Legal implications of climate change: the case for circularity

Preface v

1 The European Society of Construction Law (ESCL)
1.1 The work of the ESCL 2
1.2 Conference 2019: Legal implications of climate change: the case for circularity 2
1.3 Questionnaire ESCL Annual Conference 2019 and this book 3

2 Questionnaire ESCL Annual Conference 24th of October 2019
2.1 The topic 5
2.2 Starting points 5
2.3 The themes and questions 8
2.4 Questionnaire 8
2.4.1 General Questions 8
2.4.2 Procurement law 10
2.4.3 Contract law/law of obligations 11
2.4.4 Ownership 13
2.4.5 Competition law 14
2.4.6 Closing remarks 15

3 Dutch answers to the questionnaire
3.1 General Questions 17
3.2 Procurement law 27
3.3 Contract law/law of obligations 51
3.4 Ownership 64
3.5 Competition law 69

4 Sustainability in Public Procurement and Construction: Current Situation in Switzerland
4.1 Introduction 75
4.2 International framework and strategic guidelines 77
4.2.1 The UN ‘Sustainable Development Goals’ (SDGs), adopted September 2015 77
4.2.2 Sustainable Development Strategy (SDS) 78
4.3 Statutory bases and recommendations 80
4.3.1 Revised WTO Agreement (GPA 2012) 80
4.3.2 The new Public Procurement Act (revPPA) 81
4.3.3 Recommendations of the KBOB 83
4.4 Selected public procurement issues 84
4.4.1 Definition of needs 84
4.4.2 Tendering procedure 85
4.5 ‘Eco-labels’ 88
4.5.1 Minergie 89
4.5.2 Swiss Sustainable Building Standard (SNBS) 89
4.5.3 Example: ‘Guisanplatz Administrative Centre’ 90
4.6 Conclusion 91
4.7 Bibliography 92

About the authors 95
List of relevant publications concerning circularity 97