Environmental certificates for construction and housing
The responsibility and sustainability of construction and housing can be measured and reported through environmental certificates, which allow an independent operator to verify the environmental responsibility of real estate. Environmental certification schemes for real estate include the international LEED and BREEAM , domestic RTS environmental certification and the Nordic Swan label.
Achieving an environmental certificate can be considered as an aspect of sustainability reporting. Environmental certification is a holistic process and in Finland there is already a significant number of labels for each certificate. properties that have reached.
Environmental certification is a holistic process that should start at the design stage of a building. It is important to know which environmental certification and its requirements are right for your building project. The number of applications for environmental certification for residential buildings is much lower, often due to the relatively high cost of certification and the relatively cumbersome auditing and renewal process.
For residential buildings such as housing associations or, why not, detached houses, a simple responsibility model may be enough. It helps the actors in the housing association to see the association and the property as an investment in their own future, where the value of the property is maintained and improved, also from a sustainable and responsible perspective. In this way, the property is seen not only from a structural point of view, but as a place where people live, where economy, people and environment are in balance.
