Open AccessInteraction of obligatory regulations and voluntary ecolabels for climate change mitigation in the Finnish building sector
Author(s) -
Riikka Holopainen,
Miimu Airaksinen,
K. Bergbom,
Hanne Vaarala
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/297/1/012043
Subject(s) - climate change , business , value (mathematics) , environmental resource management , environmental economics , architectural engineering , environmental planning , engineering , geography , economics , computer science , ecology , machine learning , biology
This paper compares the existing Nordic Swan Ecolabel criteria for new buildings with the National Building Code of Finland. The added value of the ecolabelling is presented and the role of the ecolabelling as a test bed for upcoming building regulations is introduced.