VELUX-Led Living Places Copenhagen Wins Prestigious MIPIM Award for Sustainable Residential Project

VELUX-Led Living Places Copenhagen Wins Prestigious MIPIM Award for Sustainable Residential Project

(IN BRIEF) Living Places Copenhagen, a collaborative project by the VELUX Group, EFFEKT architects, Artelia engineers, and Enemærke & Petersen contractors, has been honored with the MIPIM Award 2024 for “Best Residential Project.” This accolade recognizes the project’s innovative approach to sustainability, achieving a CO2 footprint two-thirds lower than the Danish standard while ensuring superior indoor climate quality. The project’s success signifies a significant milestone for sustainable construction practices, showcasing the potential for rethinking buildings to address global climate and health challenges. The recognition at the MIPIM real estate event in Cannes highlights the project’s prominence on the international property scene, following previous accolades including the EY Sustainability Award and recognition from the American Institute of Architects. Living Places Copenhagen exemplifies a paradigm shift in residential construction towards holistic sustainability and community well-being.

(PRESS RELEASE) COPENHAGEN, 18-Mar-2024 — /EuropaWire/ — The project has won this year’s MIPIM Awards for its holistic approach to building more sustainably. It demonstrates how to build homes with a CO2 footprint that is 2/3 lower than the current Danish standard. This is achieved while ensuring a first-class indoor climate and by using existing technology and materials.

Before handing over the prize to representatives from the VELUX Group, EFFEKT, and Artelia, the jury member and partner at BIG, Kai-Uwe Bergmann, said:

“I think it is really remarkable that a manufacturer like VELUX is actually creating – and asking architects and designers – to create innovative work. Any manufacturer that might be sitting out there with products, you too can make the changes that are necessary.”

“We are thrilled to have won the MIPIM Award for Best Residential Project with Living Places Copenhagen. This year’s focus on sustainability, considering both the CO2 footprint from the entire lifecycle and the impact on the climate, makes this win especially important. With the Living Places project, we – together with our partners EFFEKT, Artelia, and Enemærke & Petersen – demonstrate how it is possible to construct homes that not only serve their end-users and the broader community but also contribute to the economy. We are honored to be the winning project among the four nominees.” said Lone Feifer, Director of Sustainable Buildings at the VELUX Group.

The winner was announced at the international MIPIM real estate event in Cannes on March 14th, 2024, where the most influential players from all sectors of the international property industry gather.

In 2023, Living Places Copenhagen won the EY Sustainability Award in the innovation category, the Innovative Design Award of the Bo Bedre magazine’s Design Awards, as well as the “Sustainable Future Award” and the “Merit Award for Architecture” from the American Institute of Architects.

About Living Places Copenhagen
In April 2023, the VELUX Group, EFFEKT, Artelia, and Enemærke & Petersen opened the doors to Living Places Copenhagen in the Railway District in Copenhagen – the first prototype of the overall Living Places concept. The vision behind the project is to lead the way in the building industry and show how rethinking buildings can help solve some of the global climate and health challenges. The concept is based on five key principles that aim to make homes that are healthy, adaptive, simple, shared over time and scalable. These guiding principles are relevant to both new constructions and established communities.

For more information about Living Places
Read more about the MIPIM Awards 2024

About the VELUX Group
VELUX roof windows have been bringing daylight and fresh air into peoples’ homes around the world for more than 80 years, creating better living environments. We offer a range of products including roof windows and modular skylights, decorative blinds, sun screening products, and roller shutters, as well as installation and smart home solutions. They help create bright, healthy, and energy-efficient places for people who live, work, learn, and play under the roof. We work globally – with sales and manufacturing operations in 37 countries and around 11,700 employees worldwide. The VELUX Group is owned by VKR Holding A/S, a limited company wholly owned by non-profit, charitable foundations (THE VELUX FOUNDATIONS) and family. In 2022, the VELUX Group had a total revenue of EUR 2.99 billion, VKR Holding had a total revenue of EUR 4.29 billion, and THE VELUX FOUNDATIONS donated EUR 181 million in charitable grants.

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