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Further Organisations and Stakeholders in the Field of Sustainable Building

In addition to the federal activities presented on this portal, various measures for sustainable building are also being implemented in the federal states and by other institutions. A brief overview is given below.

Activities for Sustainable Building by Individual Federal States

Various initiatives and measures for sustainable building are also carried out in the federal states, which the individual states inform about on their websites. The majority of the federal states have introduced a sustainability strategy and report regularly on their progress.

Examples can be found in the overview of the German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis):

System Operators Recognised by the Federal Building Ministry / Certification Offices for BNB

The voluntary use of the Assessment System for Sustainable Building (BNB) for building certification by private and public clients as well as the recognising of other systems and providers by the Federal Building Ministry are subject to a separate regulatory procedure.

The following system operators (external certification offices) have so far been recognised by the Federal Building Ministry, who offer an examination of the verification documents and certification according to BNB for construction projects:

The certification offices also provide information on the respective requirements for sustainability coordinators and the conditions for submitting documentary evidence for building certification.

Certification Systems for Buildings Recognised by the Federal Ministry of Building

For other uses that are not common in federal construction - such as residential buildings or neighbourhoods - various institutions provide additional building certification systems. Systems and providers recognized by the Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community up to now are:

Training Providers on the Subject of Sustainable Building

For planners, contractors and all interested parties, the chambers and other institutions such as the recognized system operators offer various further training courses on sustainable construction and BNB. You can find the relevant information on these pages (without claiming to be exhaustive):