3.3 Demolition and wrecking of buildings and other structures (transition to a circular economy)

Kurzbeschreibung

The demolition and wrecking of buildings, roads and runways, railways, bridges, tunnels, waste water treatment works, water treatment works, pipelines, wells and boreholes, power-generating plants, chemical plants, dams and reservoirs, mines and quarries, offshore structures, near shore works, ports, waterway works or land formation and reclamation (114). For projects associated with the activities ‘Construction of New Buildings’ or ‘Renovation of existing buildings’ (see Sections 3.1 and 3.2 of this Annex), where the demolition works and the construction or renovation works are procured under the same contract, the technical screening criteria for the construction or renovation activities apply. The economic activity does not include the demolition and wrecking of buildings and other structures carried out as part of the activity ‘Remediation of contaminated sites and areas’ (see Section 2.4 of Annex III). The economic activities in this category could be associated with NACE code F43.1 in accordance with the statistical classification of economic activities established by Regulation (EC) No 1893/2006.

Wirtschaftsaktivität (EU-Taxonomie)

Rechtsakt: 2023/2486, Anhang II, Abschnitt 3.3

Umweltziel: transition to a circular economy

NACE-Codes: F43.1

Beschreibung

The demolition and wrecking of buildings, roads and runways, railways, bridges, tunnels, waste water treatment works, water treatment works, pipelines, wells and boreholes, power-generating plants, chemical plants, dams and reservoirs, mines and quarries, offshore structures, near shore works, ports, waterway works or land formation and reclamation (114). For projects associated with the activities ‘Construction of New Buildings’ or ‘Renovation of existing buildings’ (see Sections 3.1 and 3.2 of this Annex), where the demolition works and the construction or renovation works are procured under the same contract, the technical screening criteria for the construction or renovation activities apply. The economic activity does not include the demolition and wrecking of buildings and other structures carried out as part of the activity ‘Remediation of contaminated sites and areas’ (see Section 2.4 of Annex III). The economic activities in this category could be associated with NACE code F43.1 in accordance with the statistical classification of economic activities established by Regulation (EC) No 1893/2006.

Technische Bewertungskriterien

Technical screening criteria Substantial contribution to the transition to a circular economy 1. Prior to the start of the demolition or wrecking activity, at least the following aspects from the Level 1 design concept checklist of the Level(s) indicator 2.2 (115) checklist are discussed and agreed upon with the client: (a) definition of key performance indicators and target ambition level; (b) identification of project-specific constraints that may compromise the target ambition level (such as time, labour and space) and how to minimise these constraints; (c) details of the pre-demolition auditing procedure; (d) an outline waste management plan that prioritises selective deconstruction, decontamination and source separation of waste streams. Where these actions are not prioritised, an explanation is provided to justify why selective deconstruction, decontamination or source separation of waste streams are not technologically feasible in the project. Cost or financial considerations are not an acceptable reason to avoid complying with this requirement. (114) See activities listed by the International Cost Management Standard in the ‘ICMS: Global Consistency in Presenting Construction Life Cycle Costs and Carbon Emissions 3rd edition, Table 1: ICMS Projects with their corresponding codes’, https://icmscblog.files. wordpress.com/2021/11/icms_3rd_edition_final.pdf. (115) See Level(s) indicator 2.2: Construction and Demolition waste and materials, user manual: introductory briefing, instructions and guidance (Publication version 1.1), https://susproc.jrc.ec.europa.eu/product-bureau//sites/default/files/2021-01/ UM3_Indicator_2.2_v1.1_40pp.pdf. OJ L, 21.11.2023 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2023/2486/oj 60/164 2. The operator of the activity conducts a pre-demolition audit in line with the EU Construction and Demolition Waste Management Protocol (116). 3. All demolition waste generated during the demolition or wrecking activity is treated in accordance with Union waste legislation and the full checklist of the EU Construction and Demolition Waste Management Protocol (117). 4. The preparing for re-use (118) or recycling (119) of the non-hazardous construction and demolition waste generated on the construction site is at least 90 % (by mass in kilogrammes), excluding backfilling (120). This excludes naturally occurring material referred to in category 17 05 04 in the European List of Waste established by Decision 2000/532/EC. The operator of the activity demonstrates compliance with the 90 % threshold by reporting on the Level(s) indicator 2.2 (121) using the Level 3 reporting format for different waste streams. Alternatively, at least 95 % of the mineral (122) fraction and 70 % of the non-mineral fraction of the non-hazardous demolition waste is separately collected and prepared for reuse or recycled. Do no significant harm (‘DNSH’) (116) Guidelines for the waste audits before demolition and renovation works of buildings. EU Construction and Demolition Waste Management, May 2018: https://ec.europa.eu/docsroom/documents/31521/attachments/1/translations/en/renditions/native. For reporting the estimates of Level 2 Demolition Waste, the Excel spreadsheet available on the Commission website is to be used: Construction and Demolition Waste (CDW) and materials Excel template: for estimating (Level 2) and recording (Level 3) amounts and types of CDW and their final destinations (version 1.1), https://susproc.jrc.ec.europa.eu/product-bureau/product-groups/412/ documents. (117) Guidelines for the waste audits before demolition and renovation works of buildings. EU Construction and Demolition Waste Management, May 2018: https://ec.europa.eu/docsroom/documents/31521/attachments/1/translations/en/renditions/native. For reporting the estimates of Level 3 Construction and Demolition Waste, the Excel spreadsheet available on the Commission website is to be used: Construction and Demolition Waste (CDW) and materials Excel template: for estimating (Level 2) and recording (Level 3) amounts and types of CDW and their final destinations (version 1.1), https://susproc.jrc.ec.europa.eu/product-bureau/product- groups/412/documents. For this, each type of demolition waste is tagged with the appropriate six-digit code from the European List of Waste established by Decision 2000/532/EC. When including the type of waste treatment in the Excel spreadsheet (i.e. preparation for reuse, for recycling, material recovery, energy recovery or disposal), evidence is included that the economic operators receiving the waste have the technical capability to carry out this treatment. Such evidence may consist in a link to the company’s webpages where this is documented or a signed statement from a representative of the company. Where the treatment takes place on the demolition site, such as onsite reuse or recycling, acceptable evidence may consist in a signed statement from a representative of the company. (118) ‘Preparing for re-use’ means checking, cleaning or repairing recovery operations, by which products or components of products that have become waste are prepared so that they can be re-used without any other pre-processing. This includes, for instance, the preparation for re-use of certain parts of buildings like roof elements, windows, doors, bricks, stones or concrete elements. A pre- requisite for the preparation for re-use of building elements is usually the selective deconstruction of buildings or other structures. (119) ‘Recycling’ means any recovery operation by which waste materials are reprocessed into products, materials or substances whether for the original or other purposes. It includes the reprocessing of organic material but does not include energy recovery and the reprocessing into materials that are to be used as fuels or for backfilling operations. (120) ‘Backfilling’ means any recovery operation where suitable non-hazardous waste is used for purposes of reclamation in excavated areas or for engineering purposes in landscaping. Waste used for backfilling must substitute non-waste materials, be suitable for the aforementioned purposes, and be limited to the amount strictly necessary to achieve those purposes. (121) See Level(s) indicator 2.2: Construction and demolition waste and materials, user manual: introductory briefing, instructions and guidance (Publication version 1.1), https://susproc.jrc.ec.europa.eu/product-bureau//sites/default/files/2021-01/ UM3_Indicator_2.2_v1.1_40pp.pdf. (122) See Annex III to Commission Regulation (EU) No 849/2010 for a categorisation of mineral non-hazardous construction and demolition waste, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32010R0849&from=EN. OJ L, 21.11.2023 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2023/2486/oj 61/164 (1) Climate change mitigation The building owner or contractor ensures that during renovation, refurbishing or demolition activities implying the removal of foam panels, or laminated boards installed in cavities or built up structures, that contain foams with Fluorinated greenhouse gases, saturated and unsaturated Hydrofluorocarbons, and Ozone Depleting Substances, as defined in Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 and in Regulation (EU) No 1005/2009, the emissions are avoided to the extent possible by handling the foams or the gases contained therein in a way that ensures the reuse or destruction of the foam panels or the gases contained in the foams. The recovery of the gases contained in the foams is carried out by appropriately trained personnel. Where recovery of these foams is not technically feasible, the operator draws up documentation providing evidence for the infeasibility of the recovery in the specific case. Such documentation is retained for five years and is made available, on demand. (2) Climate change adaptation The activity complies with the criteria set out in Appendix A to this Annex. (3) Sustainable use and protec­ tion of water and marine resources The activity complies with the criteria set out in Appendix B to this Annex. (5) Pollution prevention and control Measures are taken to reduce noise, dust and pollutant emissions during demolition and wrecking works. (6) Protection and restoration of biodiversity and ecosys­ tems The activity complies with the criteria set out in Appendix D to this Annex.