Nordic Ecolabelling for Small houses, apartment buildings and buildings for schools and pre-schools Version 3.3  09 March 2016 ‒ 31 March 2020 Content What is a Nordic Swan Ecolabelled building? 4  Why choose the Nordic Swan Ecolabel? 4  What can carry the Nordic Swan Ecolabel? 4  What is subject to the requirements? 6  Who may be licence holder? 7  How to apply 7  1  General requirements 9  2  Resource efficiency 10  2.1  Energy and climate 10  2.2  Waste 12  3  Indoor environment 12  4  Chemical products, construction products, construction goods and materials 16  4.1  General 17  4.2  Chemical products 17  4.3  Construction products, construction goods and materials 23  4.4  Timber, bamboo and fibre materials 26  5  Quality management of the construction process 29  6  Quality and regulatory requirements 31  7  Instructions for residents and property managers 32  8  Point-score requirements 33  Regulations for the Nordic Ecolabelling of services 39  Follow-up inspections 39  History of the criteria 40  New criteria 41  Appendix 1  Laboratories and methods for testing and analysis  Appendix 2  Exemptions from overall responsibility  Appendix 3  Template for calculation of points  Appendix 4  Energy Calculation  Appendix 5  Daylight Calculation  Appendix 6  Declaration on emissions of formaldehyde  Appendix 7  Declaration from the manufacturer of the chemical product  Appendix 8  Construction products, construction goods and construction materials  Appendix 9  Declaration on substances excluded from construction products, construction goods and materials  Appendix 10  Declaration on nanoparticles and antibacterial additives in goods  Appendix 11  Windows and exterior doors  Appendix 12  Declaration of tree species not permitted to be used in Nordic Swan Ecolabelled buildings  Appendix 13  Use of Ecolabelled construction products  089 Small houses, apartment buildings and buildings for schools and pre-schools, version 3.3, 05 May 2017 This document is a translation of an original in swedish. In case of dispute, the original document should be taken as authoritative. Addresses In 1989, the Nordic Council of Ministers decided to introduce a voluntary official ecolabel, the Nordic Swan Ecolabel. These organisations/companies operate the Nordic Ecolabelling system on behalf of their own country’s government. For more information, see the websites: Denmark Island Ecolabelling Denmark Ecolabelling Iceland This document may Danish Standards Foundation Umhverfisstofnun only be copied in its Göteborg Plads 1 Suurlandsbraut 24 entirety and without DK-2150 Nordhavn IS-108 Reykjavik any type of change. Tel: +45 72 300 450 Tel: +354 591 20 00 It may be quoted from [email protected] [email protected] provided that Nordic www.ecolabel.dk www.svanurinn.is Ecolabelling is stated asthesource. Finland Ecolabelling Finland Norway Box 489 Ecolabelling Norway Sweden FI-00101 Helsingfors Henrik Ibsens gate 20 Ecolabelling Sweden Tel: +358 9 61 22 50 00 NO-0255 Oslo Box 38114 [email protected] Tel: +47 24 14 46 00 SE-100 64 Stockholm www.ecolabel.fi [email protected] Tel: +46 8 55 55 24 00 www.svanemerket.no [email protected] www.svanen.se Nordic Ecolbabelling 089/3.3 05 May 2017 What is a Nordic Swan Ecolabelled building? The Nordic Ecolabelling makes requirement of the building's energy use, chemical products, building products/goods and a number of indoor environmental factors that are relevant to health and to the environment. The Nordic Ecolabelling also makes requirements of quality management in the construction process, and the handover of the building to the residents and administration/operations. Nordic Swan Ecolabelled buildings are assessed on the basis of a lifecycle perspective, and  has low energy consumption  fulfil high environmental and health requirements on building products, materials and chemical products  ensures a good indoor environment and low emissions  has a quality-assured construction process Why choose the Nordic Swan Ecolabel?  The license holder may use the Nordic Swan Ecolabel trademark for marketing. The Nordic Swan Ecolabel is a very well-known and well-reputed trademark in the Nordic region.  The Nordic Swan Ecolabel is a cost-effective and simple way of communicating environmental work and commitment to customers.  The Nordic Swan Ecolabel adds value to the building and provides safety to the residents, the pupils and the personnel.  Environmentally suitable operations prepare the licence holder for future environmental legislation.  The Nordic Swan Ecolabel not only covers environmental issues but also quality requirements, since the environment and quality often go hand in hand. This means that a Nordic Swan Ecolabel licence can also be seen as a mark of quality. What can carry the Nordic Swan Ecolabel? Nordic Ecolabelling's criteria for "Small houses, apartment buildings and buildings for schools and pre-schools" make it possible to achieve the Nordic Swan Ecolabel for the following newly constructed buildings:  Small houses.  Apartment buildings.  Buildings for pre-schools and schools/educational buildings.  Extensions to existing buildings. The extension must be a residential building, pre-school or school, and only the extension will be ecolabelled.  Homes for the elderly that are classified as homes and not as care facilities. The same applies to residential institutions for persons with physical or mental functional impairment. Shared areas for the home's residents and staff areas are also covered by the Nordic Swan Ecolabel. Criteria document for Small houses, apartment buildings and buildings for schools and pre-schools 4 (68) Nordic Ecolbabelling 089/3.3 05 May 2017  Cottages/holiday homes and holiday apartments, provided that the building is not excluded from the national building permit regulations, is heated and has running water and sewage approved according to local regulations. A cottage/holiday home must fulfil the energy regulations in the national building regulations for small houses for permanent residence, without any simplifications or easing due to size, etc. Holiday apartments must fulfil the requirements for apartment buildings. For further information see O4.  Homes, pre-schools or schools that are temporary, i.e. constructed for a limited time. This are often called modules, pavilions or annexes. Small houses include single-family houses, row houses, terraced houses, detached and and semi-detached houses if the national building regulations doesn´t define it otherwise. The licence applicant must be able to document to Nordic Ecolabelling that all of the requirements in the criteria are fulfilled. Licence may be granted for:  A specific type of small house, apartment building, pre-school or school (i.e. concepts).  Unique small houses, apartment buildings, pre-schools or schools. Deviations from and variations of the building type (i.e. options or customer adjustments) are permitted provided that the variations also fulfil Nordic Ecolabelling's requirements. This means that both the standard performance and optional of for example kitchen fittings and white goods must fulfil the requirements. A building is Nordic Swan Ecolabelled on its completion/occupation/implementa- tion. It shall be communicated that the building achieved the Nordic Swan Ecolabel in a specific year: "Nordic Swan Ecolabelled 201X". As required, the current version number of the criteria can be stated. Nordic Ecolabelling is not responsible for the building's fulfilment of the criteria at any later time, such as after renovation. The following buildings may not be Nordic Swan Ecolabelled:  Permanent supplementary buildings, such as garages, refuse depots, bicycle storage rooms, sheds and so on must fulfil relevant requirements in the criteria, but may not themselves be ecolabelled.  Separate educational buildings, that to a major extend accommodate laboratories, workshops and similar.  Separate buildings such as gymnastics halls, sports halls, swimming halls, etc. cannot be labelled either "themselves" or as part of the labelling of a school building, even if they belong to the school. This means that when a school and a sports hall are built, the school building can be labelled, but not the separate sports hall. On the other hand, exercise rooms, sports rooms and so on that are integrated in the pre-school/school building may be included in labelling and in such case must fulfil all relevant requirements.  Nursing and care homes and homes for dementia patients may not be Nordic Swan Ecolabelled as they are considered premises and the requirements are badly customized. Criteria document for Small houses, apartment buildings and buildings for schools and pre-schools 5 (68) Nordic Ecolbabelling 089/3.3 05 May 2017 What is subject to the requirements? It is the building including any permanent supplementary building that is included in the project/assignment and is constructed and marketed as a Nordic Swan Ecolabelled building that are subject to the requirements. The requirements concern the entire building/building carcass. Commercial areas such as shop premises, hair dresses, offices and similar are excluded. On the other hand, the building's communal areas for residents such as gyms and hobby rooms are included. Supplementary buildings must fulfil all relevant requirements, but may not receive separate labelling. Supplementary buildings are e.g. garages (whether the garage is a separate structure or directly connected to the building), refuse depots, bicycle storage rooms, sheds and similar items. A foundation must be insulated against heat loss, moisture penetration and, when required, also protected from radon penetration. Nordic Ecolabelling therefore sets materials and chemicals requirements of the insulation of the foundation/base plate (which may be below the plate, above the plate, or both) and any radon barrier (wherever it is placed). In brief, Nordic Ecolabelling sets requirement for anything above the capillary layer. Installations up to the building are not included. This e.g. means that electrical cables up to the main fuse box are not included, nor are sewerage pipes through the foundation up to pipes connected from inside the building. Whenever anything that would normally have been built on site is purchased as pre-fabricated the same requirements apply as if it has been built on site. This is described further in section 4. The requirements to be fulfilled are those that apply at the time of the commencement of construction, i.e. when the foundation or basement/cellar floor is laid. The only exception is the energy requirement, which is "locked" with the energy calculation in conjunction with the building permit process, and thus applies from the time of receipt of the building permit or when starting clearance is given. The basic principle is that the licence holder is entitled to construct Nordic Swan Ecolabelled buildings in line with a specific version of the criteria for as long as the planned completion of the building or stage of the building takes place before the expiry of the version of the criteria in question. Criteria document for Small houses, apartment buildings and buildings for schools and pre-schools 6 (68) Nordic Ecolbabelling 089/3.3 05 May 2017 Who may be licence holder? The rules for Nordic Ecolabelling for products state that licence holders may be:  companies that manufacture the products  companies that are solely responsible for a product within a Nordic country (such as an importer, reseller, distributor or similar entity). For the product group of Nordic Swan Ecolabelled small houses, apartment buildings and school and pre-school buildings, the licence holder is ideally, either a contractor, property owner, house builder or other party that can take full responsibility for all requirements. This also means that architects or technical consultants can only be licence holders if they can take full responsibility for all requirements. How to apply Application and costs For information about the application process and fees for this product group, please refer to the respective national web site. For addresses see page 3. What is required? The application must consist of an application form/web form and documentation showing that the requirements are fulfilled. The criteria for Nordic Swan Ecolabelled buildings comprise a combination of obligatory requirements and point score requirements. The letter "O" and a number indicate obligatory requirements. These requirements must always be fulfilled. The letter "P" and a number distinguish point score requirements. Each requirement of this type gives a point score. These scores are then totalled. A minimum total score must be achieved to fulfil the licence constraints. The text describes how the applicant shall demonstrate fulfilment of each requirement. There are also icons in the text to make this clearer. These icons are:  (cid:2)Enclose The requirement checked on site. To be awarded a Nordic Swan Ecolabel licence:  All obligatory requirements must be fulfilled.  A minimum number of the total points score must be achieved, see O3. Use Annex 3 to calculate the points score.  Nordic Ecolabelling must inspect the site. All information submitted to Nordic Ecolabelling is treated confidentially. Suppliers can send documentation directly to Nordic Ecolabelling, and this will also be treated confidentially. Criteria document for Small houses, apartment buildings and buildings for schools and pre-schools 7 (68) Nordic Ecolbabelling 089/3.3 05 May 2017 License validity The Nordic Swan Ecolabel licence is valid providing the criteria are fulfilled and until the criteria expire. The validity period of the criteria may be extended or adjusted, in which case the licence is automatically extended and the licensee informed. Revised criteria shall be published at least one year prior to the expiry of the present criteria. The licensee is then offered the opportunity to renew their licence. On-site inspection In connection with handling of the application, Nordic Ecolabelling normally performs an on-site inspection to ensure adherence to the requirements. For such an inspection, data used for calculations, original copies of submitted certificates, test records, purchase statistics, and similar documents that support the application must be available for examination. Enqueries Please contact Nordic Ecolabelling if you have any questions or require further information. See page 3 for addresses. Further information and assistance (such as calculation sheets or electronic application help) may be available. Visit the relevant national website for further information. Criteria document for Small houses, apartment buildings and buildings for schools and pre-schools 8 (68) Nordic Ecolbabelling 089/3.3 05 May 2017 1 General requirements O1 Overall description of the building The application must include an overall description of the building(s) to be labelled. The description must include:  Details of the number of storeys, number of square metres of living space in usual terminology, and details of any premises/commercial space.  Statement that the Nordic Swan Ecolabelled building includes measurement of electricity consumption for each residential unit (also called individual electricity metering). Pre-school and school buildings shall include measurement of the operation´s electricity consumption at least for the operations as a whole.  A description of the building or building type's type of carcass/bearing structure, façade, roof, foundations, heating system and ventilation system.  Details of any supplementary buildings such as garages, storerooms, bicycle storage rooms, refuse depots, etc.  Details of any lifts, as well as balconies and terraces.  Details of any options for various layouts or materials and fittings.  For pre-schools and schools the operation must shortly be described, as well as the estimated number of departments, grades or similar.  (cid:2)Documented description of the aforementioned items. Drawings, designs, illustrations or other project documentation can make up the basis. O2 Responsibility for Nordic Swan Ecolabelling The licence holder must be responsible for all requirements in the criteria document and for the fulfilment of the requirements, no matter who the work is performed by, until the building is ready for occupation. If subcontractors are used, for example, the licence holder is responsible for the sub-contractor being informed of the requirements and being held responsible for their fulfilment. There must be a description of the client, (building) contractor, any use of subcontractors and type of contract. Reference must be made to requirements O33 and 034. Certain exemptions may be made from the basic rule concerning the licence holder's responsibility for all requirements. See Appendix 2.  (cid:2)Description of the responsibilities as stated above. O3 Points achieved The licence applicant must receive at least a certain number of points in order to be granted a Nordic Swan Ecolabel licence. The point requirements are stated in chapter 8 of the criteria document.  For apartment buildings at least17 out of 44 possible points must be achieved. For Finland only 16 points must be achieved.  For small houses at least 16 out of 42 possible points must be achieved. For Finland only 15 points must be achieved,  For pre-school and school buildings at least 15 out of 39 possible points must be achieved. For Finland only 14 points must be achieved.  (cid:2)Description and assessment of the points that the licence holder intends to achieve. Appendix 3 can be used. Criteria document for Small houses, apartment buildings and buildings for schools and pre-schools 9 (68) Nordic Ecolbabelling 089/3.3 05 May 2017 2 Resource efficiency 2.1 Energy and climate O4 Energy consumption of the building For Nordic Swan Ecolabelled buildings the energy consumption per year may not exceed:  Denmark: 90% of BR15 or 100% of Low energy class 2020.  Sweden: 85% of BBR22 for apartment buildings and buildings for pre- schools and schools and 80% of BBR22 for small houses.  Norway: 75% of TEK 10 or 85% of TEK15 for small houses and buildings for pre-schools and schools and 90% of TEK15 for apartment buildings.  Finland: Energy class B according to the Ministry of the Environment's regulation for buildings' energy performance, 2012. For multi-storey apartment buildings connected to district heating the requirement is 85% of the Ministry of the Environment's regulation for buildings' energy performance, 2012. The transitional periods set by the national authorities also apply to the fulfilment of the Nordic Ecolabelling's energy requirements. If new national regulations and limits for buildings' energy consumption are introduced during the criteria's term of validity, Nordic Ecolabelling will perform a new assessment of the energy requirement and may adjust the requirement, including the percentage rate, in relation to the new regulations. The adjustment is made in a national consultation round. For extensions to existing buildings the energy requirement must be fulfilled by the extension. The energy calculation must be made for the extension and fulfil the requirements for new buildings. No exemptions are made for the energy requirements for log houses or for small buildings (for example < 70 m2 in Norway and < 50 m2 in Sweden). A cottage/holiday home must fulfil the regulations for small houses for permanent residence. Holiday apartments must fulfil the requirements for apartment buildings. The energy calculation must be performed in accordance with:  BE10 or equivalent in Denmark.  BBR, BEN 1 and National practice in the sector for Sweden, see Appendix 4.  NS 3031 in Norway.  Ministry of the Environment's regulation for buildings' energy performance or equivalent in Finland.  (cid:2)Energy calculation. If the energy consumption varies with different building configurations it must be specified that each configuration in the application fulfils the requirements. Alternatively, the requirements must be fulfilled for the building configuration that has the greatest energy consumption (a worst-case consideration). Criteria document for Small houses, apartment buildings and buildings for schools and pre-schools 10 (68)