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Upcoming events More information soon! Past events - 2022 Morgunfundur - hönnunarferli leikskólans í Urriðaholti 25/11/2022 Á þessum morgunfundi kynnti Hulda Jónsdóttir , eigandi og arkitekt hjá HJARK , hönnunarferli leikskólans í Urriðaholti. Leikskólinn mun standa við Holtsveg 20 og verður fyrir allt að 120 börn. Hönnunarferli leikskólans lagði áherslur á vistvænar lausnir, og fer Hulda meðal annars yfir þetta ferli með hliðsjón af kröfum Svansvottunar. Byggingin verður úr krosslímdum timbureiningum (KLT) á steyptum undirstöðum. Móttaka byggingarúrgangs 25/11/2022 Samtök iðnaðarins og Mannvirki – félag verktaka stóðu fyrir fundi um móttöku byggingarúrgangs. Hægt er að nálgast upptöku af fundinum hér . ​ Hugum að hitaveitunni - er alltaf nóg til? 17/11/2022 Samorka bauð til morgunfundar um málefni hitaveitna, stöðu jarðhitaauðlindarinnar og forðamála. Einnig var farið yfir það hvernig stjórnvöld geti stutt við sjálfbæra þróun hitaveitna. ​ Hægt er að nálgast upptöku af fundinum hér . Kolefnisspor framkvæmda - áherslur og aðgerðir 16/11/2022 Landsvirkjun , Vegagerðin og Isavia , héldu opinn fund um kolefnisspor framkvæmda, hvernig hægt sé að lágmarka sporið, og hvaða aðgerða er þörf. ​ Hægt er að nálgast upptöku af fundinum á facebook síðu viðburðarins, hér . Morning meeting - Design and implementation of Brákarborg 03/11/2022 This morning meeting discussed the design and implementation of the structure that won the Green Shovel in 2022 - the Brákarborg kindergarten in Reykjavík at Kleppsvegi 150-152, owned by the City of Reykjavík. Gyða Mjöll Ingólfsdóttir and Sólveig Ingimarsdóttir gave the presentation on behalf of the City of Reykjavík, and they both work in the construction and maintenance office of the City of Reykjavík. Gyða Mjöll is project manager for environmental affairs and Sólveig is project manager for new buildings and also project manager for construction. The presentation was given in Icelandic. There are many things that are exemplary in the reconstruction of Brákarborg. The goal setting of the project was ambitious, both in terms of the community activities and results in environmental matters. During design, a life cycle analysis was used and a comparison was made of the environmental impact of building materials, and the choice of materials was then based on the results. The building is BREEAM certified for design and construction, so the follow-up will confirm the sustainability goals. The building houses important social services, but the site can also be used by those who live in its immediate vicinity. The concrete structure was used continuously, and thus the carbon footprint of the building was kept to a minimum. Green Building Day 2022 30/09/2022 The annual Green Building Day was held in IÐNÓ this year on Friday, September 30, 2022. The event began with 12 interesting professional talks given by experts in sustainability in the construction sector. After the presentations, Ragnar Ómarsson, the Chairman of the GBCI board, gave the Green Shovel Award for the first time. Over 130 participants took part in the event. The event was held in Icelandic. ​ The Facebook event can be found here. ​ Agenda: Moderator : Kristjana Ósk Jónsdóttir ​→ Byggjum grænni framtíð: Staða á aðgerðum á ábyrgð HMS sem eru komnar af stað (Þóra Margrét Þorgeirsdóttir, Team leader of the Innovation team , Húsnæðis- og mannvirkjastofnun); → Umhverfisvænasti fermeterinn - Sóknarfærin í samfélagslega ábyrgum rekstri eignasafns FSRE (Guðrún Ingvarsdóttir, CEO , Framkvæmdasýslan-Ríkiseignir); → Þegar núllið verður ætlunarverkið – vegferðin í átt að vistvænni steypuframkvæmdum (Sigríður Ósk Bjarnadóttir, Environmental affairs director, Hornsteinn); → Góðir hlutir gerast (of) hægt (Brynjólfur Bjarnason, Business manager and member of the sustainability committee, Íslandsbanki); → Nýr sjálfbærnisrammi í framkvæmdum (Jón Kolbeinn Guðjónsson, Head of the Faculty of Engineering, Isavia); → Sjálfbærnivegferðin hjá Regin. Hvernig náum við hámarks árangri sem fyrst (Helgi S. Gunnarsson, CEO, Reginn); → Viðbrögð við loftslagsbreytingum (Íris Þórarinsdóttir, Environmental manager, Reitir); → Ártúnshöfðinn - BREEAM vottað hverfi í Reykjavík (Ólöf Kristjánsdóttir from Mannvit – f.h. Reykjavíkurborgar ); → Lágmörkum lífsferilsáhrif virkjana (Jóhanna Hlín Auðunsdóttir, Director of Climate and Green Solutions, Landsvirkjun); → UAveiro green buildings – Dæmi um hringrásarhagkerfi í byggingariðnaði (Ragnar Ómarsson, Expert in the sustainability of structures, Verkís); → Hvernig skilar hönnun lægra vistspori í mannvirkagerð – dæmi frá EFLU (Þórhildur Fjóla Kristjánsdóttir, Energy and environmental engineer, EFLA); → Umhverfisvæn hús í Urriðaholti (Benedikt Ingi Tómasson, Executive director, Vistbyggð). Project meeting of the Nordic Sustainable Construction project in Oslo 07/09/2022 On September 7, the Nordic Sustainable Construction project meeting was held. Green Building Council Iceland is responsible for work package 4 (Emission-free Construction Sites), and the scope of the work package was presented at the meeting. ​ More about the project can be found here . Morning meetings 02-05/2022 The first meeting (16/02) was on green building certification systems. The presentations (in Icelandic ) can be found here: Svanurinn BREEAM ​ The second meeting (16/03) was about the circular economy and was held in collaboration with KLAK Icelandic Startups. The presentations (in Icelandic ) can be found here: Hringiða Hringrásarbyggingar SORPA ​ The third meeting (28/04) was combined with the Annual Green Building Council Iceland Meeting. Bridge engineer, Andri Gunnarsson, presented the example of using Icelandic timber in an outdoor bridge over the Þjórsá river. The presentation summary can be found in the meeting minutes (point 6; meeting minutes are in Icelandic ). ​ The fourth meeting (18/05) was on the concrete. The presentation (in Icelandic ) can be found here: Hornsteinn ​ Annual Green Building Council Iceland Meeting 28/04/2022 The Annual Green Building Council Iceland Meeting took place on 28th April at 15:00 in the Verkís lecture hall. In addition to the traditional general meeting activities, the following was on the agenda: → a new project manager introduced the CIRCON project; → the winning proposal from the idea competition for the Green Shovel prize was presented; → Andri Gunnarsson, bridge engineer at EFLA, presented the use of Icelandic timber in a bridge over Þjórsá river. ​ Minutes of the general meeting can be found here (in Icelandic ). Forum on improved energy efficiency in buildings 31/03/2022 OR / Veitur and Green Building Council Iceland held a seminar on the responsible use of natural resources and reducing energy waste. ​ Live video on Facebook can be found here . ​ The event was held in Icelandic. Nordic GBC Webinar #5: Circular Economy in the Real Estate and Construction Sector 10/03/2022 The event was organised within Nordic Green Building Council Network and was held in English. Agenda: ​→ On the importance of Circular Economy (Green Building Council Finland) ; ​→ Introducing the Nordic Network for Circular Construction (Matti Kuittinen, Ministry of the Environment of Finland) ; → State of the Art Analysis on Circularity in the Nordic Construction Sector (Sabine Barth, WSP) ; → How to work with Circularity – New Handbook by the City of Copenhagen (Jens Runge, Chief consultant & head of sustainability) ; → Practical Examples from the Field : - Regional Circularity (Sigríður Ósk Bjarnadótti) ; - Reusing concrete slabs in commercial construction (Henning Fjeldheim, Skanska Norway) . Nordic GBC Webinar #4: Resilience and Climate Adaptation 19/01/2022 Live video hér : This webinar was organised within the Nordic Green Building Councils initiative in cooperation with IĐAN Educational Center. Experts in the Nordic countries educated us about the dangers posed by climate change in the Nordic context and climate adaptation of the built environment. The event was held in English. ​ Agenda: ​→ Climate changes in the Nordic countries - The IPCC report and how climate change will act out in the Nordic hemisphere (Dr Guðfinna Aðalgeirsdóttir, Professor of Geophysics, University of Iceland)) ; ​→ Potential impact on the built environment and infrastructure - How the effects of climate change differ between regions (Miisa Tähkänen, Expert in a sustainable built environment, GBC Finland) ; → Scenario Analysis in Climate Related Risks & Opportunities - A scenario approach to baselines for assessment of actions towards resilience and climate adaption (Sigurður Freyr Jónatansson, Expert on financial stability, the Central Bank of Iceland) ; → Climate change adaption in a man-made environment : - Climate Adaption for urban rainwater & sewage systems (Dr Kim Haukeland Paus, Engineer, Asplan Viak) ; - Sankt Kjeld’s Square and Bryggervangen, a case study (Alexandra Vindfeld Hansen, Landscape architect and Head of SLA’s R&D division sLAB). ​ Eldri viðburðir 2021 Fyrir 2021

A greener apartment building 2019 The Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources (Umhverfis- og auðlindaráðuneytið ) granted GBCI a grant to prepare guidelines for apartment buildings that want to promote more environmentally friendly priorities in their operations. The guidelines were drawn up in collaboration with Sorpa and Eignaumsjón . The guidelines can be read below ( in Icelandic ). A greener apartment building (in Icelandic)

Materials on the Nordic countries 2020 Let's build a greener future (Byggjum grænni framtíð) - Summary of the state of environmental issues in the construction industry in the Nordic countries (in Icelandic)

About the project Emission-free construction sites is a two-year project. It is one work package of five in the program Nordic Sustainable Construction . The program is financed by Nordic Innovation, an organization under the Nordic Council of Ministers. Green Building Council Iceland is collaborating with the Icelandic Ministry of Infrastructure and the Housing- and Construction Authority of Iceland on the work package, the ministry being the responsible party. Overview The target of the Nordic region taking a leading position in sustainable and competitive construction- and building sector comes with an ambition for reducing the environmental- and climate impact of construction. An important aspect of reaching the target is to work with procurement and requirements for sustainable construction. To support the targets, it is also essential to engage the whole value chain and promote new and innovative solutions and business models as well as market opportunities for sustainable solutions. The five work packages are: 1. Life cycle assessment and data. 2. Circular business models and procurement. 3. Sustainable construction materials and architecture. 4. Emission-free construction sites. 5. Program secretariat and capacity building. The aim of work package number four, Emission-free construction sites , is to support a transition to emission-free construction sites through policymaking and building the required competency and capacity in the building sector. The intent of the work package is to diminish carbon and other direct emissions at construction sites, e.g. by using emission-free power sources, planning the seasonal use of heat and light at construction sites, but also through developing logistical solutions to conserve transportation and handling resources in a way that diminish emissions. Main objectives 1. Publish a report on definitions, boundaries and terminology of the area. 2. Establish a platform for cooperation on technology development and facilitate a brokering event or platform within a large gathering on construction issues. 3. Encourage and facilitate Nordic research and innovation to support emission-free construction sites. 4. Encourage and facilitate the development of guidelines for procurers and construction companies on emission-free construction sites and produce an online guide.

About the project Emission-free construction sites is a two-year project. It is one work package of five in the program Nordic Sustainable Construction . The program is financed by Nordic Innovation, an organization under the Nordic Council of Ministers. Green Building Council Iceland is collaborating with the Icelandic Ministry of Infrastructure and the Housing- and Construction Authority of Iceland on the work package, the ministry being the responsible party. Overview The target of the Nordic region taking a leading position in sustainable and competitive construction- and building sector comes with an ambition for reducing the environmental- and climate impact of construction. An important aspect of reaching the target is to work with procurement and requirements for sustainable construction. To support the targets, it is also essential to engage the whole value chain and promote new and innovative solutions and business models as well as market opportunities for sustainable solutions. The five work packages are: 1. Life cycle assessment and data. 2. Circular business models and procurement. 3. Sustainable construction materials and architecture. 4. Emission-free construction sites. 5. Program secretariat and capacity building. The aim of work package number four, Emission-free construction sites , is to support a transition to emission-free construction sites through policymaking and building the required competency and capacity in the building sector. The intent of the work package is to diminish carbon and other direct emissions at construction sites, e.g. by using emission-free power sources, planning the seasonal use of heat and light at construction sites, but also through developing logistical solutions to conserve transportation and handling resources in a way that diminish emissions. Main objectives 1. Publish a report on definitions, boundaries and terminology of the area. 2. Establish a platform for cooperation on technology development and facilitate a brokering event or platform within a large gathering on construction issues. 3. Encourage and facilitate Nordic research and innovation to support emission-free construction sites. 4. Encourage and facilitate the development of guidelines for procurers and construction companies on emission-free construction sites and produce an online guide.

About the project Emission-free construction sites is a two-year project. It is one work package of five in the program Nordic Sustainable Construction . The program is financed by Nordic Innovation, an organization under the Nordic Council of Ministers. Green Building Council Iceland is collaborating with the Icelandic Ministry of Infrastructure and the Housing- and Construction Authority of Iceland on the work package, the ministry being the responsible party. Overview The target of the Nordic region taking a leading position in sustainable and competitive construction- and building sector comes with an ambition for reducing the environmental- and climate impact of construction. An important aspect of reaching the target is to work with procurement and requirements for sustainable construction. To support the targets, it is also essential to engage the whole value chain and promote new and innovative solutions and business models as well as market opportunities for sustainable solutions. The five work packages are: 1. Life cycle assessment and data. 2. Circular business models and procurement. 3. Sustainable construction materials and architecture. 4. Emission-free construction sites. 5. Program secretariat and capacity building. The aim of work package number four, Emission-free construction sites , is to support a transition to emission-free construction sites through policymaking and building the required competency and capacity in the building sector. The intent of the work package is to diminish carbon and other direct emissions at construction sites, e.g. by using emission-free power sources, planning the seasonal use of heat and light at construction sites, but also through developing logistical solutions to conserve transportation and handling resources in a way that diminish emissions. Main objectives 1. Publish a report on definitions, boundaries and terminology of the area. 2. Establish a platform for cooperation on technology development and facilitate a brokering event or platform within a large gathering on construction issues. 3. Encourage and facilitate Nordic research and innovation to support emission-free construction sites. 4. Encourage and facilitate the development of guidelines for procurers and construction companies on emission-free construction sites and produce an online guide.

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​ Gerast aðili? Sem aðili að Grænni byggð ertu þú hluti af hópi metnaðarfullra fagaðila og áhugamanna um auknar umhverfisáherslur í byggingariðnaði og skipulagi. ​ Sem aðili: ​ Ertu fyrirmynd Tekur þitt fyrirtæki virka ábyrgð í umhverfismálum Ertu að auka þekkingu um umhverfismál Færðu aðgang að tengslaneti Styrkir þú faglega vinnu og umræðu um umhverfismál í byggingar- og skipulagsmálum Getur þitt fyrirtæki verið virkur þátttakandi í faghópum og viðburðum Getur þitt fyrirtæki haft áhrif á starf og stefnu Grænni byggðar ​ Fylgdust með starfinu með því að skrá þig á póstlistann hjá okkur: ​ ​ Hafðu samband Thanks! Message sent. Senda Skráðu þig á póstlistann hjá okkur Senda

Norræn samantekt og ferðavenjur foreldra Rannsóknarverkefni um byggingarúrgang Í samvinnu við Mannvirkjastofnun vann Grænni byggð rannsóknarverkefni um gerð leiðbeininga um meðhöndlun byggingarúrgangs. Verkstjórn var í höndum Grænni byggðar í samvinnu við Mannvirkjastofnun en Grænni byggð fékk EFLU verkfræðistofu, VSÓ Ráðgjöf og Verkís til samstarfs. Afrakstur rannsóknarverkefnisins má sjá hér að neðan en hægt er að lesa skýrslurnar með því að smella á þær. Hringrásarhagkerfið og byggingariðnaðurinn Úttekt á hættulegum efnum í byggingar- og niðurrifsúrgangi og áætlun um meðferð þeirra Kortlagning byggingarúrgangs Leiðbeiningar um meðhöndlun byggingarúrgangs Rannsóknarverkefni um vistvottunarkerfi Grænni byggð vann einnig í samvinnu við Mannvirkjastofnun rannsóknarverkefni um vistvottunarkerfi bygginga. Valin voru tvö vistvottunarkerfi til rannsóknar - vistvottunarkerfi BREEAM og vistvottunarkerfi Svansins. Markmið verkefnisins var að framkvæma prófanir og leiðbeiningar á kerfunum og rannsaka hvernig þau aðlagast aðstæðum á íslenskum byggingarmarkaði. Skýrslurnar má lesa með því að smella á þær hér að neðan. BREEAM vistvottunarkerfi fyrir byggingar - kynningarbæklingur Orkukröfur BREEAM 2016 og reynslan af að uppfylla þær í íslenskum verkefnum BREEAM - sjónræn þægindi Yfirlit yfir orkunotkun, orkuverð og orkukröfur til upphitunar í íslenskum byggingum Vistferilsgreiningar - Umhverfisáhrif bygginga og byggingarefna frá vöggu til grafar Reynslan af umhverfisvottuninni Svanurinn fyrir byggingar - Hluti I Almenn yfirferð BREEAM In-Use BREEAM Byggingarefni og úrgangur - Kröfurnar og hvernig hefur gengið að uppfylla þær á Íslandi Samgöngu- og landnotkunarkröfur BREEAM international 2016 BREEAM gæða- og umhverfisstjórnun - Kröfurnar og hvernig hefur gengið að uppfylla þær á Íslandi BREEAM Byggingarefni - Kynningarbæklingur um kröfurnar Reynslan af umhverfisvottuninni Svanurinn fyrir byggingar - Hluti II Stigamatskerfið Viðauka má lesa hér Grænni fjölbýli Umhverfis- og auðlindaráðuneytið veitti Grænni byggð styrk til þess að vinna leiðbeiningar fyrir fjölbýlishús sem vilja stuðla að umhverfisvænni áherslum í sínum rekstri. Leiðbeiningarnar voru unnar í samstarfi við Sorpu og Eignaumsjón. Leiðbeiningarnar má lesa með þvi að smella á bæklinginn hér að neðan. Grænni fjölbýli Annað útgefið efni Vistvottunarkerfi fyrir byggingar - greining á hagkvæmni og aðlögunarhæfni erlendra vottunarkerfa fyrir íslenskan byggingarmarkað Híbýli og heilsa - heilsufarsleg áhrif bygginga og ávinningur vistvænna bygginga Efnisgæði - yfirlit yfir algeng byggingarefni, eiginleika þeirra og helstu umhverfisáhrif Umhverfisvæn bygging í íslensku samhengi Vistvænt skipulag þéttbýlis Umhverfislýsing byggingarefna

Rafræn Málstofa GBC á Norðurlöndunum 30/09/2021 Nordic webinar: Circular economy in the built environment Introduction to circular economy by Lau Raffnsøe, Technical director at Green Building Council Denmark Slides Sweden: Recycle and reuse an entire building by Magnus Tengberg, Head of Real Estate, Gothenburg Region, Vasakronan Slides Norway: First circular building by Trond Simonsen, Manager Sustainability, Antra ASA Slides Finland: Circular approaches to planning in Hartaanselänranta, Oulu by Tuuli Kassi, Circular economy specialist / Architect Slides Iceland: Circular concrete by Arnhildur Pálmadóttir, sap architects & Dr Sigríður Ósk Bjarnadóttir, Docent at the University of Iceland Slides Denmark: Construction waste reused as resources in new constructions in the initiative City Loop by Klaus Kellermann, Sustainability architect, Roskilde Municipality Slides Rafræn málstofa um markmið GBC á Norðurlöndum 27/05/21 1. Our sector as a solution to the Paris Agreement by/ Katharina Th. Bramslev CEO, Norwegian Green Building Council 2. Nordic collaboration for low carbon construction by/ Matti Kuittinen, Senior Specialist, Ministry of the Environment, Finland 3. Marked initiatives and common practice in our countries Snapshots by CEOs from the green building councils in Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland 4. Low carbon dwellings in Iceland by/ Benedikt Ingi Tómasson, General Manager Vistbyggð 5. Concrete goes low carbon in Denmark by/ Jan Søndergaard Hansen, Managing Director, Unicon A/S 6. Lidl Visby and Noll CO2- why and how? by/ Mattias Tas, Sustainability Manager, Lidl

Green Building Council Iceland Mission statement: ​ Inspire and empower people to work for the common goal of creating a healthy, sustainable environment that promotes well being for all. ​ ​ The Green Building Council Iceland is a member of the World Green Building Council and works to: promote environmental awareness and green action planning, while also lobbying authorities to pass legislation's that will direct the market into a more sustainable direction. The organizations does this by educating, connecting, and motivating stakeholders involved in the urban planning and building sector. Since it was first established in 2010 The Green Building Council Iceland has worked towards it mission to: Inspire and empower people to work for the common goal of creating a healthy, sustainable environment that promotes well being for all. The organization now has about 40 members working towards their goal of making the building sector an active player in creating a more sustainable future and a healthier society. ​ ​ What are our main objectives? ​ Promote environmental awareness and green action planning for the building and infrastructure sector Lobby authorities to have legislation's that direct the market into a more sustainable direction. To be visible, influential, financially sustainable and recognized. ​ ​ ​ World Green Building Council World Green Building Council (WGBC), a non-profit organization who is at the forefront in transforming the built environment towards a more sustainable and healthier society. GBCI and the rest of the World GBC members are closely working together to reduce emissions from the building and construction sector by 2050. ​ To know more about the World GBC and the activities, courses and events they offer to their members and other organizations, click here . ​ ​ EUROPE REGIONAL NETWORK ​ The Europe Regional Network (ERN) is a community of over 20 national Green Building Councils, 9 Regional Partners, and close to 5,000 members across Europe. Green Building Councils in the ERN, are from both EU and non-EU countries. The ERN’s mission is to ensure that sustainability is embedded across the whole sector value chain by leveraging the power and knowledge of our network to transform the European buildings market. ​ Click here to know more of the Regional activities. ​ ​ Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) in Iceland ​ The demand for transparency in today´s society is becoming more prevalent. EPDs help build transparency and increases confidence that the manufacturers' environmental statements are accurate. A video presentation on EPDs along with several PDFs of EPDs of products on the Icelandic market can be found here . ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

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