The MPG turns the environmental impact of a building over its whole life into one number. Here is what the requirement is, what changes on 1 July 2026, and where each figure comes from.
The MPG (milieuprestatie gebouwen) expresses a building's environmental impact over its life cycle, in euro per m2 of gross floor area per year. A calculation is required when you apply for a building permit, and it uses data from the Dutch National Environmental Database (NMD).
New buildings that need a permit. From 1 July 2026 the requirement also applies, for the first time, to schools, shops, care buildings and industrial buildings, and the number of impact categories rises from 11 to 19.
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Requirements, limit values and scheme versions change. Treat this page as a reading guide, not as the rule itself, and confirm every figure in the source linked in the table before you rely on it.
We fetched and read every source on 3 October 2026. Figures are shown as the source states them. We average nothing and convert nothing.
| Claim | As the source states it | Source | Retrieved |
|---|---|---|---|
| What the MPG is and when a calculation is needed | Life-cycle environmental impact of a building. A calculation is compulsory for a building permit and uses NMD data. | www.rvo.nl/onderwerpen/wetten-en-regels-gebouwen/milieuprestatie-gebouwen-mpg | |
| Maximum MPG until 1 July 2026 (euro per m2 gross floor area per year) | Residential 0.8, offices 1.0 | iplo.nl/regelgeving/regels-voor-activiteiten/technische-bouwactiviteit/nieuwbouw/rijksregels/milieuprestatie-regels-1-juli-2026/ | |
| Maximum MPG from 1 July 2026, residential and offices (RVO) | Residential 1.6, offices 1.55 | www.rvo.nl/onderwerpen/wetten-en-regels-gebouwen/milieuprestatie-gebouwen-mpg | |
| Maximum MPG from 1 July 2026, as reported by trade press (not an official source)Trade press, not an official source | Residential 1.6, offices 1.55, schools, shops and care buildings 1.85, other buildings 1.8 | bouwwereld.nl/bouwregelgeving/nieuwe-mpg-eisen-verbreden-milieusturing-in-de-bouw | |
| Relaxed requirement for small dwellings and non-compact offices; small industrial and other buildings exempt | Dwellings under 60 m2 usable area in apartment buildings and under 80 m2 stand-alone; offices with a compactness ratio over 2.5; industrial and other buildings under 50 m2 | iplo.nl/regelgeving/regels-voor-activiteiten/technische-bouwactiviteit/nieuwbouw/rijksregels/milieuprestatie-regels-vanaf-1-juli-2026/ | |
| New building types and higher scores from 1 July 2026 | Requirements apply for the first time to schools, shops, care buildings and industrial buildings; scores can be higher because the categories rise from 11 to 19 | www.rvo.nl/onderwerpen/wetten-en-regels-gebouwen/milieuprestatie-gebouwen-mpg | |
| Version of the calculation method in force from 1 July 2026 | Bepalingsmethode Milieuprestatie Bouwwerken version 2.0; the NMD ran a validation round for calculation tools from 1 May to 1 July 2026 | milieudatabase.nl/nl/actueel/nieuws/per-1-juli-2026-nieuwe-bepalingsmethode-en-aangepaste-mpg-eisen-in-werking/ | |
| What the NMD does | Maintains the environmental database, sets the calculation method and validates calculation tools. It does not do the calculations itself. | milieudatabase.nl/nl/nmd-academy/nmd-in-het-kort/milieuprestatie-in-het-kort/ |
The MPG is the environmental impact of a building over its whole life, expressed in euro per m2 of gross floor area per year. According to RVO, a calculation is compulsory when you apply for a building permit.
RVO and Bouwwereld both give 1.6 for residential and 1.55 for offices. Bouwwereld, a trade publication, also reports 1.85 for schools, shops and care buildings and 1.8 for other buildings. Confirm all values in the legal text before you rely on them.
Until 1 July 2026 the maximum was 0.8 for residential and 1.0 for offices, according to the IPLO portal of the Dutch government. RVO says scores can come out higher under the new method because the number of impact categories rises from 11 to 19.
According to RVO, schools, shops, care facilities and industrial buildings fall under the MPG requirements for the first time from 1 July 2026.
The NMD foundation keeps the environmental database and the calculation method, and validates calculation tools. It does not perform the calculations.
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