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2. Certifications for new housing
Certification of a housing project is a voluntary process undertaken by a project owner (social landlord or developer) or a builder of single-family homes, who chooses to have the quality of his or her real estate programs checked and validated.
In recent years, the number and diversity of certifications relating to housing quality has increased in response to the different expectations of future homeowners and tenants, as well as building owners and developers. These certifications applied to new homes are generally multi-criteria, with the possibility of taking options that highlight the effort made to improve the environmental quality and/or energy efficiency of the project.
2.1 Qualitel certification
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Certifications for new housing
Websites cited
Standards and norms
- Thermal studies and energy balances for new housing – Quality and service associated with thermal studies and energy balances for multi-family housing and single-family homes - NF P03-310 - 02-07
- Exigences générales relatives aux organismes procédant à la certification de produits - NF EN 45011 - 05-98
Regulations
Law no. 90-1130 of December 19, 1990 creating the French Environment and Energy Management Agency.
Law no. 90-1129 of December 19, 1990 on single-family home construction contracts.
Arrêté du 26 octobre 2010 relatif aux caractéristiques thermiques et aux exigences de performance énergétique des bâtiments nouveaux et des parties nouvelles de bâtiments.
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Organizations
COFRAC – French Accreditation Committee https://www.cofrac.fr
ADEME – French Environment and Energy Management Agency http://ww.ademe.fr
Qualibat – Qualification and certification of construction companies
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