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2023
15
September
2023
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08:00
Europe/Copenhagen
Thursday night, the VELUX Group was awarded EY’s Sustainability Award in the Innovation category at an event hosted by EY and the Danish Chamber of Commerce in Copenhagen, Denmark. The group received the prestigious award for Living Places – a housi...
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03
July
2023
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08:00
Europe/Copenhagen
As part of the VELUX Group’s commitment to accelerate sustainable development, expressed in the Group`s Sustainability strategy 2030, the group has taken the role of Impact Partner to the UIA World Congress of Architects 2023 in Copenhagen....
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14
April
2023
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08:00
Europe/Copenhagen
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 low...
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2022
01
October
2022
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09:00
Europe/Copenhagen
From October 1st The VELUX Group will reduce the heating in all VELUX locations in Europe to a level between 19 – 21 degrees Celsius.
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23
March
2022
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09:00
Europe/Copenhagen
The Healthy Homes Barometer 2022 provides data on indoor climate, its impact on health and life satisfaction and the economic benefits of investing in healthy buildings.
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2021
17
November
2021
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13:17
Europe/Copenhagen
The sustainable buildings and communities concept Build for Life addresses multiple challenges in the building industry, based on a new way of thinking about new and existing living spaces.
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17
November
2021
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13:17
Europe/Copenhagen
As a partner project for 2023, the first prototype of Living Places will be built in a partnership between EFFEKT architects, MOE Engineers, Enemaerke & Petersen contractors and the VELUX Group.
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16
June
2021
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11:14
Europe/Copenhagen
Ten promising and innovative technology companies are participating in the third round of the Nordic accelerator programme Urbantech.
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20
April
2021
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12:00
Europe/Copenhagen
The competition is organised by REHVA and sponsored by the VELUX Group. The competition invites young professionals and students of engineering to develop solutions for achieving healthy homes.
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06
April
2021
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08:00
Europe/Copenhagen
The VELUX Group has released its Sustainability Report for 2020, marking the conclusion of a decade of work to achieve its Energy and Climate Strategy 2020 goals.
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2019
12
November
2019
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06:27
Europe/Copenhagen
“Hey Google, open my window”: VELUX ACTIVE with NETATMO launches compatibility with Google Assistant
With winter coming and the days getting shorter we are spending increasingly more time indoors, meaning we need to make our spaces work for us. We still want access to daylight and fresh air via our roof windows, but we want our homes to be warm an...
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10
October
2019
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09:30
Europe/Copenhagen
An alarming 26 million – or 1 out of 3 - children in Europe live in unhealthy homes, with deficiencies like dampness or mould, darkness, excess noise and cold. If exposed to all four factors, children are four times more likely to suffer from poor he...
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21
May
2019
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08:00
Europe/Copenhagen
The survey of 16,853 adults across 15 countries, across Europe and North America, found that despite 90% of respondents stating that they would enjoy spending more time in nature, over half (52%) said that in the last month they had on average only s...
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2018
12
December
2018
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09:00
Europe/Copenhagen
In conjunction with the World Climate Summit at COP24, the World Green Building Council launches Healthier Homes, Healthier Planet guide
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26
November
2018
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09:29
Europe/Copenhagen
Investing in the renovation of offices, schools and hospitals would greatly improve the health, well-being and productivity of European citizens, according to a new study launched today by Buildings 2030 and conducted by the Buildings Performance Ins...
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26
September
2018
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13:00
Europe/Copenhagen
The Healthy Homes Barometer 2018 is the 4th edition of this pan-European study, which takes the pulse of Europe’s buildings and examines the effects of housing on inhabitants’ health. This year’s report sheds light on some stark realities, especially...
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2017
22
December
2017
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14:31
Europe/Copenhagen
LAS VEGAS, 3rd January 2017
VELUX today announces a partnership with revolutionary smart home company Netatmo. VELUX is working with Netatmo to develop innovative indoor climate solutions called VELUX Active. Both the partnership and the product c...
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06
September
2017
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13:30
Europe/Copenhagen
The “Health in all EU Policies” event was held today at the European Parliament in Brussels, hosted by MEP Anneli Jätteenmäki (ALDE), rapporteur on the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive in the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and F...
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03
July
2017
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11:47
Europe/Copenhagen
VELUX researchers and architects shines light on the need for healthier buildings at two of Europe’s leading building science conferences opening today.
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31
May
2017
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12:00
Europe/Copenhagen
The VELUX Group today announces that its RenovActive concept will be used by Belgian Social Housing Association, “Le Foyer Anderlechtois” to renovate 86 of their properties in the Anderlecht area of Brussels.
VELUX’s RenovActive project took a pro...
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31
May
2017
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08:30
Europe/Copenhagen
Healthy homes? One in six Europeans lives in an “unhealthy” building, increasing the chance of illness by 66%
Heat or Eat? One in ten Europeans suffers energy poverty, doubling the chance of poor health
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11
May
2017
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12:11
Europe/Copenhagen
Above quote by French architect Anne Lacaton from the award winning practice Lacaton and Vassal was one of many important statements from the 7th Daylight Symposium, held in Berlin on 3-4 May 2017. Under the theme, “HEALTHY & CLIMATE-FRIENDLY ARCHITE...
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01
May
2017
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12:04
Europe/Copenhagen
Four keynote presentations by critically acclaimed architects will be live-streamed from the international forum for daylight and architecture, the Daylight Symposium, to be held for the 7th time, 3-4 May 2017
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2016
09
November
2016
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11:00
Europe/Copenhagen
For the first time, the building glass façade and window industry represented by European Aluminium, EuroWindoor, ES-SO and Glass for Europe come together to call for a modernised EPBD to unleash the energy savings potential of high performing window...
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15
August
2016
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10:27
Europe/Copenhagen
Apple HomeKit, which now has its very own app, offers a simple and secure way to set up and control home automation from the palm of your hand.
Bringing the internet of things into your home, the VELUX Group believes that home automation is crucia...
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09
May
2016
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13:23
Europe/Copenhagen
The German research institute, Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics IBP, has published its latest report which shows that despite improvements to school buildings in recent years, we are yet to provide school children with an optimum indoor envi...
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20
April
2016
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10:00
Europe/Copenhagen
Europeans who live in unhealthy homes experience worse overall health, as well as suffering flu-like symptoms and fatigue more often, a new study from VELUX and Humboldt University finds. The study points to five characteristics of unhealthy homes, s...
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19
January
2016
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08:00
Europe/Copenhagen
Daylight streaming in from brand new roof windows in the local clubhouse. A dream that could come true for sports clubs across Europe when the VELUX Group donates roof windows to club houses to mark its 75th anniversary.
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2015
14
December
2015
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14:13
Europe/Copenhagen
The VELUX Group is satisfied with the result of the COP21 negotiations – it is an important international step in the right direction. But it also opens possibilities from a VELUX perspective and for as such.
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02
September
2015
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00:00
Europe/Copenhagen
The VELUX Daylight Symposium celebrated its 10th anniversary as the two-day conference was kicked off today. Scientists and practioners adressed the topic: Daylight as a driver of change in today’s 24/7 society.
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