Building label

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In Switzerland, a building label is an ID card or certification that assigns a certain standard to a building or a building type .

Achieving a label reflects minimum standards in the environmental , energy , ecological or social area.

Types of labels

A distinction is made between checked and unchecked labels. Tested labels have one or more certification authorities, whereby the certification authority can in turn be an authority accredited by the label:

• Passive House does not have a certification body.
• Minergie has a certification body.
• The efficiency house has a certification body (dena).

Building value

In Switzerland, various banks grant a lower interest rate on mortgage loans , provided the building has a Minergy label.

Problem

Especially with internationally active labels, there is no adaptation to the country-specific characteristics. So it makes no sense to assign evaluation points for a rain collection system if the building is in a rain zone.

Various internationally active building labels

• Passive House ( Germany )
• Minergie ( Switzerland ): residential buildings , administration buildings , schools , hospitals ; 14,000 certificates (2009)
• Minergie-P (Switzerland)
• Minergie-P Eco (Switzerland)