VELUXCHINAGREENLIGHTHOUSE20.9.2010LoneFeiferTAGENSVEJ16STRATEGICPARTNERSHIPTheMinistryofScience,TechnologyandInnovationisdeveloperandownerofGreenLighthouse.TheMinistryhasmanagedtheconstructionprocessandparticipatedinsettingrequirementsfortheenergyconceptandarchitectureofthebuilding.TheUniversityofCopenhagenhasbeenoneoftheinitiatorsofGreenLighthouseandhasparticipatedintheentireconstructionprocess.GreenLighthouseispartoftheUniversityofCopenhagen,andstudentsandresearchersoftheuniversitywillbethedailyusersofthehouse.TheCityofCopenhagenhasparticipatedasanactivepartnerintheprocess.ThecloseandprecisedialoguebetweentheCityandtheownerinanearlyphasehasoptimisedthecasehandlingprocess.VELUXandVELFACarevisionpartnersinGreenLighthouseandhavecontributedwithexpertcompetencies,technologiesandproductsthathavehadacrucialimpactonenergybalanceandindoorclimateofthebuilding.VELUXhasalsobeenprojectmanagerofthesteeringcommittee.PUBLIC–PRIVATEPARTNERSHIPSTRATEGICPARTNERSHIPTIMELINEDecember2007FormulationofstrategicpartnershipTargets&ObjectivesMarch2008Publicnotification,signingofpartnercontractCompetitiononprojectGreenLighthouseJuly2008WinningprojectannouncedElaboration&programmingOctober2008CuttingfirstturfWorkplanning&initialconstructionMay2009ToppingoutOctober2009GrandOpening,publicvisitsUsersmovinginearlyNovemberGREENLIGHTHOUSE.KU.DKPARTNERMOTIVATIONSTheUniversityofCopenhagenisproudtoseetheconstructionofaclimatefriendlyhouseofthefuture.SustainabilityisacrucialelementincampusplanningandGreenLighthouseisaninnovativeandnoticeableexample.Thehouseistobethehomeof,amongothers,studyadministration,aFacultyClub,meetingfacilitiesandstudents’service.Thissetshighdemandsforfunctionality,anditisinterestingtocombinethesefactorswiththeaspectofclimate-friendliness.PARTNERMOTIVATIONSGreenLighthouseispartofthenewenergystrategyoftheMinistryofScience,TechnologyandInnovationwhichwillturnuniversitybuildingsintozero-carbonhouses.AsthelargestbuildingownerofthecountrytheMinistryofScience,TechnologyandInnovationandtheresponsibleUniversityandPropertyAgencycancontributetosettingthestandardforgreenbuildingofthefuture.KnowledgegatheredundertheGreenLighthouseprojectcanbeusedinbuildingprojectsofthefutureandcontributetotheconstructionsector’sknowledgebankinthisfield.Atthesametimetheaimistoinspireothersintozero-carbonconstructionthankstoaprojectunitingbeautifularchitectureandzerocarboninanexquisitemanner.Thisisaresponsibilitywegladlytakeuponus.Therefore,theMinistrywillsoonlaunchanambitiousenergystrategycomprising,amongothers,theobjectivethatourentirebuildingstockwillbezero-carbonin2028.PARTNERMOTIVATIONSWithanambitiousclimateplantheCityofCopenhagenhaslaunchedthewishtomakeCopenhagenzero-carbonby2025.ThisalsomeansthatCopenhagenshouldbeafrontrunnerwithinsustainableurbandevelopment.TheUNClimateSummitinDecember2009willgivetheCityauniqueopportunitytoraiseourprofileasoneofthe‘environmentallighthouses’oftheworld.Acityatthecuttingedgeofnewtechnologyandsustainableurbandevelopment.GreenLighthouseisaneminentsourceofinspirationforcontractorsofthefutureandtheCityofCopenhagenhasthereforechosentosupporttheprojectactively.ThecloseandprecisedialoguebetweentheCityandtheownerinanearlyphasehasoptimisedthecasehandlingprocess.PARTNERMOTIVATIONSVELUXhaslaunchedavisionforsustainablehousesofthefuture–aconceptnamedModelHome2020.Theaimisazerocarbonhousewithanoptimalindoorclimate,freshairandnaturaldaylight.GreenLighthouseisoneofatotalofsixhousesinEuropeunderModelHome2020.Eachhouseisanexperimentreflectingandrespondingtovariousconditionssuchasclimate,architectureanddaylight.VELUXsuppliessixdifferentproductstothehouse–productsthatVELUXsellstoday.Thisshowsthatwiththeproductswecarryalreadytodayitispossibletobuildclimatefriendlyhousesofhighconvenience.VELFACAsaplayerintheconstructionsectorVELFACconsidersitaresponsibilitytocontributetodevelopmentofnewenergy-optimisedproductsandconstructionprinciples.VELFACwantstoshowthewayandfindopportunitiesinthedevelopmentoffutureenergy-correctandholisticbuilding.Thereforewehavechosentotestconceptsinreal-lifeconstruction.VELFAChasdevelopedtheconceptofHomeforLife:theenergy-producinghouseofthefuturewhereenergy,comfortandaestheticsgohandinhand.Ahouseproducingmoreenergythanitconsumesandwherelife,lightandairarereflectedintheenergyconceptandarchitectureofthehouse.FUNCTIONGreenLighthousefirstandforemostbelongstothestudents.Itisakindofaone-stop-shop:TheFacultyofScienceisnoworganisedinawaythatstudentsmustonlycallinoneplacetofindanswerstostudy-relatedquestions.Therefore,groundfloorandfirstfloorwillbehomeofthestudents’servicewherestudentscanbeassistedwithallissuesrangingfromcareerplanningtodeadlinesandexams.Onthegroundflooraninformationboothwillbelocatedforreceptionofstudentsandansweringofquestions.Therewillalsobeasmallmeetingroomforcommonguidanceandinformationevents.Firstfloorwillbetheworkplaceofstaffengagedwithstudents’service.Itwillalsobehomeoftheeditorialofficesofthewebsiterelatingtostudents’service.SecondfloorwillhaveaFacultyLoungewhereresearchersandothersconnectedwitht