The Department for QNG will be closed on its summer break from 19 August until 1 September. Over that period, our QNG hotline will also be closed.Many thanks for your understanding and we are looking forward to connecting with you again after the summer break!
The QNG office has amended the Certification Specifications based on the questions it received. The revised version of the Certification Specifications can now be download on the website. These revised documents do not set out any new requirements, but have simply been expanded to close any gaps in their content. They can be downloaded at: QNG
Following the year-long introductory phase of the KFN subsidy programme (with and without QNG), the associated LCA calculation methods are due to undergo a number of necessary revisions in 2024 (see Information on the further development of the LCA methods used for QNG Certification).
QNG Certification is only awarded to completed buildings and is not currently available for building products. Hence, any statements stating that it is necessary to use only selected building products that have been awarded a QNG Certification in order to ensure QNG Certification are consequently incorrect. However, QNG Certification does require that building products and
The updated version of the “LCA calculation values 2023 version 1.3” table, the associated “Supplementary document LCA calculation values 2023 version 1.3 – Information on use “ and “Annex 3.4 Special calculation rules for district heating” can be found here: QNG Certification Specifications | QNG The updated versions contain a number of amended and adjusted
The Federal Ministry for Housing, Urban Development and Building (BMWSB) does not provide any information or advice on the private-sector “QNG ready certificate”. Please contact Sentinel Haus Institut GmbH directly for information and advice.
There are a number of private-sector services available aimed at facilitating compliance with the requirements of the QNG Sustainable Building Certification (QNG). This includes in particular product information and product labelling services for compliance with QNG Requirement 3 “Avoidance of harmful substances in building materials”. While these kinds of services can certainly help with the
The updated version can be found here: QNG Certification specifications | QNG. The updated version contains a number of amended and adjusted values.
The new version can be found here: QNG Certification specifications | QNG. The new version contains specifications for some of the building products for which evidence needs to be provided.
The current Certification Specifications have been moved to a new location on the QNG Portal. They were previously available under “Services” and are now located under “QNG”: QNG Certification Specifications | QNG.
