Procurement for zero-emission construction sites: a comparative study of four European cities

Abstract The public sector has a vital role in reducing emissions from construction activities and achieving environmental goals. Therefore, it is to investigate the opportunities for industry’s through its procurement practices. This paper explores challenges of using green (GPP) orchestrate stakeholder ecosystems, including buyers, companies, subcontractors, equipment suppliers, achieve zero-emission sites—that is, ecosystems sites (EZEMCONS). multiple case study methodology employed examine four European cities’ practices experiences. findings suggest that cities can improve low-emission machinery infrastructure, promote better networking builders, enhance cooperation early market dialogues. Conversely, EZEMCONS pose innovation ecosystem (IE) orchestration, particularly when managing large-scale infrastructure projects. Cities use these understand general IE implications developing more mature EZEMCONS. More specifically, this summarizes potential GPP building IEs. been subject much policy sustainable production research; however, application limited. Consequently, research contributes emergent literature on EZEMCONS, within context, by examining challenges.