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“We take responsibility in accordance with our goal to be a model of good behaviour and to be useful to society – and because our business depends on the fact that our products are used when the low energy buildings of the future are built.”
Jørgen Tang-Jensen, CEO, VELUX |
Daylight, energy and indoor climate
The benefits of VELUX products today are more important than ever before. Daylight and fresh air have been at the core of our business since the company started in 1942. By bringing daylight and fresh air into peo-ple’s homes, the VELUX Group has contrib-uted to improving the well-being of the peo-ple living in them. Buildings should be designed to ensure thermal and visual com-fort as well as the quality of the breathable air inside them. Building design must be a balance between good energy performance and good indoor climate conditions. For a number of years, we have dedicated consid-erable resources to building unique skills and acquiring documentation of the effects of our products in the fields of energy effi-ciency, indoor climate and the benefits of daylight.
Climate change
Climate change is an equally important item on the agenda. The VELUX Group works to supply products that help reduce CO2 emis-sions from buildings without compromising on the highest standards of daylight and in-door comfort. With our products and the way they are used, we wish to contribute to more sustainable buildings. We are intensi-fying our own efforts to reduce global CO2 by making considerable investments and setting ambitious goals. The strategy is two-fold: reduction of our own environmen-tal impact and environmentally beneficial improvements in the use of the company’s products. We go to great lengths to reduce the environmental impact of the production, use and disposal of our products. We have a responsibility to contribute to alleviating global climate problems, and reducing the climate impact of our operation and our products is an important part of that re-sponsibility.
Product categories
In the Model Home 2020 experiments, five main product categories have been incorporated. They can stand alone or be combined in many different ways, as in Model Home 2020. The five categories have a decisive in-fluence on the energy balance of the house:
Roof windows
a wide range of various roof windows to match any need
Blinds and shutters
that control daylight and heat with functional, decorative and easy-to-install window accessories that allow for individual needs and preferences
Solar energy systems
that supply hot water and room heating and have been designed to optimise effectiveness, aesthetics and convenience
Installation products
that ensure a tight seal between window and roof construction
Home automation
intelligent technology products (such as io-homecontrol®) that optimise comfort.