Voluntary environmental certification

Sweden Green Building Council (SGBC) is a non-profit organisation owned by its members. It offers tools and training in environmental certification of buildings, city districts and civil engineering projects.

Miljömärkning Sverige AB is a non-profit state-owned company. On behalf of the Government, it manages and develops the Swan Ecolabel.

BREEAM is used to environmentally certify newly produced buildings.

City Lab Action Certification is a review of sustainability work in an
urban development project.

GreenBuilding is aimed at property owners and managers that wish to make
energy consumption in their premises and homes more efficient.

LEED assesses the building's environmental performance based among other things on the local environment, water use, energy use, material and indoor climate.

Miljöbyggnad can be used for both new and existing buildings, from single-family homes and multi-unit dwellings to schools and offices.

Swan Ecolabel sets requirements for energy consumption, chemical products, building products/building goods and a number of indoor environment factors that are relevant for people's health and for the environment.