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Relax, you’re buying a Riksbyggen home
from Brf Utsikten
by Riksbyggen
To ensure that we fulfil all of the modern demands on the quality of housing, we have developed something we call the Riksbyggen Home – our model for what a good home should be. In addition to statutory requirements, a Riksbyggen Home must live up to our own requirements, which have been developed based on our ambitions for good housing and a sustainable society, the wishes of residents and a long-term approach to management.
Homes for unique places and unique people
The houses can look very different depending on where they are and who is to live in them. It is a matter of ensuring that houses and neighbourhoods are aesthetically pleasing, accessible and secure, that they have green spaces and are energy efficient, etc. Riksbyggen Homes have a number of characteristics in common.
For example:
A community hall – Every project with over 25 apartments must have one. It can be used for board meetings, children’s parties or as overnight accommodation.
Security – Security planning is carried out in every project. This covers factors such as the outdoor environment, lighting and locking systems.
A pleasant outdoor environment – Work to create pleasant, green and diverse courtyards.
Long-term management – Riksbyggen Homes are planned to be low-maintenance from a property management perspective. This is good for both those who work on the property and for your cooperative housing association.
Accessibility – Floorplans must be well thought out and have certain specified dimensions. For example, that entrances, stairwells and balconies and patios meet applicable accessibility requirements goes without saying in a Riksbyggen Home.
Environmental certification
Choosing a home from Riksbyggen is to make an environmentally friendly choice. Since 2012, all of our new-build apartment buildings of three or more storeys have been environmentally certified by the Sweden Green Building Council or Nordic Swan. This is a matter of ensuring quality within areas such as energy, materials and indoor environments. Environmental certification is proof that a building meets these exacting requirements. Sweden Green Building Council classifies buildings as bronze, silver or gold. Riksbyggen’s new builds are designed to achieve a minimum level of silver.
