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Demonstration buildings for future housing

Experimenting is in the DNA of the VELUX Group and conclusions from our full-scale building experiments show that it is possible to build sustainable and healthy buildings using the standard materials, methods and technologies that are available today. By monitoring these buildings and studying the interaction between them and their occupants, we have created a blueprint for future housing that offers solutions to some of the most important societal and environmental issues.

Children sitting at table, drawing

Endrup School, Denmark

Rebuilding two preschool classrooms at the Endrup School offered an opportunity to create healthy indoor environments for children and implement new, energy-efficient technologies.

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Round building with green tinted facade and many windows and skylights

Green Lighthouse, Denmark

In Denmark’s capital, the VELUX Group joined forces with engineering, architectural and environmental experts to conduct an innovative experiment in optimising renewable energy.

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Roof windows on Langebjerg School seen from outside

Langebjerg School, Denmark

The Langebjerg School renovation needed to solve the immediate problems of the roof and, most importantly, to prepare the school for future demands on education.

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Maison air et lumiere

Maison Air et Lumiere, France

Using a design principle that integrates architectural quality and energy efficiency, the VELUX Group set out to develop a home with a positive energy balance, a neutral environmental impact and the capacity to enhance well being.

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Dancers rehearsing underneath large skylights

OSRAM Culture Centre, Denmark

Using a design principle that integrates architectural quality and energy efficiency, the VELUX Group set out to develop a home with a positive energy balance, a neutral environmental impact and the capacity to enhance well being.

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Girl looking through inside window

First Active House, Russia

Working just outside of Moscow, the VELUX Group sought to showcase how available energy solutions allow us to respond to the challenges of protecting the environment and using renewable energy while creating attractive interiors ideal for modern life.

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Sunlighthouse

Sunlighthouse Pressbaum, Austria

Nine up-and-coming Austrian architects pitched their ideas for carbon-neutral home designs that kept energy consumption to a minimum without sacrificing the residents’ comfort or standard of living.

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Smith Residence

Smith Residence, USA

Guided by the culture and well-established architectural standards of the Old Webster district in St. Louis, Missouri, the design team set out to develop the first Active House in the USA.

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Active House Norway covered in snow

Future Active House, Norway

To create a house whose technology and atmosphere could inspire future green buildings.

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Solhuset building front

Solhuset, Denmark

Solhuset (The Sun House) was conceived to set new standards for future sustainable childcare centres.

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Angled windows

zu-haus, Austria

Taking a holistic approach to energy, comfort and environment, the project team set out to develop a low-tech Active House concept with high residential quality.

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Girl choosing clothes in brightly lit bedroom

TUEN, Denmark

This renovation brought natural light into a previously dark and chilly home and improved its indoor climate and comfort.

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House facade with large panorama windows lit from within

House by the Garden of Venus, Austria

To transform an old farmhouse into a spacious, modern mixed-used property while preserving an apricot orchard and stunning views, the project team needed to think outside the box.

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Townhouse facades

De Poorters van Montfoort, Netherlands

Through renovations based on Active House principles, the design team aimed to revitalise ten run-down Dutch houses built in the 1970s.

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Outside view of Home for Life house covered in snow

Home for life, Denmark

The VELUX Group sought to create a carbon-neutral building that would benefit from solar energy, both actively by producing electricity and solar heat and passively by benefitting from the heat of the sun.

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House facade with many roof windows

CarbonLight Homes, UK

For the first Active House in the UK, the VELUX Group envisioned a design that would serve as a model for future housing by offering a comfortable, sustainable living environment that could enhance quality of life.
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Outside view of Jadarhus Norway

Jadarhus ISOBO Aktiv, Norway

Working on a development site in Norway, the design team set out to transform one of 12 existing house plans according to Active House principles.
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LichtAktiv Haus house and covered patio

LichtAktiv Haus, Germany

To demonstrate how energy-efficient architecture and high livability can be combined in the modernisation of old houses, this classic 1950s semi-detached home was transformed into a carbon-neutral building of the future.
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Family standing on patio in front of Active House in Canada

Great Gulf Active House, Canada

The project team for Canada’s first Active House focused on developing a contemporary residential product that would shift the conversation beyond energy efficiency by also promoting mental and physical health for its occupants.
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Healthy Home Townhouse facade

Healthy Home Townhouses, Norway

The Healthy Home Townhouses were conceived to offer beautiful design, a healthy indoor environment and minimal energy consumption.
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Outside view of Ordrup School

Ordrup School, Denmark

The rebuilding of Ordrup School not only improved the air quality. The automatically controlled roof windows have created a comfortable indoor climate and an architecture that literally makes the teacher take his shoes off.

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House facade

Active House Centenni­al Park, Canada

This Active House  is an easily maintained, environmentally friendly home that improves the quality of life for homeowners.  It has energy-saving features and a design that maximizes opportunities for natural daylight and ventilation.

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RenovActive House Belgium

RenovActive, Belgium

The RenovActive concept offers a simple, innovative and affordable solution to the renovation challenge. It is an example of how to transform European housing into healthy and sustainable living space.

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RenovActive house Slovakia

RenovActive, Slovakia

A house that provides comfortable and healthy living should be affordable and easy to reproduce. These are the main criteria for the RenovActive reconstruction project in Slovakia.
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VELUX China office

VELUX China Office - a healthy workplace

The multi-facetted design strategy serves as a model for the VELUX Group to inspire its employees and customers of the benefits of healthy design.

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A home that grows with its residents, Denmark

Not enough room? Look how this family transformed their old house into a bright and spacious home.

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