The product group includes offices, educational buildings (schools, kindergartens and day-cares) and residential buildings such as small houses, apartments, town houses, student housing and homes for the elderly or for persons with disabilities. The product group also includes homes for the elderly and nursing homes, health centers and clinics, hotels or other accommodation – and buildings accommodating conference centers.
The Nordic Swan Ecolabel is a strong tool for constructing buildings that are better choices for the environment, the climate, and the occupants. The requirements promote resource efficiency, reduced climate impact, a non-toxic circular economy and conservation of biodiversity. They also promote buildings with a good indoor climate and of a high quality.
The requirements include, among others:
- Low energy demand (use stage) of minimum 10 % better than NZEB (near zero energy buildings).
- Moisture control, daylight requirements and minimised exposure to harmful substances.
- Environmental properties and health properties of chemicals used in both construction materials and chemical building products.
- A material logbook to ensure traceability of the building components.
- Measures to preserve and improve biodiversity at the building site.
- Control of construction process.
Important information:
The product group New buildings (generation 4) was previously named Small houses, apartment buildings and pre-school buildings (generation 3).
Welcome to apply for a Nordic Swan Ecolabel licence!
This is how you do:
- Read the application guide.
- Log in to the Nordic Ecolabelling Portal.
- Start your application.
If this is the first time you are applying, the authorized signatory must fill in your company information and approve the application conditions. In this way, you get login to the portal and the right to assign access to other colleagues.
Some special cases can not be done in the Nordic Ecolabelling Portal. Contact your advisor for such cases. More information can be found on “Application step by step“.
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