The future has a long history
About us
Byggvarubedömningen is a unique phenomenon in the construction industry as we have gathered many actors around a common and important topic – to build non-toxic and sustainable for today and tomorrow’s generations. Our history dates to the beginning of 2000 when the industry experienced major challenges, health risks and expensive decontamination due to the use of substances such as asbestos and PCB. In the meantime, awareness of substances and their potential impact was generally low.
At that time, two associations, Milab and Byggdmiljö, worked parallel with risk minimization and substitution of chemicals. The first association consisted primarily of private actors while the second was represented mainly by the public sector. Byggvarubedömningen was formed in 2006 through a merger of these two associations, and now Sweden’s largest and most important property owners had launched a standard for environmental assessment of building materials. Assessment criteria on which the products would be assessed on was developed as well as a database to gather all assessments in one place.
We have created an informative video that briefly explains the origins of Byggvarubedömningen and outlines the services we offer in just two minutes. You can locate it directly below. Please feel free to watch it, and we hope you find it enjoyable!
