Architect Kolja Nielsen says Danish builders no longer question the connection between green design and long-term value. Their approaches are something Toronto’s development and design sector will – or should – be soaking up a lot in coming years
Danish firms also push past regulatory requirements or even green-building certification standards, such as LEED.These firms, according to their principals, take a broad-ranging approach to sustainable architecture, one that incorporates all the predictable elements , but also pushes past regulatory requirements or even green building certification standards, such as LEED.
3XN, for example, sees buildings as “material banks,” so its architects look for opportunities to work with components that can be easily re-used in the future. The 120-person partnership also operates a 20-employee green R&D subsidiary called GXN that has developed up-cycled building products, including LED light fixtures fashioned from discarded nylon fishing nets.
Senior partner Kasper Guldager Jensen, who heads GXN, says the goal is to weave these and other sustainable design ideas into a broader framework that incorporates the social and financial viability of their projects. “If we talk about sustainability, we have to talk about value creation,” he explains, noting that such projects last longer, improve surrounding urban streetscape, cost less to maintain and therefore see their value grow more significantly than ordinary buildings.
Nielsen adds that Danish builders no longer question the connection between green design and long-term value. “A lot of our clients go beyond [regulations].” Condo investors get it, too. “You’ll get higher prices in 15 years when you sell.” A subsidiary of Copenhagen-based architectural firm 3XN has developed up-cycled building products, including LED light fixtures fashioned from discarded nylon fishing nets.about climate change. Owing to their energy requirements and the nature of carbon-intensive construction materials such as concrete, buildings are estimated to account for about 40 per cent of all man-made greenhouse gas emissions, and thus represent a critical front in the fight to mitigate climate change.
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