From Barrier to Enabler – Towards A Greener EU Construction Products Policy
A paper exploring how the Construction Products Regulation should be revised to improve its role to support for environmental sustainability, as well as the functioning of the Single Market.
Cement, concrete, steel beams, windows, bricks, doors, roof tiles… Life would be quite different without construction products; they are essential components of buildings, tunnels and bridges. However, they also have a major environmental impact.
Construction product life cycles are largely linear, starting when raw materials are sourced, followed by their manufacturing, distribution and assembly or installation; finally, their life often ends in a landfill. For these products to be more environmentally sustainable, we need to focus on improving their circularity. This can be done by introducing EU-wide rules that incentivise and enforce better maintenance, repair, reuse, and recycling wherever and whenever possible.
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