Topic 9. How sustainability requirements are reflected in road infrastructures procurement
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IP0047 - Embedding sustainability and resilience in technical standards
The Standards Management Framework provides a consistent, whole of life cycle approach to the way standards are developed, applied, managed and governed in Transport for NSW. The framework delivers the appropriate balance of safety, risk, cost and performance across the life of assets whilst guiding the development of standards and is focussed on sustainability outcomes and resilience for transport [...]
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IP0305 - Road to environmental sustainability – Disclosure of ecological potentials in road construction
Sustainability and climate protection are key societal challenges and have been part of the national and international political discourse for some time. Examples at national and international level include the German sustainability strategy, the EU Green Deal and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. To date, little attention has been paid to the environmental impacts resulting from the construction [...]
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IP0683 - Sustainable public procurement of pavements. Barriers and international experiences
EU Directives 24 and 25, which tried to increase public spending efficiency and promote sustainable and so¬cial criteria within public procurement processes, have so far missed its goal with most of EU members, having failed to successfully trans¬pose and implement these directives. Root causes are diverse and include a complex legal and public procurement framework both at European and national [...]
