Other published materials
On this page you can find reports that GBCI has published or been involved in the publication process of. Click the reports to read them.
2025
Nettó Núll - Carbon neutral construction in Icelandic conditions
2024
Nordic Circularity Accelerator
Recommendations on how to expedite circular construction nationally, in the Nordics and in Europe.
Nordic Networks for Circular Construction
Policy patways for fostering circular transition in construction in the Nordic Region
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)