Creating competitive advantage - not just compliance

The transition to the new rules is an opportunity to strengthen your company's position and stay ahead. Quality-assured solutions, documented competence and clear processes show that you take responsibility. In this way, your customers can feel confident that the requirements are met. With RISE as your partner, you will have a secure path through the transition - and a stronger market position in a changing construction industry.

Why RISE is your obvious partner

RISE helps your company throughout the entire chain - from idea to innovation and the step into the market. We offer independent expert support and quality assurance to help your company interpret, comply with and benefit from the new regulations. With us, you get more than just compliance - you get a strategic partner to help you demonstrate to the market that your company stands for innovation, responsibility, transparency and high quality.

We offer:

• Development of new services and methods
  We are developing new certification services and new testing and verification methods that respond to the new building regulations, based on our customers' needs.
• Certification of products, systems and people
  Certification demonstrates that your company or products meet the requirements of applicable regulations, standards and industry practices - audited by an independent third party.
• Verification of industry recommendations
  With the sector now developing its own guidance and solutions, credibility is essential. We verify that industry solutions are rooted in regulations, science and practical experience.

Get in touch with us

Do you have an idea, a need or are you facing a challenge related to the new building regulations? Do not hesitate to contact us at RISE, either via the contact form or directly to the contact persons on this page.

Studien har systematiskt granskat 218 vetenskapligt granskade publikationer (2016–2025) och kombinerat traditionell evidenssyntes med NLP-baserad textutvinning, ämnesmodellering och strukturerad taggning över tekniska, ekonomiska, sociala och styrningsrelaterade dimensioner. Syftet var att identifiera vad som fungerar, var kunskapsluckorna finns, och hur Sverige kan påskynda integreringen av energilagring och elektromobilitet i byggnader inom flexibla energigemenskaper.

Granskningen visar ett snabbt växande men ojämnt forskningsfält: publikationerna ökade kraftigt efter 2019; forskningen är huvudsakligen inriktad på kvartersnivå; och kombinationer av solceller (PV) och batterier dominerar, medan integrerade lösningar med EV, sektorkoppling och verklig prestanda fortfarande är begränsade. Sverige är underrepresenterat i litteraturen (~4 % av artiklarna), men utmärker sig genom starkare fokus på PV/EV-integration samt policy, reglering och social acceptans – styrkor som kan användas för att gå från modellering till verkligt genomförbara och rättvisa implementationer

Centrala resultat

• Snabbt växande forskningsfält: Energiforskning inom energigemenskaper har ökat kraftigt sedan 2019, men fokuserar i stor utsträckning på PV–BESS på kvartersnivå. Integrerade el–värme–mobilitetslösningar och samverkan mellan flera aktörer är fortfarande sällsynta.
• Metodologisk slagsida: Scenarioanalys och optimeringsmodeller (särskilt MILP/LP) dominerar, medan empirisk validering, långtidsstudier och öppna datamängder är bristfälliga.
• Begränsad användning av EV som flexibilitetsresurs: EV modelleras ofta som belastningar snarare än som kontrollerbara tillgångar (smart laddning, V2B/V2G), vilket innebär att potentiella värdeskapande möjligheter förbises.
• Obalans inom ESG-aspekter: Miljödimensionen får ofta förtur, medan social rättvisa, demokratisk styrning och praktiska regleringsfrågor behandlas mer sporadiskt, vilket riskerar ojämlika utfall och genomförbarhetsproblem.
• Sverige i fokus: Endast nio artiklar (≈4,1 %) behandlar Sverige explicit, men med relativt högre fokus på PV/EV, policy/reglering och social acceptans. Däremot är integration av värme och prosument-/transitionsstudier mindre framträdande

Identifierade möjligheter

• Samschemalägg BESS och EV: Kombinera gemensamma batterier med smart laddning och V2B/V2G för att möjliggöra effekttoppskapning, tidsmässig arbitrage och stödtjänster på byggnads- och kvartersnivå.
• Utnyttja sektorkoppling: Använd Sveriges fjärrvärmesystem och byggnadsbestånd för att integrera PV+BESS+värmepumpar/termisk lagring samt absorbera överskottsproduktion (t.ex. vid negativa elpriser).
• Pilotprojekt med rik evidens: Gå från simulationsdrivna studier till uppföljda demonstrationer med öppna data, standardiserade nyckeltal och flerårig rapportering om prestanda, användarbeteenden och degradering.
• Rättvisa som designprincip: Inför styrmodeller, kostnads-/nyttodelning och skydd för hyresgäster/låginkomsthushåll från början, för att bygga långsiktig social acceptans och legitimitet.

This time, only a smaller number, namely eight, waterproofing systems have been investigated.

Summery of the results

• Two structures showed no leaks at the end of the test, which corresponds to 25%.
• Six structures showed leaks at various locations at the end of the test, which corresponds to 75%. In this investigation, the majority of leaks were located at floor-wall angles.
• Leaks were noted at penetrations of both large and small drain pipes for two of the structures examined.
• Only one leak was observed at an internal corner.
• It is gratifying that none of the waterproofing systems examined showed leaks at floor drains, and no leaks were so extensive that they could be classified as total damage.

The project is carried out using a functional test, which means that the water tightness of the waterproofing membrane, penetrations and joints are examined in the waterproofing construction.

Summery of results from the functional tests 2010–2025

A total of 91 tests have been carried out during the period 2010 to 2025, i.e. over 15 years.

Of these, 29 (32%) have been positive, i.e. no leaks have been observed at the end of the test.

Negative results, leaks in some form, have been obtained in 62 (68%) of the tests carried out.

The conclusion that can be drawn from the historical review is that the results have improved over time. Overall, however, it must be concluded that the industry should be able to perform better.

The safety margin is obviously quite low or, for some, waterproofing systems completely non-existent.

Therefore, we believe that there is every reason to continue with this type of investigation in order to persuade the industry to further develop its waterproofing structures.

The impact of climate change on property values can be extensive, a very large part of the value of properties can be lost. In 2021, the National Board of Housing (Boverket) showed in a literature study that property values can be affected by SEK 96-160 billion from flooding alone. Similar problems are described throughout Europe. At the same time, many of the risks that exist can be prevented or reduced with relatively small efforts if they are identified in time and there are incentives to do the right thing. Property owners, banks, insurance companies and many others need better knowledge of climate-related risks.

Recently entered into force EU regulations such as sustainability accounting rules and classifications of sustainable investments have a strong impact on the industry's need for data at the individual property level. In response to new regulations and to raise awareness of the risks that climate change poses to our building stock, pressure has rapidly built up for the need to act, while the need for synergy is great.

In response to new regulations and to increase awareness of the risks that climate change poses to our building stock, RISE conducted a feasibility study, funded by Vinnova, in 2021-2022 on a standardized assessment of climate risks in real estate called the Climate Resilience Declaration (CRC). The idea of CRC is to eventually develop a model with classification of buildings. For CRC, the feasibility study showed that there was a need for a screening tool as a first step towards full implementation. For this to be possible, currently not yet compiled data on Sweden's buildings is needed.

This project lays the foundation for this screening tool, but regardless of whether a system with CRC is introduced or not, the project also lays the foundation for increased digitalization, new information structures and information flows to find cost-effective measures for the existing and future building stock to be adapted to a future climate.