Minergie-ECO

MINERGIE ECO is a label for new and refurbished low-energy-consumption buildings that addresses ecological and social requirements. It can be combined with MINERGIE, MINERGIE-P, and MINERGIE-A, which are standards that focus more on energy consumption.

Health requirements:

high percentage use of daylight instead of electricity
sound insulation
indoor air quality (minimization of pollutant emissions from building materials, limitation of ionizing (radon gas) and non-ionizing radiations)

Ecological requirements:

readily available raw materials
high proportion of recycled building materials
building materials with low environmental impact (rely on other ecolabels)
environmentally friendly disposable building materials
long lifetime, flexibility, dismantling ability

Learn more: Minergie-ECO website

Conformity assessment | How is compliance with this ecolabel's standard ensured?

Conformity with Minergie-ECO's standard is verified by our own organization (second party).

Certification / registration required

Applicants are certified against the ecolabels’s criteria before using the label

Managing organization | Who manages this ecolabel?

Name

MINERGIE® Association

Member of

Unknown

Type

Non-profit

Also manages

Minergie-P, Minergie, and Minergie-A

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