Høje-Taastrup, Denmark
The ECO-Life community Høje-Taastrup is located in the western area of the municipality, including the suburbs of Hedehusene, Fløng and Gammelsø, which currently have a population of 12,000 expected to increase by 6-7,000 persons due to further development of the town area. Thus, the project will affect the daily life of 12-18,000 people living in the town.
The CONCERTO approach
An important aspect of the ECO-Life project is the Gammelsø area of the Concerto community, which is a mixture of green field, old industrial and building area to be transformed to a sustainable CO2 neutral community. The area will be a prototype for sustainable town development, rehabilitation and transformation hosting several experimental solutions. The ECO-Life community areas of Fløng and Hedehusene are characterised by existing buildings, dwellings and single-family houses mostly built since the 1960s. The energy efficiency of the houses to be refurbished will be improved by about 50%. The buildings on the sites owned by the municipality will be developed for low-energy standard and some of them will be passive houses and even plus-energy houses.
Use of Renewable Energy Sources
Low Carbon Technologies
Highlights
The main energy-efficiency solutions applied in the Vision Area will be tested and adjusted prior to application to ensure that they are user-friendly and effective. This will be done in the nearby Energy Flex House at the Danish Technological Institute, which is a facility for the development, testing and demonstration of integrated innovative energy solutions for the built environment, i.e. solutions where the interaction of buildings, installations, users and overall energy system are crucial for the adaptation, usage and actual performance of otherwise well-documented single technologies.
Overview on the CONCERTO area of Høje-Taastrup
Site facts & figures
The consortium
The ECO-Life community Høje-Taastrup is located in the western area of the municipality, including the suburbs of Hedehusene, Fløng and Gammelsø, which currently have a population of 12,000 expected to increase by 6-7,000 persons due to further development of the town area. Thus, the project will affect the daily life of 12-18,000 people living in the town.
The CONCERTO approach
An important aspect of the ECO-Life project is the Gammelsø area of the Concerto community, which is a mixture of green field, old industrial and building area to be transformed to a sustainable CO2 neutral community. The area will be a prototype for sustainable town development, rehabilitation and transformation hosting several experimental solutions. The ECO-Life community areas of Fløng and Hedehusene are characterised by existing buildings, dwellings and single-family houses mostly built since the 1960s. The energy efficiency of the houses to be refurbished will be improved by about 50%. The buildings on the sites owned by the municipality will be developed for low-energy standard and some of them will be passive houses and even plus-energy houses.
Use of Renewable Energy Sources
- Solar radiation
- Biogas
- Geothermal Energy
- Wind power
Low Carbon Technologies
- Mechanical ventilation with heat recovery
- Active thermal mass strategies
- Heat / Cold Storage
- Heat pump
- District Heating
- Specific facade solutions
- Cogeneration from Biomass, Biogas, Geothermal Energy
- Insulation
- Energetic Operation Optimisation
- Glazing, Windows
- Optimized Lighting / Daylighting Systems
- Passive cooling
Highlights
The main energy-efficiency solutions applied in the Vision Area will be tested and adjusted prior to application to ensure that they are user-friendly and effective. This will be done in the nearby Energy Flex House at the Danish Technological Institute, which is a facility for the development, testing and demonstration of integrated innovative energy solutions for the built environment, i.e. solutions where the interaction of buildings, installations, users and overall energy system are crucial for the adaptation, usage and actual performance of otherwise well-documented single technologies.
Overview on the CONCERTO area of Høje-Taastrup
Site facts & figures
- Estimated population involved: 12,000
- Approx. geographical area coverage: 7,800 ha
- Approx. energy saving: 50 %
- Approximate energy from RES: 100 %
The consortium
- Høje Taastrup Municipality, Denmark
- COWI A/S, Denmark
CONCERTO is co-financed by the