Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development - Department for Sustainability, Resource Valorization Lab, ENEA - Casaccia Research Centre, Via Anguillarese 301, 00123, Rome, Italy.
Contento Trade S. r. l, Via Vieris 11, Pozzuolo del Friuli, (UD), Italy.
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2021 May;28(19):24558-24569. doi: 10.1007/s11356-020-09513-6. Epub 2020 Jun 17.
The construction and public work sectors are faced with a series of challenges that will need to be addressed in moving towards an effective circular economy model. The aim of this work was to develop a simple but holistic approach to the management of construction projects in order to ensure compliance with technical standards and environmental criteria right from the set-up phase and to foster an increased use of recycled materials and saving of natural resources. To achieve this goal, a multi-user platform was designed and developed to manage and control all stages and procedures of public work and provide support to all those involved throughout the various stages of implementation. The platform included (1) technical standards; (2) environmental law; (3) databases; (4) technical specifications for public tenders; (5) a tool to assess environmental impacts and circularity; (6) a marketplace to facilitate and transparently manage trading of natural, artificial, and recycled aggregates; (7) interactive catalogues with declarations of building products; and (8) interactive maps for the geolocation of treatment plants, producers, and construction sites. The platform, currently undergoing validation by public administrations, will represent a valuable tool for use in enabling public work contractors to reduce environmental impacts, promote an informed and transparent use of recycled products, and to encourage a more sustainable use of natural resources. The platform will facilitate the application of green public procurement (GPP) which, although mandatory in several countries (e.g., in Italy), continues to encounter a series of problems in implementation. The platform will also enhance compliance with technical standards and minimum environmental criteria (MEC), as recently defined for buildings and road construction and maintenance, thus expanding the market for artificial and recycled aggregates with certified products and guaranteed quality.
建筑和公共工程部门面临着一系列挑战，需要在向有效的循环经济模式过渡的过程中加以解决。本工作的目的是开发一种简单但全面的建筑项目管理方法，以确保从设立阶段开始就符合技术标准和环境标准，并促进更多地使用回收材料和节约自然资源。为了实现这一目标，设计和开发了一个多用户平台，用于管理和控制公共工程的所有阶段和程序，并为实施过程中的所有相关人员提供支持。该平台包括 (1) 技术标准；(2) 环境法；(3) 数据库；(4) 公共招标技术规范；(5) 评估环境影响和循环性的工具；(6) 促进和透明管理天然、人工和回收骨料交易的市场；(7) 具有建筑产品声明的互动目录；以及 (8) 处理厂、生产商和建筑工地的地理定位互动地图。该平台目前正在接受公共管理部门的验证，将成为公共工程承包商减少环境影响、促进回收产品知情和透明使用以及鼓励更可持续地利用自然资源的宝贵工具。该平台将促进绿色公共采购 (GPP) 的应用，尽管在一些国家（例如意大利）是强制性的，但在实施过程中仍继续遇到一系列问题。该平台还将提高对技术标准和最低环境标准 (MEC) 的遵守，因为最近为建筑物和道路建设和维护定义了这些标准，从而扩大了具有认证产品和保证质量的人造和回收骨料市场。
