The building industry accounts for an astonishing 37 per cent of global carbon dioxide emissions. To address this, the roof-window specialists VELUX recently launched Living Places Copenhagen: an open-source “experimental living environment”. The seven prototype buildings, including community pavilions and two homes, are designed to reduce environmental impact and improve human health – and have a carbon footprint that's a third lower than the equivalent conventionally constructed buildings. But how is this possible? We spoke to Lone Feifer, Director for Sustainable Buildings for VELUX, to find out more.
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