14th Vienna Talks – EU taxonomy in building control

Once a year in November, a large number of representatives from science, the development business and construction industry, making plans and consulting workplaces in addition to public shoppers come in combination to speak about present subjects within the building business on the famend Vienna Talks. This yr, the subject selected used to be the EU taxonomy in building control. An issue that raises many questions and poses demanding situations for the business.

The members accumulated within the TUtheSky tournament room sooner than the night used to be opened by way of Institute Director Prof. Dr. Frank Lulei. Prof. Lulei first identified the topicality of ecological sustainability and drew consideration to a being concerned plan of the newly elected President Trump, which envisages the United States chickening out from the Paris Local weather Coverage Settlement. In line with Prof. Lulei, alternatively, a world resolution is wanted for the local weather disaster.

After the introductory phrases, Magazine.a Eva Aschauer (Head of ESG, TPA Crew) persevered with the primary keynote speech, wherein she first addressed basic subjects equivalent to environmental social governance (ESG) and sustainability reporting. Ms. Aschauer identified that sustainability reporting will likely be necessary for way more corporations (within the building business) from 2025 than is these days the case. Ms. Aschauer then went into element concerning the EU Taxonomy Legislation. This can be a gadget for classifying ecologically sustainable financial actions. She discussed the 6 environmental goals of the EU Taxonomy, the necessities for an financial job to be regarded as “taxonomy-compliant” and the important thing efficiency signs (KPIs) turnover, CapEx (capital expenditure) and OpEx (running expenditure), the taxonomy-compliant and compliant portions of which should be proven in an organization’s sustainability file.

Dr. Jacqueline Raab (IBB, TU Wien / Vienna) persevered the development with the second one keynote speech, wherein she took a better take a look at the relationship between the EU taxonomy and building initiatives. She started by way of explaining that sustainability reporting calls for building initiatives to be transformed into financial actions and demonstrated this the use of a number of examples (new housing building, railroad building, street building). She confirmed that there also are building initiatives that don’t seem to be integrated within the Delegated Laws and subsequently can’t be taxonomized. Dr. Raab gave an instance of technical review standards for a street renovation mission after which went on to speak about different key problems and demanding situations in reference to the EU taxonomy.

Partly 2 of the second one keynote speech, Hon. Prof. Dr. Rudolf Lessiak (Lessiak & Spouse Rechtsanwälte) as soon as once more addressed the important thing variations between the phrases “taxonomy capacity” and “taxonomy conformity” and connected those phrases to public procurement legislation. He referred to Segment 20 (5) BVergG 2018, which is central to environmental sustainability and public procurement procedures: the primary of bearing in mind the environmental compatibility of the provider in procurement procedures. He additionally addressed the concern of the most productive be offering theory over the bottom bid theory and confirmed that taxonomy-compliant actions may also be put out to gentle and their taxonomy conformity may also be rewarded with high quality issues.

Following the 2 keynote speeches, main mavens mentioned the subject of “EU taxonomy in building control” beneath the moderation of Prof. Lulei. The panel integrated the 2 audio system Magazine.a Aschauer and Dr. Lessiak in addition to Dipl.-Ing. Andreas Fromm, MBA (ASFINAG), Dipl.-Ing. Wolfgang Kradischnig (Delta) and Dipl.-Ing. Dr. techn. Christian Maier (HABAU). The dialogue printed particularly demanding situations such because the loss of harmonization and standardized procedures within the implementation of the Taxonomy Directive. Alternatively, the EU taxonomy as a guiding principle gives nice attainable for innovation and transformation, however its implementation stays difficult – particularly for infrastructure initiatives.

The early involvement of planners and contractors used to be emphasised as a central resolution manner as a way to put in force initiatives in a sustainable and taxonomy-compliant method. Reference used to be made to the essential stability between ecological and financial targets as a way to make sustainability practicable in the long run. The panel members agreed that nearer cooperation and trade between shoppers, planners and contractors are the most important to the a hit additional construction of the business.

Following the panel dialogue, the buffet used to be opened and the members had numerous time to community.

We want to thank the sponsors of the development:Swietelsky, opens an exterior URL in a brand new window, PORR, opens an exterior URL in a brand new window, VIBÖ, opens an exterior URL in a brand new window, iC, opens an exterior URL in a brand new window, FCP, opens an exterior URL in a brand new window, Leyrer + Graf, opens an exterior URL in a brand new window, Magenta Telekom, opens an exterior URL in a brand new window, STRABAG, opens an exterior URL in a brand new window, CML, opens an exterior URL in a brand new window, HABAU, opens an exterior URL in a brand new window, Müller Spouse Rechtsanwälte, opens an exterior URL in a brand new window, bw-b, opens an exterior URL in a brand new window, Schiefer Rechtsanwälte, opens an exterior URL in a brand new window, WKO Geschäftsstelle Bau, opens an exterior URL in a brand new window, Dr. Ingo Heegemann, opens an exterior URL in a brand new window, tz baumanagement, opens an exterior URL in a brand new window, bvm.products and services, opens an exterior URL in a brand new window, BBD, opens an exterior URL in a brand new window, KOB, opens an exterior URL in a brand new window, tbw technik & bauwirtschaft, opens an exterior URL in a brand new window sowie Vasko + Spouse, opens an exterior URL in a brand new window.

We might additionally love to thank everybody who helped us get ready for this yr’s theme: Maximilian Weigert, Markus Kapeller (beide IBB, TU Wien), Leopold Winkler, Christian Wahlmüller, Felix-Elias Schwarz (alle Swietelsky), Christian Maier, Lukas Hochreiter, Nicole Richter (alle HABAU), Philipp Schneider, Catharina Ahmadi (beide environomics), Lorenz Schluder (PORR), Gerald Beck, Markus Metzler (beide BIG), Mario Rumel (ASFiNAG), Eva Aschauer (TPA) sowie Rudolf Lessiak (Lessiak & Spouse Rechtsanwälte).

File: Jacqueline Raab, opens an exterior URL in a brand new window, Markus Kapeller, opens an exterior URL in a brand new window, Maximilian Weigert, opens an exterior URL in a brand new window
Photos: Jasmin Beszedics