BOVERKET

Their core work

Boverket is Sweden's National Board of Housing, Building and Planning — the government authority responsible for building regulations, spatial planning, and housing policy. In H2020, they contributed regulatory expertise to EU-wide coordination on building energy performance standards, specifically through Concerted Action projects that align national implementation of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD). They also participated in research on European urbanism history, reflecting their broader mandate in urban planning and development policy.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Boverket's early H2020 involvement (2015-2016) centered on the foundational EPBD Concerted Action, focused broadly on energy performance in buildings and coordinated EU policy exchange. By the later period (2018+), their focus sharpened considerably toward specific regulatory instruments — NZEB standards, energy performance certificates, renovation strategies, smart buildings, and building codes inspection. This shift mirrors the EU's own policy evolution from general energy performance goals toward concrete, enforceable building decarbonization measures.

Moving toward smart building regulation and deep renovation policy — well-positioned as the EU pushes for building stock decarbonization under the revised EPBD and Renovation Wave.

How they like to work

Boverket joins projects as a participant or third party — never as coordinator, consistent with their role as a national authority contributing regulatory perspective rather than leading research. Their projects feature very large consortia (46 unique partners across 29 countries), which is typical for Concerted Actions where every EU member state sends its national authority. This makes them an accessible partner for policy-oriented building energy projects but not a research-driving entity.

Connected to 46 unique partners across 29 countries, almost entirely through the EPBD Concerted Actions which bring together building energy regulators from virtually every EU and EEA member state. This gives them a pan-European regulatory network unmatched by most research organizations.

What sets them apart

As Sweden's national building authority, Boverket brings something research institutes and universities cannot: direct regulatory authority and first-hand experience implementing EU building energy directives at national level. Sweden consistently ranks among Europe's leaders in energy-efficient building standards, making Boverket's input particularly valuable. For any consortium needing a credible public authority partner with deep EPBD expertise, they are an established and proven choice.

Highlights from their portfolio

• CAV_EPBD
  The fifth iteration of the EU's flagship Concerted Action on the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, coordinating implementation across all member states — Boverket's largest funded involvement (EUR 65,470).
• UrbanHist
  A Marie Curie doctoral training network on 20th-century European urbanism — unusual for a regulatory body, showing Boverket's broader engagement with urban planning research and education.