{"id":68271,"date":"2009-12-07T05:18:25","date_gmt":"2009-12-07T10:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ecofriend.org\/entry\/eco-architecture-green-lighthouse-denmark-s-first-co2-neutral-building\/"},"modified":"2009-12-07T05:18:25","modified_gmt":"2009-12-07T10:18:25","slug":"eco-architecture-green-lighthouse-%e2%80%93-denmark%e2%80%99s-first-co2-neutral-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/68271","title":{"rendered":"Eco Architecture: Green Lighthouse \u2013 Denmark\u2019s first CO2-neutral building"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instablogsimages.com\/images\/2009\/12\/07\/green-lighthouse_1_lqIqM_69.jpg\" alt=\"green lighthouse_1\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Eco Factor:<\/strong> Sustainable building powered by solar energy. <\/p>\n<p>Denmark has finally got its first public CO2-neutral building. Dubbed the Green Lighthouse, the building is actually a lighthouse in more than one sense. The project was developed by the Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ku.dk\/English\/\">University of Copenhagen<\/a>, the city of Copenhagen and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.velux.com\/\">VELUX<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.velfac.co.uk\/\">VELFAC<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instablogsimages.com\/images\/2009\/12\/07\/green-lighthouse_2_VNFBm_69.jpg\" alt=\"green lighthouse_2\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Green Lighthouse will be used by students at the Faculty of Science. In student services they will be able to get information concerning everything from career guidance to exams and subjects. Furthermore, a faculty club for scientists, and others affiliated with the faculty, will be housed in the Green Lighthouse.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instablogsimages.com\/images\/2009\/12\/07\/green-lighthouse_3_qe5kL_69.jpg\" alt=\"green lighthouse_3\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The building was constructed in about a year, and feature systems to catch the maximum of sunlight throughout the day and throughout the year. The roof of the Green Lighthouse is covered with solar panels that provide all the energy needed for heating and lighting. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instablogsimages.com\/images\/2009\/12\/07\/green-lighthouse_4_12Pan_69.jpg\" alt=\"green lighthouse_4\"\/><\/p>\n<p>While the building relies on natural light for illumination, additional light is provided by LEDs, which are powered by the solar panels placed on the building\u2019s sloping roof. The building is oriented to maximize solar resources, and the windows and doors are fitted with automatic blinds that are equipped with sensors to determine their position. <\/p>\n<p>Via: <a href=\"http:\/\/translate.googleusercontent.com\/translate_c?hl=en&#038;ie=UTF-8&#038;sl=auto&#038;tl=en&#038;u=http:\/\/barlavento.online.pt\/index.php\/noticia%3Fid%3D38105%26tnid%3D3&#038;prev=_t&#038;rurl=translate.google.com&#038;usg=ALkJrhjBkAW46Kmsbj_r6RGXLzuIwOx8qQ#\">Barlavento<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eco Factor: Sustainable building powered by solar energy. Denmark has finally got its first public CO2-neutral building. Dubbed the Green Lighthouse, the building is actually a lighthouse in more than one sense. The project was developed by the Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, the University of Copenhagen, the city of Copenhagen and VELUX [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":229,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-68271","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68271","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/229"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68271"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68271\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}