Denmark is about to house the greenest children’s centre in world. The children’s centre, which will be located in Hørsholm, north of Copenhagen, and should be completed by November 2010.
The children’s centre, it is reported, will be one of the most energy efficient centres in the world and will generate more energy than it actually consumes using renewable sources of energy.
The project was commissioned by Hørsholm Council in cooperation with VKR Holding and designed by Christensen & Co. Architects and will feature state-of-the-art energy saving and generating technologies.
The facility, which will be 4300-square meters features low-rise cedar-clad houses around its perimeters and an angular roof that rises and falls like a series of waves.
Because of the structural design, copious amounts of natural light and air will be allowed to enter the building, which makes it extremely green as it doesn’t rely on energy for power - instead it uses a bit of tech-deign and some help from mother nature.
However, the main component of the green structure will be the 50-square meter solar collectors that provide heating and hot water combined with 250-meters of photovoltaic panels that produce about 8KWh per square meter, which is much more than the actual energy requirements of the building.

hrsholm_childcare_center_3Denmark is about to house the greenest children’s centre in world. The children’s centre, which will be located in Hørsholm, north of Copenhagen, and should be completed by November 2010. 

The children’s centre, it is reported, will be one of the most energy efficient centres in the world and will generate more energy than it actually consumes using renewable sources of energy. 

The project was commissioned by Hørsholm Council in cooperation with VKR Holding and designed by Christensen & Co. Architects and will feature state-of-the-art energy saving and generating technologies. 

The facility, which will be 4300-square meters features low-rise cedar-clad houses around its perimeters and an angular roof that rises and falls like a series of waves. 

Because of the structural design, copious amounts of natural light and air will be allowed to enter the building, which makes it extremely green as it doesn’t rely on energy for power - instead it uses a bit of tech-deign and some help from mother nature. 

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However, the main component of the green structure will be the 50-square meter solar collectors that provide heating and hot water combined with 250-meters of photovoltaic panels that produce about 8KWh per square meter, which is much more than the actual energy requirements of the building.

Source: ecofriend.org