2024
10
December
2024
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13:00
Europe/Copenhagen
The VELUX Group and Thylander enter a new partner agreement to accelerate the green transition of the Danish construction industry. With this agreement, Thylander is the first investor and developer in Denmark to work with the Living Places …
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26
November
2024
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09:36
Europe/Copenhagen
After testing Living Places Copenhagen for two months earlier this year, new data makes it is clear that there is a strong correlation between a high-quality indoor climate and human well-being.
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20
November
2024
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09:00
Europe/Copenhagen
The VELUX Group proudly announces that Living Places Copenhagen has won the prestigious Danish Design Award 2024.
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20
September
2024
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08:00
Europe/Copenhagen
The first Living Places prototype outside of Denmark, the Smûk house, opens its doors in Dokkum, Friesland in the Netherlands. Her Majesty Queen Máxima visited the Smûk house as one of the first guests. The prototype is built by the Dutch house …
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29
August
2024
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11:30
Europe/Copenhagen
The VELUX Group and the Danish housebuilder, HusCompagniet, have signed a knowledge-based partner agreement on the Living Places concept to help move the Danish construction industry in a more sustainable direction. The agreement builds on the …
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08
August
2024
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08:00
Europe/Copenhagen
This summer people are living in the Living Places Copenhagen houses in the railroad district in Copenhagen as a part of real-life testing of the concept. The purpose is to monitor how the houses perform when people live in them and to gather indoor …
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21
June
2024
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08:00
Europe/Copenhagen
Since opening in 2023, the Living Places project has shown the building industry a more innovative approach to home construction that benefits both people and planet. Now, the recipe for the international award-winning project is available in a new …
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20
June
2024
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11:29
Europe/Copenhagen
The International VELUX Award jury selected ten regional winners from the 468 submitted projects, from 220 school of architecture around the world.The renowned jury comprised of Song Yehao (CN), Jenni Reuter (FI), Ewa Kurylowicz (PL) and Kent Holm …
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03
June
2024
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08:00
Europe/Copenhagen
The Living Places Copenhagen project has been selected by the jury as the 2024 Architizer A+Awards winner in the Sustainable Private House category as well as the Popular Choice winner in the Architecture+Innovation category, voted by the public. …
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18
March
2024
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08:00
Europe/Copenhagen
Living Places Copenhagen, developed by the VELUX Group, EFFEKT architects, Artelia engineers, and Enemærke & Petersen contractors, has won the internationally renowned MIPIM Award 2024 in the category "Best Residential Project". This victory …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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