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2023
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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2020
30
November
2020
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09:10
Europe/Copenhagen
AirBird® gives indoor air quality a shape and makes it tangible and actionable. It measures CO2, temperature and humidity every few minutes and uses this real-time data to prompt action, when needed, to improve air quality and thereby the health and ...
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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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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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28
October
2018
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13:27
Europe/Copenhagen
A survey by YouGov amongst 16,000 people worldwide reveals that more than half (53%) believe that daylight influences their sleep and nearly two thirds (63%) believe that daylight affects their productivity.
The global survey was commissioned as ...
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03
July
2018
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07:00
Europe/Copenhagen
The VELUX Group, the globally leading roof window manufacturer, has released the world’s first ‘plug-and-play’ system for smart sensor-based operation of roof windows, blinds and shutters for use in homes worldwide.
VELUX ACTIVE with NETATMO - an ...
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15
May
2018
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10:05
Europe/Copenhagen
New Indoor Generation spends 90% of time the indoors
Indoor air can be up to five times more polluted than outside but 77% are unaware according to global YouGov survey
Children’s bedrooms are often among the most polluted rooms in th...
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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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24
March
2017
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12:29
Europe/Copenhagen
Daylight is vital to our long-term health and wellbeing. Yet, our modern way of living challenges our daily access to daylight and connection to nature, ultimately leading to a daylight deficit.
So what role is left for architects and planners whe...
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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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18
May
2016
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13:28
Europe/Copenhagen
Following a seven-month renovation project, the VELUX Group today officially opens its latest demo building – the RenovActive house – in Brussels, Belgium. The aim is to demonstrate that climate renovation based around the Active House principles of ...
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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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2015
24
March
2015
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13:00
Europe/Copenhagen
No healthy home, no healthy life. Fresh air and plenty of daylight in the home are two surprising top scorers when Europeans are asked about what is important for their health. This is the conclusion of a new study, the Healthy Homes Barometer by the...
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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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2014
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
August
2014
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00:00
Europe/Copenhagen
The typical Danish single-family home of the Larsen family is located in the outskirts of Copenhagen. At first sight, it looks plain and undistinguishable from the other buildings in the neighbourhood. But once you enter through the front door, you w...
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29
January
2014
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00:00
Europe/Copenhagen
Antibiotic resistance is becoming a scary reality and we will have to do more to stop infection from spreading. In a recently published review, Dr Richard Hobday says that creating a healthier indoor climate with daylight and fresh air in our buildin...
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2013
31
May
2013
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00:00
Europe/Copenhagen
The use of daylight to create sustainable buildings and a healthy indoor climate was on the lips of everyone when the 5th VELUX Daylight Symposium took place in May 2013 − and with good reason. According to some of the world's leading experts in th...
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24
April
2013
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00:00
Europe/Copenhagen
A new study shows that something as simple as installing new windows and bringing more daylight into our homes may have positive effects on our body clock and general health. What is more, the effect is shown to be significant throughout every Europe...
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2012
07
December
2012
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00:00
Europe/Copenhagen
We roast and we baste, we pickle and we bake. December is a busy month in the kitchen, with Christmas dinner and lunches to prepare. The cooking smells and fumes are difficult to get rid of and can hang around for days. Here are five useful tips fo...
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24
October
2012
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00:00
Europe/Copenhagen
During the first Slovakian state visit to Denmark, the Presidential couple visited the VELUX Group, the only company visit made in their two-day stay. Central to the visit was the question of the sustainable society of the future, an increasingly i...
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12
October
2012
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00:00
Europe/Copenhagen
On 10 - 11 October 160 experts from 28 countries set out to discuss possible solutions to improve thermal comfort and indoor climate in the [nearly] zero-energy residential buildings of today and tomorrow. The venue was the 33rd AIVC Conference and...
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27
August
2012
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00:00
Europe/Copenhagen
About 180 million Euros in increased GNP and savings of 36 million Euros in public funds. That is the sum Denmark could save by replacing the lingering smell of sandwich boxes and stale air in state schools with fresh air. The calculation appears i...
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08
May
2012
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00:00
Europe/Copenhagen
The home of the future, with an excellent indoor climate and unique daylight influx and energy consumption that meets the demands of 2020 is already possible today.
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18
April
2012
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00:00
Europe/Copenhagen
At the recent Batibouw fair in Belgium EU commissioner on Climate Action, Connie Hedegaard, appeals to the building industry for it to build, show and disseminate the good solutions on how we can live up to the energy requirements of tomorrow with ...
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22
March
2012
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00:00
Europe/Copenhagen
Now comes the tough practical trial: for a whole year Yasmin and Ludwig Dorfstetter and their two children will be testing Sunlighthouse in practice.
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