Green building in Finland

What is green building? Environmentally responsible and resource-efficient process throughout a building’s life-cycle Green buildings are designed to reduce the overall impact of the built environment on human health and the natural environment by:  Efficiently using energy, water and other resources  Protecting occupant health and improving employee productivity  Reducing waste, pollution and environmental degradation

 Motivation: New tighter regulation boosting energy efficient construction in Finland  Potential: Renovation market growing unlike in other EU countries  Competition: Limited supply of products and services, some international players  Demand: Integrators, energy efficient material manufacturers including wood building, expertice services  When: Now – regulation coming in place Is Finland already in your business plan?

Energy efficiency regulation roadmap in Finland New buildings: 20% increase in energy efficiency regulations Old buildings: New, tightening renovation regulations in effect New public buildings: Nearly zero energy construction –40% increase in regulations on overall energy efficiency All new buidlings: Nearly zero energy construction Source: ERA17 report by Ministry of Environment, Sitra and Tekes

Construction sector output in 2011 € 5.9 billion residential buildings € 6.4 billion other buildings € 4.5 billion other buildings € 6.0 billion residential buildings Building construction € 22,8 billion Civil engineering € 5.7 billion € 1.6 billion maintenance € 4.1 billion investment

Construction sector output in 2011

Forecast: Renovation market in Europe Source: VTT Technical Research of Finland, 2013

Finland – Unique location for market expansion

A broad range of expertise needed Know-how in demand  Energy efficient building and wood construction  Turnkey integrators offering full package solutions for repair construction, infill development and energy-efficient repairs  Next-generation wood construction and green building solutions, concepts and technologies  Planning and installing hybrid renewable energy solutions  Effective monitoring and measurement of energy consumption Partners in demand  International construction companies and contractors, engineering companies  Architecture and engineering firms in technical consultancy, structural engineering and energy efficiency development  Integrators, developers and/or investors in urban construction projects  Companies that provide elements, components, systems and sustainable building solutions

For more information about green building in Finland: Invest in Finland/green building Green Building Council Finland

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