Case Study

Swedish Authorities rely on accredited personnel certification to support the quality of the built environment

The Swedish authority Boverket – the Swedish National Board of Housing, Building and Planning use accredited certification bodies according to ISO/IEC 17024 to certify persons that have competence according to:

• Expert in Energy consumption in buildings according to regulation BFS 2011:9
• Expert in Quality assurance during construction of buildings according to regulation BFS 2011:14
• Expert in Ventilation system in buildings according to regulation BFS 2011:16
• Expert in Fire protection in buildings according to regulation BFS 2011:17
• Expert on Culture values for buildings according to regulation BFS 2011:16
• Expert in Accessibility in buildings according to regulation BFS 2011:18

Further information is available from Boverket or from Swedac.