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2023
14
November
2023
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09:00
Europe/Copenhagen
The groundbreaking housing project, Living Places Copenhagen, wins two international architecture awards from the American Institute of Architects (AIA) thereby confirming the importance of the project on the international architecture scene....
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09
October
2023
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06:00
Europe/Copenhagen
The VELUX Group has entered a partner agreement with the Dutch house builder Bouwgroep Dijkstra Draisma on building more sustainable housing in the Northern part of the Netherlands. With this partner agreement, Bouwgroep Dijkstra Draisma is the first...
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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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2021
15
December
2021
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11:55
Europe/Copenhagen
The 2021 edition of the Best Use of Natural Light Prize was revealed at the World Architecture Festival and the winner was presented by Programme Director Paul Finch from WAF and special advisor Tina Christensen from the VELUX Group. The prize was aw...
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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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28
October
2021
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15:21
Europe/Copenhagen
VELUX Group participated in the UN Climate Change Conference 2021 (COP26). You can read a full overview of VELUX Group's presence at COP26 in Glasgow, including event topics and locations, as well as view recordings of the various events.
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21
September
2021
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07:10
Europe/Copenhagen
The VELUX Group has selected Schneider Electric to build an accelerated decarbonisation strategy to enable fast delivery on its Lifetime Carbon Neutral commitment. The extended partnership builds on previously announced renewable energy advisory serv...
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2020
30
March
2020
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08:55
Europe/Copenhagen
In 2019, the VELUX Group reduced its global carbon footprint by 47% from the baseline year 2007. This brings us even closer to reaching our goal of a 50% reduction in carbon emissions in 2020 and demonstrates our continued contribution to a more sust...
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2019
12
October
2019
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03:49
Europe/Copenhagen
The second round of this international challenge - open only to women designing innovative, climate-focused tech solutions to improve cities - is launched at the C40 Mayors Summit in Copenhagen today. The challenge is called ‘Innovation in Climate Ac...
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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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10
September
2019
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19:12
Europe/Copenhagen
The VELUX Group officially opened a model house in Sala today, which is renovated according to seven principles that form the basis for the RenovActive concept. An online guide is also launched, explaining how to make healthy, energy-efficient and su...
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2017
01
June
2017
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12:01
Europe/Copenhagen
Last year, fans at the VELUX EHF FINAL4 championship could enter a VELUX competition in front of the handball arena and donate a Natural Light solar lamp to Africa. For every goal scored by the fans a lamp was donated to off-grid regions of Africa. A...
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2016
16
November
2016
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09:00
Europe/Copenhagen
New research from the German research institute Fraunhofer Institut für Bauphysik IBP reveals that 84 million Europeans live in homes that are too damp, causing respiratory illnesses such as asthma and COPD. European governments’ expenditures on asth...
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04
September
2016
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13:32
Europe/Copenhagen
New ideas, tools and methods for design of buildings that promote happiness and health emerged at the 6th VELUX Daylight Symposium in London 2-3 September. For two days, researchers, architects, engineers and building professionals discussed how dayl...
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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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03
December
2015
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14:55
Europe/Copenhagen
While global leaders struggle to reach a global climate agreement at the COP21, the VELUX Group is implementing an affordable and large-scale concept for climate renovations. The full scale renovation case is part of a social housing complex in Bruss...
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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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18
June
2015
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12:32
Europe/Copenhagen
As part of the EU Sustainable Energy Week High-Level Policy Conference, EuroACE organises on Wednesday 17th June 2015 an interactive event in cooperation with its member company The VELUX Group, entitled “Quizzing the Stakeholders: Renovating Buildin...
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23
April
2015
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10:58
Europe/Copenhagen
Today, the VELUX Group will participate in the official opening of Green Solution House - one of the world’s most sustainable buildings. Green Solution House is a Danish hotel and conference centre that is inspired by the Active House principles.
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25
March
2015
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13:00
Europe/Copenhagen
That was the main conclusion of the VELUX Group’s “Healthy Building Day” conference in Brussels on 24 March. The conclusion is based on scientific learnings about indoor health and well-being from the VELUX Model Homes 2020 programme. Europeans are r...
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10
March
2015
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07:30
Europe/Copenhagen
A new white paper from the German research institute Fraunhofer documents serious health problems related to damp and unhealthy indoor climate affecting 80 million Europeans. The VELUX Group believes this calls for political action at European level....
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19
January
2015
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09:00
Europe/Copenhagen
2015 has been proclaimed International Year of Light and Light-Based Technologies by the United Nations. International Year of Light is a global initiative highlighting the importance of light to our lives, our future and the development of society. ...
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2014
26
November
2014
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00:00
Europe/Copenhagen
The VELUX Group is today taking part in a conference and export promotion at the Danish embassy in Germany in order to promote its green building solutions. The Group has joined forces with a number of other Danish companies and organisations that ha...
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03
November
2014
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00:00
Europe/Copenhagen
A report published today, 3 November 2014, by The Buildings Performance Institute Europe (BPIE) reveals that 6 out of 10 EU member states have submitted renovation strategies that are not compliant with Article 4 of the EU Energy Efficiency Directive...
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22
October
2014
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00:00
Europe/Copenhagen
According to a recently published study by leading expert Dr. Richard Hobday, infections caught in buildings are a major global cause of sickness and mortality. As we spend more than 90 percent of our time indoor, the importance of a good indoor clim...
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07
October
2014
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00:00
Europe/Copenhagen
Most buildings are renovated for functional and energy reasons, but there are other equally important advantages to focus on in a renovation or building project − such as health, well-being and comfort. The VELUX Group asked 19 leading international ...
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26
June
2014
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00:00
Europe/Copenhagen
As part of the EU Sustainable Energy Week High-Level Policy Conference, EuroACE organises on Wednesday 25th June 2014 a joint event with its member company the VELUX Group, entitled "Quizzing the Stakeholders: Making Energy Efficient Buildings More...
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