Other published materials
2023
The first report from the Nordic Sustainable Construction project on Emission-free Construction sites. It provides an overview of the emerging concept of emission-free construction sites - the background, definitions, technology and methods.
2021
Parents and children's travel habits to kindergarten (in Icelandic)
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)
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)
Overview of energy consumption, energy prices and energy requirements for heating in Icelandic buildings (in Icelandic)
LCA - Environmental impact of buildings and building materials from cradle to grave
(in Icelandic)
Environmental description of building materials
(in Icelandic)
Environmentally friendly building in the Icelandic context (in Icelandic)
2013-2017
Material quality - an overview of common building materials, their properties and main environmental aspects (in Icelandic)
Housing and health - the health effects of buildings and the benefits of green buildings (in Icelandic)
Ecological urban planning (in Icelandic)