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Sunlighthouse 11-11-2009

VELUX Austria builds carbon-neutral single-family house

In the run-up to the Copenhagen Climate Conference, VELUX Austria is to erect Austria’s first ever carbon-neutral single-family house under the name of Sunlighthouse.
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Green Lighthouse 20-10-2009

A lighthouse for the climate just opened at the University of Copenhagen

Green Lighthouse is Denmark’s first public CO2-neutral building Denmark’s first public CO2-neutral building just opened. The new building, Green Lighthouse, was inaugurated on the 20th October 2009 and serves as an example in several ways.
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 Andris Piebalgs EU Commissioner for Energy visited the Green Lighthouse in Copenhagen 09-09-2009

EU Commissioner visits Green Lighthouse

Wednesday, Andris Piebalgs, EU Commissioner for Energy, visited the ‘Green Lighthouse’ in Copenhagen. Mr. Piebalgs was given a guided tour of the building that will be handed over to Copenhagen University as a faculty building in October.
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Model Home 2020 Jury Germany 08-09-2009

Joining forces for living in the city of the future

VELUX Germany signs the IBA Convention and cooperation on the concept house Model Home 2020.
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New vision for buildings will create balance between energy consumption and well-being 29-05-2009

New vision for buildings will create balance between energy consumption and well-being

One of the building sector’s contributions to the sustainable buildings of the future is the concept of the Active House, where energy, indoor climate and the local environment combine to benefit the occupants.
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Green Lighthouse – the climate-friendly building of the future – is topped out 27-05-2009

Green Lighthouse – the climate-friendly building of the future – is topped out

Copenhagen University’s new building, the Faculty of Natural Sciences on Nørre Campus called Green Lighthouse, will act as a beacon to guide us towards green behaviour.
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20-04-2009

Visions for buildings of the future – Opening a ‘Home for Life’

Monday 20 April saw the official opening of the first of six CO2 neutral experimental houses to be built in five European countries as part of the VELUX Model Home 2020 concept.
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