Reducing hazardous substances in construction to safeguard the aquatic environment, protect human health and achieve more sustainable buildings
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NonHazCity 3

PROGRAMME 2021-2027
priority
2 Water-smart societies
objective
2.1 Sustainable waters
Project type
Core Project
Implementation
January 2023 - December 2025

NonHazCity 3

The project NonHazCity 3 helps municipalities, entrepreneurs and individuals construct and renovate buildings with tox-free materials in order to protect health and the environment.
Project summary

NonHazCity3 (NHC3) tackles the challenge of hazardous substances in buildings, building sites and building materials. We will develop 4 solutions and pilot them, elaborate usable protocols to get these chemicals out of our homes and workplaces, and out of the (aquatic) environment, including the Baltic Sea. Our project is for municipalities, private entrepreneurs and residents. All these groups need to make better decisions when we build, buy or renovate if we are to have a Toxfree/Chemical Smart future. In a larger context, we all need to make more informed decisions about the chemicals in buildings and building materials from design, construction, occupancy, renovation and eventual demolition. Today, many aspects of sustainable buildings are considered in isolation. NHC3 will contribute to a more holistic perspective which we hope will be better for our health and the health of the environment, as well as being economically attractive. Municipalities, entrepreneurs and residents are not making the right decisions because they lack awareness about both the problem and potential solutions. By developing and communicating successful pilots throughout the BSR, we will offer both knowledge and inspiration needed for a Toxfree/Chemical Smart future. The 8 pilots we initiate in our project will not only benefit local organizations and individuals but will, if we can communicate them according to our plans, be beacons pointing towards a more sustainable future throughout the BSR.

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Budgets

NonHazCity 3
in numbers.
  • 4.89
    Million
    Total
  • 3.91
    Million
    Erdf
  • 0.00
    Million
    Norway

International Green Governance Conference in Tallinn

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International Green Governance Conference in Tallinn
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Lead partnerRiga City Council
  • Town
    Riga
  • Region
  • Country
    Latvia
  • Region
    Rīga
Total partner budget
236,040.00
City of Stockholm
  • Town
    Stockholm
  • Region
  • Country
    Sweden
  • Region
    Stockholms län
Total partner budget
319,153.60
City of Västeras
  • Town
    Västerås
  • Region
  • Country
    Sweden
  • Region
    Västmanlands län
Total partner budget
378,700.00
City of Helsinki
  • Town
    CITY OF HELSINKI
  • Region
  • Country
    Finland
  • Region
    Helsinki-Uusimaa
Total partner budget
349,788.00
City of Tallinn
  • Town
    Tallinn
  • Region
  • Country
    Estonia
  • Region
    Põhja-Eesti
Total partner budget
176,125.60
Auraplan Architects
  • Town
    Hamburg
  • Region
  • Country
    Germany
  • Region
    Hamburg
Total partner budget
175,992.00
ECAT - Environmental Center for Administration and Technology
  • Town
    Kaunas
  • Region
  • Country
    Lithuania
  • Region
    Kauno apskritis
Total partner budget
81,500.00
Holbaek municipality
  • Town
    Holbæk
  • Region
  • Country
    Denmark
  • Region
    Vest- og Sydsjælland
Total partner budget
198,500.00
Turku University of Applied Sciences (TUAS)
  • Town
    Turku
  • Region
  • Country
    Finland
  • Region
    Varsinais-Suomi
Total partner budget
349,952.00
POMInnO Ltd.
  • Town
    Gdynia
  • Region
  • Country
    Poland
  • Region
    Trójmiejski
Total partner budget
138,000.00
Building Products Assessment (BVB Service AB)
  • Town
    Sundbyberg
  • Region
  • Country
    Sweden
  • Region
    Stockholms län
Total partner budget
166,707.20
BEF Germany
  • Town
    Hamburg
  • Region
  • Country
    Germany
  • Region
    Hamburg
Total partner budget
506,379.20
BEF Estonia
  • Town
    Tallinn
  • Region
  • Country
    Estonia
  • Region
    Põhja-Eesti
Total partner budget
285,948.40
BEF Latvia
  • Town
    Riga
  • Region
  • Country
    Latvia
  • Region
    Rīga
Total partner budget
199,190.40
BEF Lithuania
  • Town
    Vilnius
  • Region
  • Country
    Lithuania
  • Region
    Vilniaus apskritis
Total partner budget
214,687.20
Ecodesign Competence Centre
  • Town
    Rīga
  • Region
  • Country
    Latvia
  • Region
    Rīga
Total partner budget
125,744.00
World Future Council Foundation
  • Town
    Hamburg
  • Region
  • Country
    Germany
  • Region
    Hamburg
Total partner budget
369,364.40
Coalition Clean Baltic
  • Town
     Uppsala
  • Region
  • Country
    Sweden
  • Region
    Uppsala län
Total partner budget
203,668.80
NOMAD architects
  • Town
    Rīga
  • Region
  • Country
    Latvia
  • Region
    Rīga
Total partner budget
59,872.40
German Environment Agency
  • Town
    Dessau-Roßlau
  • Region
  • Country
    Germany
  • Region
    Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt
Total partner budget
223,908.00
Kaunas University of Technology
  • Town
    Kaunas
  • Region
  • Country
    Lithuania
  • Region
    Kauno apskritis
Total partner budget
127,400.00

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    16
    November
    Green Governance Conference
    Project: NonHazCity 3
    Physical Meeting
    16. November 2023
    26
    April
    Hazardous Substances in building materials –a key issue in sustainable construction
    Project: NonHazCity 3
    Physical Meeting
    26. April 2023
    20
    April
    Prevention and protection against endocrine disrupting chemicals – What roles for an alliance of cities and local authorities in Europe?
    Project: NonHazCity 3
    Physical Meeting
    20. April 2023
    13:15 - 17:30 (CET)

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