Sustainability certifications
Certification involves actively working on sustainability issues throughout the construction process, thus serving as quality assurance of work performed and a guarantee of high environmental performance. NCC offers customers all the available types of environmental certification for buildings and civil-engineering structures, both nationally and internationally. The certifications focus on the environment, climate footprint, energy and indoor climate, among other things. Below we have listed the most common certification schemes.
BREEAM
BREEAM is Europe’s leading environmental certification tool for buildings. Used mostly for commercial buildings, it is the system that NCC uses in all its property development projects.
BREEAM Infrastructure (formerly CEEQUAL)
BREEAM Infrastructure is an international evidence-based certification system and world leader in the certification of infrastructure and civil engineering.
Citylab
Citylab is a Swedish system that addresses sustainability in urban development projects, including commercial premises and industrial sites.
DGNB
DGNB is a German building certification system that promotes sustainability by assessing the environment, human well-being and cost-effectiveness.
LEED
LEED is a U.S. system designed for all types of buildings. Can be used at both the design stage and the operational stage.
Miljöbyggnad (Green Building)
Miljöbyggnad is the most widely used system in Sweden. A simple, cost-effective system that can be used for offices and residences, and for both new builds and renovations.
NollCO₂
NollCO₂ is a Swedish system that, by means of limit values, requires a building’s greenhouse gas emissions to be reduced and the remaining climate impact from the building’s entire life cycle to be reported and balanced to net zero through climate action.
Svanen (Nordic Swan Ecolabel)
Svanen is a Nordic system that can be used for single-family homes, apartment buildings, schools and preschools. Major focus on material issues and chemical content.
WELL
WELL is a social sustainability certification that aims to improve the health and well-being of those living and spending time in different built environments. A global system developed by the American International WELL Building Institute (IWBI).