12-11-2009
Old cultural centre gets daylight, fresh air and new energy
The inauguration of Valhalsgade, the City of Copenhagen’s energy renovation project of a cultural centre, takes place today.
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11-11-2009
VELUX Austria builds carbon-neutral single-family house
In the run-up to the Copenhagen Climate Conference, VELUX Austria is to erect Austria’s first ever carbon-neutral single-family house under the name of Sunlighthouse.
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02-11-2009
The VELUX Group Sponsors COP 15 Pavilion
The VELUX Group and the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs have signed a United Nations Climate Change Conference sponsorship agreement in Copenhagen. According to the agreement the VELUX Group will establish and operate the official conference exit.
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20-10-2009
A lighthouse for the climate just opened at the University of Copenhagen
Green Lighthouse is Denmark’s first public CO2-neutral building
Denmark’s first public CO2-neutral building just opened. The new building, Green Lighthouse, was inaugurated on the 20th October 2009 and serves as an example in several ways.
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04-10-2009
Promising outlook for second title sponsorship of VELUX 5 OCEANS
With one year to race start the VELUX Group is pleased with the prospects of the event. Nine skippers have entered and sustainability will play key role.
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02-10-2009
The International VELUX Award 2010 is open for registration
The International VELUX Award 2010 is now open for registration. The Award challenges students of architecture worldwide to work with daylight in architecture under the overall theme “Light of Tomorrow”.
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09-09-2009
EU Commissioner visits Green Lighthouse
Wednesday, Andris Piebalgs, EU Commissioner for Energy, visited the ‘Green Lighthouse’ in Copenhagen. Mr. Piebalgs was given a guided tour of the building that will be handed over to Copenhagen University as a faculty building in October.
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08-09-2009
Nordic Climate Solutions 2009
When more than 1000 stakeholders within energy, transport and building meet the next two days, VELUX Group will be represented in two main conference discussions.
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08-09-2009
Joining forces for living in the city of the future
VELUX Germany signs the IBA Convention and cooperation on the concept house Model Home 2020.
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27-08-2009
The VELUX Group sponsors Copenhagen Design Week 2009
From 27 August, Copenhagen Design Week 2009 will present Danish and international design trends and talents under the theme Sustainable Design. The VELUX Group is main sponsor and arranger of an international architecture seminar.
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13-07-2009
International VELUX Award 2010 opens for registration on 1 October 2009
The International VELUX Award challenges students of architecture from all over the world to explore and investigate daylight in architecture under the overall award theme Light of tomorrow. Registration for the 2010 Award opens on 1 October 2009.
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23-06-2009
VELUX opens new factory in Russia
Today, Tuesday 23 June, VELUX officially opens a new factory in Rostov 260 km northeast of Moscow. The new VELUX factory is specialised in production of the most popular VELUX roof window models on the Russian market.
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29-05-2009
New vision for buildings will create balance between energy consumption and well-being
One of the building sector’s contributions to the sustainable buildings of the future is the concept of the Active House, where energy, indoor climate and the local environment combine to benefit the occupants.
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27-05-2009
Green Lighthouse – the climate-friendly building of the future – is topped out
Copenhagen University’s new building, the Faculty of Natural Sciences on Nørre Campus called Green Lighthouse, will act as a beacon to guide us towards green behaviour.
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26-05-2009
Incentive packages must be long-term in thinking and effect
“Stop-go solutions are not visionary enough. We must look beyond the employment effect of such packages in this time of crisis and come up with long-term proposals to stimulate energy renovation."
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14-05-2009
Daylight has a healthy influence on humans
At the third international VELUX Daylight Symposium in Rotterdam, renowned daylight experts presented recent research findings.
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20-04-2009
Visions for buildings of the future – Opening a ‘Home for Life’
Monday 20 April saw the official opening of the first of six CO2 neutral experimental houses to be built in five European countries as part of the VELUX Model Home 2020 concept.
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20-04-2009
CO2 emissions to be cut by 50%
VELUX sets ambitious goals with its climate strategy – its CO2 emissions are to be cut by 50 % before 2020
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31-03-2009
VELUX opens new factory in Slovakia
Today VELUX A/S officially opens a new factory near Partizanske in Slovakia.
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30-03-2009
Meldorfer Holzverarbeitungs GmbH is closing by the end of 2009
After three weeks of negotiation about the future, the final decision has been made to shut down the production and close the factory by the end of 2009.
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09-01-2009
The EU Commission acquits VELUX
The EU Commission has closed its investigation of the VELUX Group and found no competition law infringements.
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