Nordic Co-operation
Boverket co-operate with other central government authorities in the Nordics.
Nordic central government authorities co-operate
The Nordic central government authorities within our field of operation use to meet once a year. In 2022 we met our Nordic colleagues within building construction and within town and country planning. Both meetings were held in Norway. The authorities exchange information on current projects and activities as e.g. revision of building regulations and their relation to standards; design of control systems ensuring construction quality and preventing severe accidents and costly repair; co-operation on the ongoing revision of the EU Construction Products Regulation, circular economy in the construction sector, and implementation of national planning perspectives.
Nordic Council of Ministers has an overarching objective to harmonize the Nordic building construction sector. The work is carried out within work packages on life-cycle analysis of buildings and climate declarations; circular economy aspects in public procurements; sustainable materials and architecture; emission-free construction sites. Boverket takes part in working groups, a reference group as well as the steering committee linked to these actions. The Nordic ministers responsible for housing and building construction meet in November 2023.
Boverket also co-operate on housing, but Nordic meetings in real life was interrupted during the pandemic. Boverket is now working with a survey of the housing market development in the Nordics and we hope to meet and present the result to our Nordic colleagues in 2023.