Your partner for sustainable construction GCI-UICP © GCI-UICP/FOB, 3/06/2009

„80 % of all decisions affecting business are directly or indirectly pre-determined in Brussels“ Fact: GCI-UICP

Who we are Specialist contractors represent more than one quarter of the total turn-over in construction and 31% of that of the building sector. For certain projects, the technical equipping of buildings represents 50% or more of the total project costs. GCI-UICP ….installing energy efficiency to buildings in Europe

Organisation chart GCI-UICP Country coverage EU: 19 Country coverage outside EU: 4 K.- H. Bertram Frank O.Baumeister CEETB: A vast network of more than 50 national associations (GCI-UICP: 32)

GCI-UICP Structure General Assembly Board of administration Secretaries General Committee MarcoGaz working group (permanent) Eureau Working group (permanent) Temporary working groups (Micro CHP, ChemXChange) Secretariat

Other Organisations UEAPME European Association of Crafts, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises NORMAPME European Office of Crafts, Trades and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises for Standardisation EREC European Renewable Energy Council MARCOGAZ Technical Association of the European Natural Gas Industry EUREAU European Federation of National Associations of Water and Waste Water Services FIEC European Construction Industry Federation CEN / CENELEC European Committee for Standardization / European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization

What we do CEETB Important CEETB Topics: Opening of energy markets (effects on CEETB members, unbundling etc.) Energy efficiency and renewable energies: Buildings directive, energy services directive, directives on renewable energies, eco-labelling, eco-design directive etc. Contractual matters: public procurement, PPP, LCC Internal market: services directive, VAT rates Late Payments, Small Business Act, qualification of installers

What we do GCI-UICP Important GCI-UICP Topics : Quality of gas installations: joint WG with gas distributors Quality of drinking water: drinking water directive, joint WG with water suppliers, European approval scheme for construction products in contact with drinking water Safety of installations and regular inspections Environment: Regulation on fluorinated gases Most standardisation activities

Co-ordination of interests in CEETB / GCI-UICP / AIE CEETB/ GCI-UICP European Commission European Parliament Co-ordinated lobbying activities National association Information & consultation Info on national situation Lobbying National Government CEETB / GCI-UICP / AIE draw from the expertise of more than 50 national associations.

Regular electronic news flashes; Newsletter (Brussels News Flash): 6 times per year in English, French and German Consultations of members on current political issues Annual report in English, French & German Websites: & Keeping members informed CEETB / GCI-UICP update national member organisations regularly on all matters of interest

CEETB + GCI-UICP + AIE...together we can ! GCI-UICP

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