New Living Places Book Shares a Recipe for Healthy Buildings
Since its opening in 2023, Living Places has significantly impacted the building industry by introducing an innovative approach to home construction that benefits both people and the planet. This groundbreaking project, recognized with international awards, is now detailed in a new book titled “Living Places: Principles and Insights for a New Way of Thinking Buildings”, published by the Danish Architectural Press. The book represents a key step in promoting new building principles and fostering a shift in how we think about buildings. As Lars Kann-Rasmussen notes in the preface, Living Places exemplifies the future of sustainable construction through practical experimentation and innovation.
Amid growing environmental concerns, the construction industry faces a crucial responsibility to adopt sustainable and decarbonized practices. Living Places is an innovative approach to home construction that benefits both people and the planet, emphasizing collaboration and scalability. It serves as a model for creating healthy buildings using readily available materials and technologies, aiming to influence the broader housing sector. The new book on Living Places provides a comprehensive overview, featuring insights from project partners, shared data, and a detailed description of the innovation process. It is designed as a manual, offering tools and insights to spark dialogue on developing projects that address various sustainability agendas.
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The building industry accounts for one-third of global emissions. If we’re to build responsibly with the planet and human health in mind, it’s crucial we implement and scale low-carbon alternatives.
In partnership with Artelia and EFFEKT, VELUX set out to create an affordable housing typology with an ultra-low carbon footprint. The result is Living Places – an experimental living environment featuring a 3x lower CO2 footprint and a 3x better indoor climate than an average single-family house.
Living Places in Copenhagen includes seven full-scale prototypes – five open pavilions and two completed houses. Each prototype is curated to show the synergy between how we live in homes and communities. Living Places houses are designed with a strong focus on the indoor climate through the five healthy building principles. Each material, design, and building technique has been carefully considered to reduce environmental impact and improve human health. Built using existing technologies and materials, Living Places demonstrates that we do not have to wait for future technology to build far more sustainable homes that are healthy, affordable and beautiful to live in.
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