Best Policy Practices
Best Policy Practices
Best Policy Practices
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<strong>Best</strong> <strong>Policy</strong> <strong>Practices</strong><br />
ProGresS<br />
Finland<br />
A Finnish cooperation project<br />
between the public and the private sectors.<br />
In R&D, ProGresS is D for development.<br />
Name of the programme: ProGresS (Profitable Green Development<br />
in Real Estate and Construction Business<br />
Lead institutions: Finnish Association of Building Owners<br />
and Construction Clients<br />
Other institutions and stakeholders involved: Major organisations in<br />
the Finnish real estate and construction sector<br />
Timeframe: 1999-(2002) | Status: Finished<br />
<strong>Policy</strong> and main objectives: ProGresS (Profitable Green Development<br />
in Real Estate and Construction Business 1999-<br />
2002) was a three-year joint environmental development programme<br />
which was launched and implemented by the main<br />
players in the real estate and construction sector. The aim of<br />
the ProGresS programme was to link environmental factors<br />
as a profitable part of business in the property and construction<br />
sector by packaging environmental expertise as compet-<br />
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itive technologies, products and services. The programme<br />
has been one of the most important channels for disseminating<br />
environmental information to the real estate and construction<br />
sector.<br />
Results achieved: The ProGresS programme served as a cooperation<br />
network used by players in the industry for developing<br />
their expertise, products and services, for exchanging information<br />
and experiences, and for finding partners for their<br />
projects. Around one hundred companies took part in the<br />
programme and about thirty pilot projects were implemented<br />
within its framework. Thanks to the ProGresS programme,<br />
property owners are increasingly embracing life-cycle thinking<br />
and information has been distributed on long-term environmental<br />
thinking on financial profitability. Furthermore, the<br />
ProGresS programme has given rise to a number of important<br />
innovations and initiatives, including a joint environmental<br />
award by the construction and property sector. The Internet<br />
has been the most important channel of communication<br />
for the programme.<br />
Link: www.rakli.fi/attachements/2005-11-16T09-09-3139.pdf
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