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Architects:EFFEKT

Area:2230m²

Year:2023

Photographs:Adam Mørk

Manufacturers:VELUX Group

Design Team:Sinus Lynge, Juan Pablo Herrero Gil, Tina Lund Højgaard, Laura Szenes, Ulrik Fenger Mathiasson, Rasmus Tøgern, Marco Antonio Ravini, Cristian Daniel Rusu, Lennart Deramat, Virginie Le Goffic, Sinus Lynge, David Ott, Marco Sartoretto, Kasper Reimer, Kasper Ax, Monta Hermansone, Vilde Livsdatter Sønderland, Sofia Basse Gøbel, Evgeny Markachev, Andrew Dang, Frida Nordvik, Jacob Spruit, Jonas Steenstrup

Owner:VELUX Group

Project Engineer:Artelia

Constructors:Enemærke & Petersen A/S

City:Copenhagen

Country:Denmark

Text description provided by the architects. The vision of the overall concept - Living Places – which was initiated by EFFEKT, Artelia and the VELUX Group, is to lead the way within the building industry and show how rethinking buildings can help solve some of the global climate and health challenges. The concept is based on five key principles: homes should be healthy, affordable, simple, shared over time and scalable. These principles can be applied to new or existing buildings and communities.

The building industry accounts for 34% of the global energy consumption and 37% of global CO2 emissions, and in the latest report from the UN's climate panel, it is clear that low-carbon solutions must be scaled and implemented – also in the building industry. One of those solutions can be experienced in Copenhagen from today. Living Places Copenhagen demonstrates a new way of building homes with a CO2 footprint of 3.8 kg/CO2/m2/year – three times lower than the current Danish legislation of 12 kg CO2/m2/year – and to a price that matches the market price for a one-family house or rowhouses at scale. Furthermore, Living Places Copenhagen is designed with a strong focus on creating a healthy indoor climate using daylight and fresh air and it delivers a best-in-class indoor climate.

“Although it may seem risky to be at the forefront of the green transition, there are even greater risks associated with "business as usual". First and foremost construction today contributes directly to worsening the climate crisis and threatens the living conditions of our descendants, but also because the reduction requirements will come within a few years no matter what. The inescapable logic is that we can only continue to build if we can adapt and make it climate-neutral and that this will be a condition for future buildings. In other words, there is no future for "business as usual”, says Sinus Lynge, co-founder of EFFEKT.

The materials, solutions and knowledge are already here - As a part of The Living Places Copenhagen project, EFFEKT, Artelia, the VELUX Group andEnemærke & Petersen, have carried out a complete Life Cycle Assessment. This means that each material, design and building technique has been carefully considered and mapped in terms of the emissions they project compared to a typical Danish household. Based on this, the partnership has built prototypes, showing that we do not have to wait for future technology to build homes that benefit both people and the planet. “The green transition is a team sport that requires a new level of knowledge sharing between all parties of construction projects and close cooperation through all phases towards a common goal. Living Places Copenhagen is precisely the result of such a partnership, but in reality, all companies in the industry should work together on similar goals and share knowledge, results and progress, so that we can stand on each other's shoulders”, says Sinus Lynge.

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Address:Copenhagen, Denmark