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Wednesday, June 15, 2005

Future Houses will have The Swan Brand

The future houses in Scandinavia will soon have a the Scandinvian Swan Brand.

In Sweden Skanska have started building the first house in Scandinavia which will have the Swan Brand. Among the key words for this house are "Energy Efficiency" and "Inside Climate"

By getting allowed to brand the house with The Swan, the builder is demanded to avoid materials which will hurt the environment. Another demand is for the disposal from the buildings to be recycled. A high level of Quality Controll will ensure the prevention of moisture damage.

This is a very nice development in the construction business. May several follow suit.

Read more (in Norwegian) at the web site of Stiftelsen Miljømerking.

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