Environmentally certified buildings

To meet the requirements for building materials, phase-out of hazardous substances and emissions, Swegon strives for complete Swedish BVD-3 class construction product declarations. Within Sweden, these are certified by SundaHus or BVB according to the system recognised/required by customers and the various institutes named above.

Learn more about how Swegon meets the various requirements:

Building waste: We are members of FTI and Interseroh (view certification) in order thereby to take responsibility for transport packaging. Wherever possible, Swegon uses standard EUR pallets, and otherwise we make our own pallets from heat-treated timber (in conformity with the requirements of ISPM 15 (Regulation of wood packaging material in international trade)). Our packaging volume is optimised to ensure that our products arrive intact.

Building materials: We strive to actively identify any hazardous substances that might be present in the materials we utilise. We produce BVD-3 construction product declarations for our products, and subsequently submit these to the national rating bodies, SundaHus and BVB, for their independent assessment. In sourcing materials, we make strict demands of our subsuppliers to ensure that we have the right content in our products, and that they are consistent with EU requirements via REACH, RoHS, as required by our customers as well.

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Emissions: The main components in our products are metal and a small amount of plastic, which are emissions free. The constituent component of the cladding system for our perimeter wall units is premium quality, E1 class particle board (resin-bound wood shavings and chips), the adhesive in which has an extremely low formaldehyde emissions rate, and is therefore approved for installation in premises with stringent emissions requirements

Energy: Swegon strives constantly to develop new energy-efficient products with sophisticated control equipment to reduce our customers’ energy consumption through effective demand-controlled ventilation, cooling and heating via waterborne systems.

Pollution from buildings: Our products do not cause pollution in the building construction phase or during the building lifecycle. In the case of subsequent building upgrades or demolition, it is important to identify the constituent materials of the building, which we facilitate by always maintaining accurate and certified construction product declarations (BVD-3) for our products.

Halogen-free products: Swegon is working actively to replace components that contain halogens (bromine, chlorine). We have responded to demand for halogen-free cables, ensuring that they are not made of PVC. Other components that may contain halogens are PVC mouldings and hose. Insulating material may also contain halogens. Electronics contain halogens if they are treated with flame-retardant PBDEs (polybrominated diphenyl ethers).

Halogen-free in accordance with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) definition = concentration of chlorine and bromine, respectively < 900 ppm and chlorine+bromine < 1,500 ppm. Testing of halogen-free gases in conformity with IEC 60754 (applies to cables)

Indoor environment: “Swegon - Our mission is to create the best indoor climate for people and the environment”. This is our passion, company-wide!

Logbook on integrated components: Submitting our products for rating and certification by the SundaHus consultancy (serving property owners with health and environmental assessments of construction products), and the BVB non-profit association of large-scale property developers and property owners means that we can offer clients various types of logbooks for guarding against adverse lifecycle impacts from buildings when they are upgraded or demolished.

Nanoparticles: The hazards posed by nanoparticles are the object of ongoing scientific scrutiny, which is why we have committed to testing our products as far as possible in this regard. Nanoparticles occur naturally in many substances, and these are not subject to the requirements of our markets unless the hazard concerns intentionally introduced nanoparticles. Our data and information are supplemented on an ongoing basis to ensure that our products do not contain any free nanoparticle additives.

Radon content: In that we assist first by determining the air volume required to eliminate any radon from buildings, and subsequently by supplying the products required from the air handling unit for room products.

Transportation: We have agreements in place with the transport companies we use, and they report that Swegon’s annual environmental impact from transportation is in conformity with the EN 16258 standard. In our purchasing, environmental impacts are given due emphasis in order to minimise any environmental impact from our transportation. The selected haulage companies are required by us to fill each vehicle as much as possible for each transport.

Phasing out hazardous substances: Through our ongoing joint efforts with materials suppliers, our own materials selection and association with bodies such as SundaHus and BVB, we have effective methods of detecting substances classed by the EU as hazardous. The majority of substances can then be substituted without detriment to function, although some are more difficult to find substitutes for.