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

AIEIn tern a t. A sso cia tion of E lec trica l C o ntracto rs

C o un try co verage: 19C o rresp o nd ing m em b ers : 3

UICPIn te rn a t. U n ion of R oo fing & Plu m b ing

GCIG én ie C lim atiq u e In tern a tio n al

CEETBPresident: Jean ROUGNON (GCI-U ICP - F )

Secretary General: F rank Baumeister

GCI-UICPCountry 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)

EureauWorking group

(permanent)

Temporary working groups

(Micro CHP, ChemXChange)

Secretariat

Other Organisations

UEAPMEEuropean Association of Crafts,

Small and Medium-sized Enterprises

NORMAPMEEuropean Office of Crafts, Trades and

Small and Medium-sized Enterprises for Standardisation

ERECEuropean Renewable

Energy Council

MARCOGAZTechnical Association of the

European Natural Gas Industry

EUREAUEuropean Federation of National Associations of

Water and Waste Water Services

FIECEuropean Construction Industry

Federation

CEN / CENELECEuropean Committee for Standardization / European Committee for Electrotechnical

Standardization

What we do.... 1. 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.... 2. 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 interestsin CEETB / GCI-UICP / AIE

CEETB/GCI-UICP

European Commission

EuropeanParliament

Co-ordinated lobbying activities

NationalassociationInformation & consultation

Info on national situation

Lobbying

NationalGovernment

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: www.ceetb.eu & www.gci-uicp.eu

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

Your partner in Europe

CEETB / GCI-UICP Secretariat

Rue Jacques de Lalaing 4B - 1040 Brussels

Phone: +32-2-285.07.27E-mail: contact@gci-uicp.euWebsite: www.gci-uicp.eu

GCI-UICP