This collection of best practice examples has been produced by the SCI-Network, Sustainable Construction and Innovation through Procurement. It is comprised by 40 real-life projects on innovative solutions within public construction works.

Sustainable Timber Action - case study series

Sustainable Timber Action - case study series

Tasked with reducing IT energy use, the Air Force’s Enterprise Configuration Management Office (AFECMO) and Information Technology Commodity Council (ITCC) established and implemented new procurement and power management guidelines for computers and monitors. The changes are expected to lead to savings of $15 million annually and reduce power plant carbon dioxide emissions by over 100,000 tons per year.

This report builds on the existing body of work that supports the case for green public procurement, to further identify the linkages between procurement and green growth and discuss the enabling environment that would see public procurement serve as a trigger for green industrial innovation, expansion and growth.
What follows is a brief discussion on the role of procurement within the green growth paradigm, where an introduction to key concepts is followed by feature case studies that present the varying experiences of industry and the public sector in applying procurement to achieve green growth aims. Finally, the paper concludes by offering observations on possible implications for policy and areas where further investigation is required to enable procurement to serve as a more potent trigger for green innovation and growth.

The Rotherham Future Ward Lighting project is an innovative element of a seven year programme of ward reconfiguration, which started in 2009.

A report outlining the social and environmental impacts of paper and timber-products, steps that can be taken to reduce these, criteria and good practice cases from the public and the private sectors. Different labels are also compared.

Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) is a tendering process in which the Dutch national government supports entrepreneurs in their research and development work. Contracts are awarded in a three-phase competition: feasibility, research phase and commercialisation.

The City’s policy on timber makes it compulsory for municipal departments, districts and agencies to ensure that all wood products purchased stem from sustainable forestry. Since 2004, Barcelona has ensured wide implementation of the policy and a large share of the wood purchased by the citiy's authorities are all made from FSC certified wood.