC will be coordinating interactions with industry, academia and government to gather information and develop recommendations. Interested persons can begin by taking this survey.
The task group will meet regularly and is open to the participation of all stakeholders, invited experts, expert groups, and members of the Romania Green Building Council.
Some specific actions of the group include:
Those persons with questions or who wish to join the group and first meeting in person should send a message to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Those who cannot attend in person can join online via this link. the online webcast platform.
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