VELUX Group wins Bo Bedre’ Design Award 2023 in the Innovation category

We are happy and pleased to receive this price from Danish Design magazine Bo Bedre in the innovation category for Living Places Copenhagen. Together with our partners EFFEKT, Artelia Denmark and Enemærke & Petersen a/s we have shown how to build homes with a very low carbon footprint and a top tier indoor climate.

The jury said:
“This project puts itself in the catapult seat to show how the future could look like. It`s a project that shows how to build with a low carbon footprint and still focusing even more on health. It`s a place that showcases a number of houses with smarthome technology, certified wood and insolation with Wood fiber […] The VELUX Group can be very prod of this final result. It is overall praiseworthy to see them invest so heavily in research on health, indoor climate, daylight and sustainability, and it illustrates the willingness to change and improve the world that we live in."

About the VELUX Group

For more than 80 years, the VELUX Group has created better living environments for people around the world; making the most of daylight and fresh air through the roof. Our product programme includes roof windows and modular skylights, decorative blinds, sun screening products and roller shutters, as well as installation and smart home solutions. These products help to ensure a healthy and sustainable indoor climate, for work and learning, for play and pleasure. We work globally – with sales and manufacturing operations in more than 35 countries and around 11,000 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 2021, VKR Holding had total revenue of EUR 3.5 billion and THE VELUX FOUNDATIONS donated EUR 244 million in charitable grants.

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. It is the first prototype of the overall Living Places concept, and the vision 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 groundbreaking project demonstrates that it is possible to build homes with a CO2 footprint that is 2/3 lower per m2/year than the Danish standard while ensuring a first-class indoor climate.