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Building operations 116

Nordic Swan Ecolabelling of building operations reduce the environmental impact by meeting strict requirements on energy and water efficiency and climate adaptation. It also regulates indoor air quality, resource use, biodiversity protection and the use of products and services that meet strict health and environmental standards.

The requirements include:

  • Operation of energy-efficient buildings from the start or after implementing energy saving improvements.
  • Saving energy with continuous monitoring and optimization.
  • Assessing and adapting to climate change over time.
  • Maintaining a healthy indoor environment by controlling moisture and reducing harmful substances.
  • Saving water with monitoring, optimization and water-saving technologies.
  • Making recycling, repairing, and reusing easy for tenants to promote resource efficiency.
  • Protecting biodiversity by avoiding herbicides and preserving valuable natural areas.
  • Using products and services that meet strict health and environmental standards.

The product group includes the operation of new and old office buildings, educational buildings such as schools, and preschools, as well as the operation of new and old residential buildings such as apartments, townhouses, student housing and special housing for the elderly or people with disabilities. The product group also covers the operation of healthcare facilities, such as dental clinics and physiotherapy centers. It is the operation of the individual building that can be certified.

    1. Start your application process by reading the criteria document and find out if your product can obtain the Nordic Swan Ecolabel. 
    2. Read your Application Guide.
    3. Request login credentials.
    4. Now you are ready to enter the Nordic Ecolabelling Portal.

     

    Portal sign in                               Get login credentials

     

    Should you wish to transfer your licence, please use this form. 

  • Valid from 1 january 2025

    Fees    
    Application fee (max 5 buildings, including 1 one-site inspection within the Nordic region*) 6 696 EUR + VAT
    Renewal fee (max 5 buildings) 3 348 EUR + VAT
         
    Extra inspection visits and/or:    
    Inspection visit within the Nordics 556 (per visit) EUR + VAT
    Inspection visit outside the Nordics, but within Europe 1 673 (per visit) EUR + VAT
    Inspection visit outside Europe 2 790 (per visit) EUR + VAT
    Additional charge for visits lasting longer than 1 day 1 115 (per visit) EUR + VAT
    Additional charge per each additional building 669 (per building) EUR + VAT
    Additional charge for each additional building in renewal cases 669 (per building) EUR + VAT
         
    Fees for extension/change of licence**    
    <4 hours 418 EUR + VAT
    4-8 hours 836 EUR + VAT
    ≥8 hours 1 673 EUR + VAt
         
    Annual licence fee    

    License is granted per country and with each unique building as a separate license product. The fee for a new application includes up to 5 buildings, provided they are documented at the same time and coherently.

    Annual licence fee is based on each building size (m²) in four intervals (m² is calculated according to national standards):

    		    
    Per building (size 0-2 500 m²) 900 EUR + VAT/year
    Per building (size 2 501-5 000 m²) 1 800 EUR + VAT/year
    Per building (size 5 001-10 000 m²) 2 700 EUR + VAT/year
    Per building (>10 000 m²) 3 600 EUR + VAT/year
    Minimum fee 4 464 EUR + VAT/year
    Annual licence fee that surpasses 50 000 EUR:    
    50 000-80 000 30 % reduction EUR 
    80 001-100 000 60 % reduction EUR
    >100 000 80 % reduction EUR
         
    Failure to submit the annual turnover report 1 500 EUR + VAT
    Transferral of a licence 418 EUR + VAT

    Ecolabelling Sweden AB has no financial profit purpose and is financed through the fees above along with an annual government grant. The company is however liable for VAT according to article 56 of the European Council Directive 2006/112/EC.

    Invoicing is made in SEK with the exchange rate from the first banking day of the year.

    * When both the applicant and the manufacturer are micro-enterprises, the application fee is reduced by 50%. A micro-enterprise is in this context defined as an enterprise with less than 10 employees and an annual turnover (of both ecolabelled and not ecolabelled products) below 2 million EUR.

    ** For extension/change of a licence, we charge for the time spent handling the matter. We do not charge for purely administrative tasks that takes less than 1 hour.

     

    Valid from 11 October 2024

    Fees    
    Application fee (max 5 buildings, including 1 one-site inspection within the Nordic region*) 6 502 EUR + VAT
    Renewal fee (max 5 buildings) 3 251 EUR + VAT
         
    Extra inspection visits and/or:    
    Inspection visit within the Nordics 541 (per visit) EUR + VAT
    Inspection visit outside the Nordics, but within Europe 1 625 (per visit) EUR + VAT
    Inspection visit outside Europe 2 709 (per visit) EUR + VAT
    Additional charge for visits lasting longer than 1 day 1 083 (per visit) EUR + VAT
    Additional charge per each additional building 650 (per building) EUR + VAT
    Additional charge for each additional building in renewal cases 650 (per building) EUR + VAT
         
    Fees for extension/change of licence**    
    <4 hours 406 EUR + VAT
    4-8 hours 812 EUR + VAT
    ≥8 hours 1 625 EUR + VAt
         
    Annual licence fee    

    License is granted per country and with each unique building as a separate license product. The fee for a new application includes up to 5 buildings, provided they are documented at the same time and coherently.

    Annual licence fee is based on each building size (m²) in four intervals (m² is calculated according to national standards):

    		    
    Per building (size 0-2 500 m²) 900 EUR + VAT/year
    Per building (size 2 501-5 000 m²) 1 800 EUR + VAT/year
    Per building (size 5 001-10 000 m²) 2 700 EUR + VAT/year
    Per building (>10 000 m²) 3 600 EUR + VAT/year
    Minimum fee 4 334 EUR + VAT/year
    Annual licence fee that surpasses 50 000 EUR:    
    50 000-80 000 30 % reduction EUR 
    80 001-100 000 60 % reduction EUR
    >100 000 80 % reduction EUR
         
    Failure to submit the annual turnover report 1 500 EUR + VAT
    Transferral of a licence 406 EUR + VAT

    Ecolabelling Sweden AB has no financial profit purpose and is financed through the fees above along with an annual government grant. The company is however liable for VAT according to article 56 of the European Council Directive 2006/112/EC.

    Invoicing is made in SEK with the exchange rate from the first banking day of the year.

    * When both the applicant and the manufacturer are micro-enterprises, the application fee is reduced by 50%. A micro-enterprise is in this context defined as an enterprise with less than 10 employees and an annual turnover (of both ecolabelled and not ecolabelled products) below 2 million EUR.

    ** For extension/change of a licence, we charge for the time spent handling the matter. We do not charge for purely administrative tasks that takes less than 1 hour.

  • In the criteria document, you can read about how to document and verify compliance for each requirement. You can also find other application documents here.

  • In the background document below you will find reasoning and facts behind the specific requirements in the criteria document.

    Here you can also read the comments, requirement for requirement, from the public hearing.

    If the documents are in a Nordic language, you can get help in understanding the sections you need by contacting the product specialist in your chosen country below.