UN17 Village in the media
Fast Company
28.11.22 · Article
English ·
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From health and well-being to addressing poverty, the UN17 development is redefining sustainability in architecture. “We wanted to put forward something that was comprehensive, challenging, and hadn’t been done before.” says Martin Schultz Nielsen.
Monocle
17.11.22 · Article
English ·
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“It’s our watershed building,” says NREP’s CEO, Claus Mathisen. “When we started it five years ago, many of the solutions that we now have weren’t around... It’s an attempt to generate insight and learning for what we could migrate to our wider portfolio.”
In Copenhagen, investor and developer NREP is piecing together a new neighborhood [UN17 Village] that aims to set a benchmark for environmental performance.
The UN17 Village method strikes a balance between several interests, and the work includes new ways of working with suppliers, testing and implementing new types of building materials and technologies and various ways of upcycling pre-used materials.
Politiken
10.05.22 · Article
Danish ·
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"The first wooden houses will be more expensive. But we need to get the ball rolling. The construction industry is conservative, and we want to push it," Nicole van der Star says, expecting that the next wooden high-rises will be more climate-friendly and less expensive.
ZDF
26.05.23 · TV feature
German ·
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Mia Scheel: "People are aware of the scarcity of resources. At the same time, they have high expectations. They want access to the metro, good infrastructure, wonderful architecture, and a community. This is exactly the demand that we're trying to meet with the UN17 Village." (starts at 02:40)
Other mentions
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TV2 Nyhederne
09.05.2022
Danish · Paywall
![More development projects in Denmark are using wood instead of concrete. This is good for the climate.]()
More development projects in Denmark are using wood instead of concrete. This is good for the climate.TV2 Nyhederne
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La Nacion
10.12.2022
Spanish · Free access
![La ecoaldea con cinco edificios que cumple con todos los objetivos de desarrollo sostenible de la ONU]()
La ecoaldea con cinco edificios que cumple con todos los objetivos de desarrollo sostenible de la ONULa Nacion
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Børsen
30.09.2021
Danish · Paywall
![Investor wants to clad building in wood to reduce climate footprint]()
Investor wants to clad building in wood to reduce climate footprintBørsen
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Sweco Architects
01.07.2022
English · Free access
![Preventing Overshoot day: We’re living as if we had 1.75 planets to work from]()
Preventing Overshoot day: We’re living as if we had 1.75 planets to work fromSweco Architects
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Usbek & Rica
16.01.2023
French · Free access
![À Copenhague, un écoquartier va respecter les 17 objectifs de développement durable de l’ONU]()
À Copenhague, un écoquartier va respecter les 17 objectifs de développement durable de l’ONUUsbek & Rica
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TV2 Kosmopol
29.01.2023
Danish · Free access
![UN17 Village åbner for udlejning af visionært bofællesskab for mennesker over 45 år]()
UN17 Village åbner for udlejning af visionært bofællesskab for mennesker over 45 årTV2 Kosmopol
Danish · Free access
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