Stichting Nationale Milieudatabase

What Stichting Nationale Milieudatabase does

Stichting Nationale Milieudatabase (NMD Foundation) is an independent Dutch non-profit foundation established in 2020 and headquartered in The Hague. It manages the Dutch Environmental Database (Nationale Milieudatabase) and the Assessment Method for Environmental Performance of Construction Works (BPM), providing the standardised methodology and validated data required to calculate the environmental performance of buildings (MPG) and civil engineering works (MKI) in the Netherlands. The Assessment Method is based on European standard EN 15804+A2 and covers 19 environmental impact categories; environmental declarations in the database fall into three categories distinguished by specificity and verification level (Category 1 product-specific third-party verified, Category 2 sector-representative verified, Category 3 generic non-proprietary data managed by NMD).

The foundation's core product surface consists of the public NMD Viewer for searching declarations, the NMD Invoerplatform (Entry Platform) used by LCA practitioners and recognised reviewers to enter and verify data, and validated third-party calculation tools that implement the Assessment Method. Supporting offerings include the Compensation Scheme Filling the Gaps (Witte Vlekken, €355,000 2026 budget for up to 322 declarations) and the National Approach Biobased Building (NABB) scheme subsidising biobased LCAs, the NMD Academy for professional training, and modules under development for whole-life carbon (WLC-GWP 1.0 expected 2027), renovation and transformation (MPG R&T), and maintenance performance (MPO).

Revenue mechanics are non-commercial: the foundation is funded through membership contributions, annual publication fees from data owners (manufacturers registering environmental declarations), and government-administered compensation schemes that subsidise LCA preparation. Mandatory use is anchored in Dutch law via the Environmental Buildings Decree (Bbl) and Environmental Regulation, with tightened MPG thresholds effective 1 July 2026 (1.6 for homes, 1.55 for offices, 1.85 for utility buildings). Customers span manufacturers, LCA practitioners and reviewers, architects, project developers, software tool vendors, and government entities including municipalities, Rijkswaterstaat, and ProRail.

Name

Stichting Nationale Milieudatabase

Legal name

Stichting Nationale Milieudatabase

Website

https://milieudatabase.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Stichting Nationale Milieudatabase is an independent Dutch non-profit foundation that manages the Dutch Environmental Database and the Assessment Method for Environmental Performance of Construction Works, enabling mandatory MPG/MKI calculations for manufacturers, LCA practitioners, architects, and public clients in the Dutch construction sector.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Performance Data and Assessment Services

NAICS

Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (924), Environmental Consulting Services (541620), Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs (92411)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Architecture, Construction & Building Codes Reference (Design, BIM, Safety Codes) (EDAGAGAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Standards Development & Publishing (SDOs, Technical Standards) (MPAJACAB)

Keywords

• Environmental data database
• Construction LCA services
• EPD verification platform
• Building sustainability assessment
• Environmental declaration registry

Headquarters

HQ city

The Hague

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Annual publication fees from data owners: Manufacturers and data owners pay annual fees for publishing environmental declarations in the NMD database. The rates are published on the organization's rates page.
2. Compensation scheme - Filling the Gaps (Witte Vlekken): Government-funded compensation scheme supporting manufacturers to develop new environmental declarations for product groups where data is lacking. Maximum budget of €355,000 in 2026 covers up to 322 environmental declarations. Reimbursement per LCA: €2,750; per environmental declaration: €1,100.
3. Biobased compensation scheme (NABB): National Approach Biobased Building scheme providing €2,750 per LCA for biobased construction products. Budget covers at least 70 biobased products.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Stichting Nationale Milieudatabase manages the Dutch Environmental Database (NMD), a public repository of validated environmental declarations for construction products, and maintains the Assessment Method for Environmental Performance of Construction Works (BPM), the standardised methodology used in the Netherlands to calculate MPG scores for buildings and MKI values for civil engineering works. The foundation operates the NMD Viewer and NMD Entry Platform and validates third-party calculation tools, serving manufacturers, LCA practitioners, architects, contractors, and public clients across the Dutch construction sector.

Product overview

Stichting Nationale Milieudatabase (NMD) operates a unified environmental performance assessment system for the Dutch construction sector. The core of the offering consists of the Dutch Environmental Database (NMD) — a repository of validated environmental declarations for construction products and installations — combined with the Assessment Method for Environmental Performance of Buildings (BPM), which provides the standardised calculation methodology. These two components are accessed through the NMD Viewer (for searching declarations) and the NMD Invoerplatform (for registering and reviewing declarations). Calculation tools built by third parties and validated by NMD produce MPG scores for buildings and MKI values for civil engineering works. Supporting offerings include the WLC-GWP methodology (for whole-life carbon, expected 2027), DigiGO (digital collaboration), MPG R&T and MPO methods for existing buildings, the Compensation Scheme Filling the Gaps (financial support for new environmental data), and the NMD Academy for professional training.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dutch Environmental Database (NMD) Central repository containing validated environmental declarations (milieuverklaringen) for construction products, building installations, and processes. Data is submitted by manufacturers or drafted by LCA practitioners, reviewed by recognised LCA reviewers, and published after review. Supports three categories of declarations (Category 1, 2, and 3) based on specificity and verification level.
• Assessment Method for Environmental Performance of Buildings (BPM) Standardised methodology for calculating the environmental performance of construction works in the Netherlands. Based on European standard EN 15804, it determines which life cycle stages are included, how environmental data must be prepared, and how results are aggregated into a single score (MPG for buildings, MKI for civil engineering). Version 2.0 took effect 1 July 2026.
• NMD Viewer Publicly accessible web tool enabling users to search and view environmental declarations published in the Dutch Environmental Database. Users can search products by name or category and view environmental data and MKI values.
• NMD Invoerplatform (Entry Platform) Secure web-based platform used by LCA practitioners (opstellers) and recognised LCA reviewers (toetsers) to enter, verify, review, and publish environmental declarations in the NMD database. Provides tools for data input, review workflows, and publication management.
• Environmental Performance Calculation (MPG/MKI) Environmental performance calculation service that maps the environmental impact of a building or infrastructure project over its entire life cycle. Results are expressed as MPG (Milieuprestatie Gebouwen) for buildings and MKI (Environmental Cost Indicator) for civil engineering works. The MPG is mandatory for new residential buildings and offices in the Netherlands.
• Compensation Scheme Filling the Gaps (Vergoedingsregeling Witte Vlekken) Financial support programme subsidising manufacturers and producers to develop and publish new environmental declarations (LCAs) for product groups where data is lacking ('white spots'). Provides €1,100 per environmental declaration and €2,750 per LCA.
• NMD Academy Educational platform providing course materials, training programmes, and professional development resources for LCA practitioners, reviewers, and construction professionals on using the NMD system and conducting environmental performance assessments.

Quantifiable outcome

• Environmental performance expressed as MPG score for buildings or MKI for civil engineering works, enabling comparison of design choices based on quantified environmental impact
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• LBP|SightminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerResearch organization commissioned by Stichting NMD to conduct analysis and inventory of building installations data gaps in the NMD database. Contributed to the White Spots program for identifying priority areas for environmental data coverage.
• W/E AdviseursminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerResearch organization commissioned by Stichting NMD for analysis of building installations data in the NMD, part of the White Spots program.
• Life Cycle VisionminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerResearch organization commissioned by Stichting NMD for analysis and inventory of building installations data gaps as part of the White Spots program.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• DGNB (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Nachhaltiges Bauen): German Sustainable Building Council operating the DGNB certification system, which references EPD/LCA data for building assessments; a broad incumbent in sustainable-construction assessment that overlaps with NMD's whole-building evaluation goals.
• Sphera (thinkstep): Provider of LCA software (GaBi), EPD generation services, and product sustainability consulting; a broad incumbent in the same LCA/EPD ecosystem that NMD operates in, but as a commercial software and services firm rather than a regulatory infrastructure body.
• BRE Group (BREEAM): UK-based provider of the BREEAM sustainable building assessment framework, integrating LCA-based environmental performance; a broad incumbent whose building-level assessment methodology converges with NMD's role in standardizing building environmental performance.

Direct peers

• INIES / FDES (Base INIES): French national reference database of environmental and health product declarations under FDES, serving a regulatory function analogous to NMD for French RE2020 compliance; directly comparable as a national infrastructure for construction environmental declarations.
• EPD International AB: Operator of the International EPD System (EPD International / EDP) based in Sweden; a directly comparable EPD program operator publishing verified environmental declarations aligned with EN 15804 across multiple countries and product categories.
• ECO Platform: European umbrella association of EPD program operators, of which NMD is a member; provides reciprocal recognition of EPDs across member programs (including IBU, EPD International, and others), making it the closest pan-European peer that constrains and complements NMD's cross-border role.
• IBU (Institut Bauen und Umwelt e.V.): German operator of the IBU EPD program, the direct national counterpart to NMD; both organizations publish product-category rules, manage a verified EPD database, and align with EN 15804, providing the closest functional comparison outside the Netherlands.

Regional players

• Instytut Techniki Budowlanej (ITB): Polish Building Research Institute, a regional peer issuing EPDs and supporting Polish construction sustainability frameworks under EN 15804; comparable regional program operator serving a different national jurisdiction.

Others

• PRé Sustainability (SimaPro): Developer of the SimaPro LCA software and complementary EPD services; an adjacent enabling technology and service provider that supports the same LCA/EPD ecosystem in which NMD operates.

Emerging players

• Bionova / One Click LCA: Software vendor whose validated calculation tools consume EPD data from NMD and other operators to produce MPG/MKI calculations; an emerging player in the calculation-tool layer that monetizes the data NMD publishes.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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