- Henning
- Larsen
Upfront carbon is responsible for approx. 50% of the total CO2 footprint. At-hand knowledge of new bio-based materials and circular building tectonics allow us to translate strategic foresight into beautiful and high-performing cities, buildings, and spaces while embracing the responsibility to actively take part in changing the industry’s environmental impact.
Studies show that wellbeing is key to quality of life, productivity, and improved performance. A healthy built environment is one that supports this and offers a sense of safety, wellness, inclusivity and promotes healthy relations between occupants. By prioritizing these, we prioritize the human experience and take on the responsibility of responding to societal needs in an equitable way.
The most sustainable buildings are those that don’t get built and those that don’t sleep. The most sustainable materials are those that aren’t manufactured. As an industry we need to explore ways of building less, preferring refurbishment over demolition, making square that fulfil multiple functions and utilized beyond their conventional hours.
Rapid urbanization and the conversion of natural lands into built and urbanized areas is necessarily paired with major environmental disturbances and of them the diversity of local species. Designing for biodiversity means curbing and reversing these trends by integrating considerations of flora and fauna throughout our processes.