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The Velux Group has signed a multi-year agreement with the aluminium company Novelis for the supply of highly recycled aluminium. Under this partnership, flat-rolled aluminium with over 70 per cent recycled content will be used to manufacture Velux roof windows and accessories to further reduce CO2 emissions.
Around 400 Velux Modular Skylights were installed as part of extensive renovation work on the ‘Les Bains des Docks’ swimming centre in Le Havre. The daylight solution was chosen because of its corrosion-resistant materials and maintenance-free components, which are ideal for humid environments, according to the planners.
The requirements for energy efficiency and attractive working conditions are also becoming increasingly stringent in industrial buildings. This is why the Horsch company opted for a high level of natural lighting in its new production hall in Ronneburg, Germany, as provided by a skylight solution with very good thermal insulation values. Here are the details.
The Velux Group and Guardian Glass have entered a joint development agreement concerning tempered vacuum insulated glass (VIG).
With the "Energy" variant, Velux will be offering another triple glazing option in its glass range from April 2024. According to the manufacturer, this provides a low-cost entry into high energy efficiency with very good thermal insulation values. With a UW value of 1.0 W/(m²K), it also fulfils the requirements for state subsidies. Here are the details.
The architecture firm Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) has created the "most environmentally friendly furniture factory in the world" for the furniture manufacturer Vestre with The Plus. Here you can find out how Velux Modular Skylights contribute to the sustainability concept with a high level of daylight and good thermal insulation.
The new building of the Tyrolean educational centre in Lans, Austria, offers optimal conditions for users with its special architectural and lighting concept. A shed roof construction with Velux Modular Skylights ensures homogeneous daylight penetration with north-facing light bands. At the same time, PV modules keep the energy footprint of the education centre small.
Glaston and the Velux Group recently announced their collaboration on Step Change Base Camp 2023 event at the Glass Performance Days 2023 to make the glass industry more sustainable and address global environmental challenges.
Velux commissions renewables developer BayWa r.e. to build two solar parks to supply its European operations with green electricity by 2024. The solar parks will be set up so that the land can also be for agriculture.
As part of a lighting and ventilation concept for the new UK Hydrographic Office building in Taunton, England, the building was fitted with 200 Velux Modular Skylights on the roof of the atrium.
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:
A special hut in the Alps, bent insulating glass for a green house, stained glass windows that generate electricity and Finstral‘s plans to expand production capacity. Here are our top stories of this week:
When the weather is fine, mountain hikers in the South Tyrolean part of the Zillertal Alps can spot a special object from far away. Long before they arrive at the Trippachsattel at an altitude of around 3030 m above sea level, they see how a high irregular hexagon reflects the sunlight.
Velux recently introduced a new generation of its flat roof windows Konvex and Flach-Glas: Completely rimless upper glass elements ensure that rainwater and dirt run off even more easily. The new models will be available from summer 2021. Here are the details.
Indoor shopping with an open-air feeling: 64 Velux Ridgelight modules form part of the roof for this light-flooded shopping mall:
