Guide – What the Value Means

When a climate declaration is being prepared, data from the Swedish National Board of Housing, Building and Planning’s (Boverket) climate database or specific climate data for construction products can be used. The climate data in Boverket’s database is conservatively estimated—about 25% higher than average—to encourage the use of specific climate data. Climate data for energy and fuel must be retrieved from Boverket’s database and are not conservatively estimated.
​Source: Boverket

Biogenic carbon dioxide is carbon bound in biomass, which includes plant-based materials from nature—forests, agriculture, or water—as well as agricultural and food industry by-products, including slaughterhouse waste. When the biomass is burned or decomposes, the same amount of biogenic CO₂ is returned to the atmosphere.

This is measured in carbon dioxide equivalents (CO2e) using life cycle analysis (A1–A3) in accordance with ISO 14040 and ISO 14044.

CoClass is a unified classification system for the built environment, designed to ensure future-proof documentation.

Boverket is the administrative authority for issues relating to the built environment, land and water use, physical planning, construction, housing, and housing finance. Boverket operates under the Ministry of Finance.

Carcinogenic, mutagenic, or reprotoxic chemical substances are referred to as CMR substances. These are particularly hazardous and dangerous through inhalation, ingestion, or skin contact. It's essential to consider the full handling chain, including equipment cleaning and waste management.

BASTA is a database of construction products that meet BASTA’s chemical content requirements.

Relative humidity (RH) in materials is a measure of how "moist" a material is, according to EN 318.

Indoor air quality classification for materials used in buildings.

Textile floor coverings—mass determination according to ISO 8543.

Plastic flooring for wet rooms approved by the Swedish Flooring Trade Association (GBR).

Measures noise transferred through floors to adjacent spaces. Follows EN ISO 10140-3 / EN ISO 717-2.

Thickness of flooring wear layers per ISO 24340.

Flooring classification by usage and intensity for resilient, textile, and laminate flooring, according to EN ISO 10874.

Health, environment, and safety compliance. CE marking is required for many products in the EU.

Waterproof testing for thermoplastic products per ISO 13254:2010.

Thermal transmittance and resistance measurements for window profiles, per ISO 10077-2:2017.

Burglary protection levels (1–3) for buildings as defined in SSF 200, with class 3 being the highest.

Indicates EU compliance for health, safety, and environmental requirements.

Measures resistance to forced entry using predefined tools, per SS-EN 1627.

Measured according to BS8493:2008+A1:2010 using CIE standards.

Measured across frequency bands (200–2500 Hz) per SS 25268.

Fire spread protection per Swedish Building Regulations BBR 5:61 (E = Integrity, I = Insulation).

Sound pressure level difference between spaces, defined in ISO 16283 (Parts 1–3).

Measured in reverberation rooms per ISO 354:2003.

A material's ability to conduct heat, measured per CNS 13778.

Classifies building materials' reaction to fire, from A1 to F per EN 13501-1.

Reduction of airborne and impact noise through walls, measured per ISO 16283-1:2014.

Reduction of noise through ceilings, measured as above.

Rating from A to E (A = best), defined in ISO 11654.

A window's energy efficiency rating. The lower the U-value, the better the insulation. Calculated per SS-EN ISO 6946.

Carbon emissions from fossil fuels. Measured in CO2e per ISO 14040 and ISO 14044.

Emissions or removals of greenhouse gases due to land use activities. Calculated in CO2e per ISO 14040 and ISO 14044.

Prodikt classifies data quality as:

The product’s total CO₂ emissions from raw material extraction to finished product. Calculated in CO2e via ISO 14040 and ISO 14044.
Example: 500 km in an average car ≈ 100 kg CO2e.

Database by ChemSec listing chemicals likely to be legally restricted under the EU REACH regulation.

EU regulation on Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation, and Restriction of Chemicals. Companies must manage chemical risks throughout a product's life cycle.
​Regulation: EC No 1907/2006

Percentage of product content declared with regard to health impact.

A VOC gas measured after 28 days per ISO 16000 and EN 16516.
Swedish occupational limit: 0.3 ppm; WHO guideline: 0.1 mg/m³.

Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) in indoor air, measured per ISO 16000 and EN 16516.

Product declarations should include substances with health risks. Standardized measurements and criteria apply.

Prodikt’s criteria:

Same as above, but for leftover material from installation.

Defined by ISO 14021:2017. Derived from plants, agriculture, or by-products (not geological/fossil material).

Content recycled after consumer use, per ISO 14021:2017.

Content recycled from production waste (not reused in the same process), per ISO 14021:2017.

Designed for multiple uses over its life cycle, per ISO 14021:2017.

Can be processed and reused as raw material, per ISO 14021:2017.

Describes a product’s content, reusability, recyclability, and connection to a functioning recycling system—key for sustainable construction and circular economy.