Label Sustainable Building Switzerland officially published
The Sustainable Construction Switzerland label was launched on January 16. The first certifications should be possible from summer 2016.
The new Sustainable Construction Switzerland label was officially presented at Swissbau on January 16, 2016. It is based on the "Standard Sustainable Building Switzerland"(SNBS), which was launched in 2014 as a joint effort between the public sector and the construction industry.
The SNBS was supported by the SwissEnergy program as part of the Federal Council's Energy Strategy 2050. By the end of 2018 at the latest, the Swiss Federal Office of Energy will transfer all rights to the standard to the Sustainable Building Network Switzerland cede. The most important representatives of the construction industry and the public sector have organized themselves in this network.
The aim of the label is to cover all aspects of sustainability and Swiss building culture in order to help achieve the goals of the Energy Strategy 2050. According to the SFOE, the label takes contextual factors into account, including the decision to build on the site and uses such as housing, space for businesses, and ground-floor uses. In this way, the label also evaluates the influence of a building on settlement development and available space in Switzerland.
Behind the label is the Société Générale de Surveillance (SGS); a Swiss group with 80,000 employees in 140 offices. SGS is the world's largest inspection and certification company, specializing in labels and has carried out many green building projects.
First of all, however, the label will now be tested; according to the SFOE, the first certifications should be possible from summer 2016.
