Buildings
The Building tab in the property panel lists the buildings registered on the property in the Matrikkelen. Click a building in the tab, or click a building directly in the map, to open the Building panel with areas, sections and usage units, status history and energy data for that single building.
The Building tab in the property panel
The tab shows one card per building on the property:
| Field | Content |
|---|---|
| Building number | The Matrikkelen ID for the building, unchanged by changes of owner or address |
| Building name / type | For example "Kontor- og forretningsbygg" (office and commercial building) |
| Function | Housing, office, storage, mixed |
| Floors | Number of floors including basement floor and loft |
| UFA | Use area in m² |
| Built Year | Registered year of construction from the Matrikkelen |
| Demolition date | For expired buildings: the date demolition was registered |
| Address | May differ from the main address of the property |
Active buildings are shown under Current, demolished and removed buildings under Expired. Click a building to open the Building panel. Demolished buildings are worth checking: a former industrial building or petrol station can signal ground contamination even though the building is gone.
The Building panel
The Building panel is a focused view of a single building, with four tabs. A screenshot of each of them is on Building panel.
Overview
The dashboard section: a photo of the building from Google Street View where there is coverage, a summary of sections and units with built-up area, gross area and use area, and an insight card for ESG. Both cards link into the tab they come from. See Overview.
Sections and Units
Two key figure cards (BYA, share of plot, UFA, number of usage units, total and average use area) and a table with three sub-tabs: Hierarchy shows the property, the building and the units as a tree, Sections shows the sections in the building, and Usage units shows the usage units with number, use and floor. The figures are limited to this building, not the whole property. See Sections and Units.
Building statuses
The status history from the Matrikkelen as a timeline per building part: the building at the top, each extension below, each with framework permit, commencement permit, temporary permit to occupy, completion certificate, taken into use and later changes to the building data. This is where you see whether the building has a completion certificate. See Building statuses.
ESG
Energy and environment: the energy certificates from Enova with a rating from A to G, heating rating, date of issue and category, and a TEK sub-tab showing which technical regulation the building falls under. Turn on map layers adds the energy labels to the map. See ESG.
Data sources
Building data comes from the Matrikkelen via Kartverket. The building number is stable and does not change on sale or subdivision. The Matrikkelen is updated when the municipality reports the change, which can take weeks to months for new builds or demolition. Standing buildings have the status Current, demolished buildings Expired.
Typical use cases
Technical due diligence. Check the year of construction to assess expected technical condition, remaining service life of technical installations and the need for upgrades against TEK10 or TEK17.
Verify the completion certificate. See whether the building has the status Current and open the Case lookup tab to see whether a completion certificate has been issued.
Uncover irregularities. A building with the status Expired that is still physically present indicates a delayed report to the Matrikkelen. Likewise, a new build project where the Matrikkelen does not yet show the building may be because the municipality has not received the report.
Area check. Compare the UFA from the Matrikkelen with the area stated in the listing or lease to uncover discrepancies.
Tips
- The UFA from the Matrikkelen is register based and can differ from a surveyor's calculation, especially for older buildings that have not been updated after an extension.
- The building number is an extension of the matrikkel number and identifies the building uniquely in public registers.
- The Energy label is stored against the building, not against individual units. For mixed use buildings this gives a coarser resolution than the individual Enova certificates. Verify against the Enova register when precision is critical.
See also
- The property panel - all tabs in the property panel.
- Building panel - full description of all tabs in the building panel.
- Case lookup - building cases from the municipality linked to the building.
- Map layer - the Buildings category contains layers with building related data.