Limit values for climate impact from buildings and an expanded climate declaration

In February 2022, the government commissioned the Swedish National Board of Housing, Building and Planning (Boverket) to submit proposals on how to accelerate the introduction of limit values for climate impact from buildings and expand the application of climate declarations. This report is an English translation of the report sent to the government in May 2023.

Limit values can be introduced at the earliest on 1 July 2025 in the regulation on climate declarations for buildings. The limit value applies to the maximum climate impact for modules A1–A5 in kg CO2e/m2 GFA from the buildings that are erected and subject to regulation on climate declarations for buildings.

The limit value is proposed to include all building elements from the foundation and its insulation excluding solar cells and fixed equipment.

Limit values are proposed to be tightened every five years.

An expanded climate declaration is proposed to come in January 2027 in order to be able to make adjustments to similar future regulations from EU.

Climate declaration requirements are also proposed for certain alterations to existing buildings from 1 January 2027.