Programme for Energy-Efficient and Healthy Apartment Buildings in Stockholm.

In order to speed up the development of health, energy-efficient buildings, the City of Stockholm has formulated a programme for the building of apartment houses. The programme describes the characteristics the buildings should possess in order to achieve the political objectives of energy efficiency, health safety and reduced impact on the environment. These characteristics are described in the form of general functional requirements which provide a good deal of freedom in the choice of technical solutions,. Once the buildings have been built, the internalclimate and use of energy is followed up. This follow-up provides a unique feedback of experience, both for the City and for the builder, as to how effective the various technical solutions are.