Design Buy Build Issue 63 2023 | Page 26

DOORS , WINDOWS & FITTINGS

LIVING PLACES COPENHAGEN

Seven prototypes that show how we can develop sustainable buildings with a three times lower CO2 footprint and a first-class indoor climate
The VELUX Group and partners open the doors to Living Places Copenhagen – seven prototypes that show how we can develop sustainable buildings with a three times lower CO2 footprint and a first-class indoor climate . Living Places concept holds the lowest CO2 emissions in Denmark , demonstrating that we do not have to wait for future technology to build more sustainably .
The building industry accounts for 34 % of the global energy consumption and 37 % of the global CO2 CO2 emissions [ 1 ], 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 . With the groundbreaking project Living Places Copenhagen ,
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