natureplus – The International Association for Sustainable Building and Living - natureplus e.V.
Sustainable building with the natureplus®-eco-label
The construction and accommodation sector consumes around 40 % of worldwide resources and over 50 % of the primary energy in Europe. On average, we spend over 90 % of our lives in enclosed buildings that are increasingly being built in an airtight manner. Consequently, the quality of building products has a great influence on the environment and our health.
The international association natureplus® developed the eco-label of the same name in order to offer consumers and construction professionals in Europe clear selection guidance for products in the building sector. It attests compliance with high standards of quality for all areas relevant to sustainability.
Currently, the natureplus® eco-label has been awarded to over 600 building products in Europe and is recognized across Europe by building specialists, consumers environmental organisations, government bodies and building evaluation systems.
The assessments to verify the requirements are conducted by accredited laboratories and assessors in line with recognized international standards. The natureplus® eco-label is the only European environmental label for building products that is founded on strict scientific criteria and it is based on three key pillars:
The natureplus®-eco-label is only awarded to the best products for sustainable building.
Service
The natureplus Eco-label offers consumers and building professionals a reliable orientation within the area of sustainable products i.e. environmentally-friendly and health-friendly products. In our Service section you find important information on natureplus certified products, merchants, grant and subsidy programmes, current news, research projects, videos, events, materials, the News archive, press releases, position statements, PR releases and downloads as well as texts to facilitate the tendering process and marketing collaborations.
Eco Label
The international association natureplus e.V. developed the eco-label of the same name in order to offer consumers and construction professionals in Europe clear selection guidance for products in the building sector. It attests compliance with high standards of quality for all areas relevant to sustainability. Currently, the natureplus eco-label has been awarded to over 600 building products in Europe and is recognized across Europe by building specialists, consumers environmental organisations, government bodies and building evaluation systems.
Network
Together with building materials manufacturers (industry), specialist merchants, planners, architects and tradesmen, environmental and consumer protection institutes and organisations as well as testing/assessment institutes, natureplus emphasises the role of sustainable building materials. The aim is to establish this firmly in the minds of all the market participants in order to make sustainability become recognized as an important issue in the building industry.
The Association
Since its foundation in 2001, natureplus e.V. has brought the interests of building professionals from the building materials industry, merchants, planners and the construction sector together with those of environmental and consumer protection agencies, trades unions and critical scientists from across Europe in order to promote sustainable building and accommodation.
