The report elaborates on the BuyZET market engagement and research activities for the two priority areas: Maintenance and repair services (craftsmen) & Facility waste collection. The conclusions from the market activities with the suppliers in both areas is that they are positive to invest in zero emission vehicles (ZEV).

From beginning of the BuyZET project there has been interest within the organisation to look at the distribution of goods to gain financial savings besides having a positive environmental impact. To achieve savings in procurement contracts based on removing the responsibility for last mile distribution from the supplier, scale and volume is needed. And from that perspective consolidation is also interesting.

BuyZET Mapping has shown that procurement of craft (e.g. building, construction and maintenance) and facility management (e.g. cleaning, window cleaning, graffiti cleaning) services are responsible for around half of the transportation CO2-emissions in the service category in category 32. Since the nature of transportation in these categories is similar (typically using vans carrying some equipment), we assume it will be possible to address the issues regarding CO2-emissions related to the embedded transport in the same way for several of the sub-categories under craft and facility management services.

Rotterdam has identified the transportation of workmen and supplies in carrying out maintenance activities for buildings owned by the city (e.g. painting, cleaning, plumbing, etc.) as a priority area for promoting zero emission delivery in the city. This sector was identified as having the second largest transportation emissions footprint within the city, following a mapping exercise carried out in BuyZET

A shared service department of the municipality dedicated to materials supplies coordinates the logistics in order to optimize load factors, e.g. through combining material requests from different projects in the city. The vast majority of construction materials are delivered on-site in trailers of 30-40 tonnes. From our CO2 transportation footprint analysis, it appeared that over 95% of total emissions caused by the transportation of purchased goods could be allocated to construction materials.

This report explores the association between municipalities pursuing circular economy policy and investments in circular business that create jobs. Additionally, it takes a closer look at how businesses perceive this municipal support for the circular economy.

This guide helps to procure low noise and low emission construction equipment. It is based on the criteria of the Blue Angel for Construction Machinery (RAL-UZ 53), February 2015 issue.

This guideline, updated and newly published in 2018, supports public authorities in obtaining the most environmentally friendly paper wallpapers according to DIN 6730 and woodchip DIN 6730. Criteria are, for example, the proportion of recovered paper and the use of problematic substances such as formaldehyde during production.

Garden tools cause working noise, which can be a significant noise pollution, for example in residential and recreational areas. The guideline is based on the criteria of the Blue Angel for Gardening Tools (DE-UZ 206), which, among other product criteria, contains very demanding noise requirements.