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The campaign Renovate Europe – which Glass for Europe contributes to – recently organised Renovate Europe Day (REDay) in Copenhagen in the presence of the European Commissioner for Energy & Housing, Dan Jørgensen.
Danish window manufacturer Dovista (including Weru, Egokiefer, 4B) has officially completed its acquisition of French competitor Tryba. The deal gives Dovista access to Europe's second-largest renovation market and expands its portfolio to 13 independent brands.
Danish architect Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) believes there is no single answer to what sustainable buildings of the future will look like. Two examples are the new concrete BIG headquarters in the port of Copenhagen and the timber Skypark Business Centre at Luxembourg Airport. What seems contradictory, actually shares a high standards of sustainability, resource conservation and energy efficiency, and both feature insulating glazing with Super Spacer spacers. Here are both projects in detail.
The construction of the "Redmolen" building in Copenhagen harbour was preceded by a variety of daylight analyses. The result: a 12,000 m² unitised façade whose inclination filters the daylight as required in order to achieve optimum daylight utilisation. The facade glasses used were Cool-Lite SKN 176 and Eclaz from Saint-Gobain.
Velux Group appoints Lars Petersson as its new CEO, taking over from David Briggs, who is retiring. Lars Petersson is currently President and CEO of Hempel and will join Velux on 1 November 2022. Until then, Anders Götzsche, CFO of Velux, will act as interim CEO.
The Experimentarium science centre in Denmark was recently expanded. Velux Modular Skylights were installed for natural daylight and a pleasant indoor climate. See here for more:
While affordable architecture is one of the most pressing concerns of our time, the issues of sustainability, energy efficiency, land sealing, recycling management, comfort and social integration would seem to run contrary to the economic demands. Lars Gitz Architects and BaseCamp Student pulled off the remarkable feat of combining these complex requirements within a spectacular, multi-award-winning student residence.
The copper shell for the Maersk Tower in Copenhagen is a prime example of what can be achieved when Danish architecture, Austrian steel and glass construction and German curved glass come together with Edgetech’s Super Spacer warm edge spacers. Read here how it all works:
