What if...

What if…
Buildings would be valued by how they support our
health and wellbeing?
Lone Feifer
General Secretary
Active House Alliance
May 2017
Active House Alliance | Ottawa May 2017 | Lone Feifer
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SPEAKER
• Architect by education & credo
• Practising architect -- > VELUX Group
• MBA Energy & Green Architecture
• Sustainable Living in Buildings
• Hobby horse & matter @heart:
€valuation of sustainable buildings
• Active House Alliance perspective
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 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/317033373_The_Value_Proposition_of_Sustainable_Buildings_-
_what_is_it_worth

PEOPLE FIRST
 Values & paradigms
 Some defining theories and analysis of specifics
 2017 cross section
 Contemporary cases & reference examples
 Priorities ahead
 Projects ahead and recommendations for priorities
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VALUES & PARADIGMS
HUMAN CENTRIC
 The architectural
implication of the senses
 Human centric planning of
spaces & functions
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 Bomiljø, 1971, SBI report 71, Ingrid Gehl
 http://www.bylyd.dk/27-arkitekturens-psykologi/
 Om at opleve arkitektur, 1957 Steen Eiler Rasmussen

VALUES & PARADIGMS
HUMAN NEEDS FOR -
 Contact – see, listen and speak to, interact with people
 Isolation – be excluded from external impacts
 Experience – see, hear, know and learn
 Practice – be active, create, do things
 Play – whether child or grown up
 Identification – be part of the context and participate
 Structure – for orientation and to place a self relation
 Aesthetics – to be affected by beautiful influences
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 Bomiljø, 1971, SBI report 71, Ingrid Gehl

2017 CROSS SECTION
DANISH DESIGN DNA
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 http://danishdesigncouncil.dk
/en/indlaeg/dansk-designs-dna/

VALUES & PARADIGMS
ACTIVE HOUSE
- buildings that create healthier and more comfortable lives
for their occupants with a minimal climate impact
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VALUES & PARADIGMS
ACTIVE HOUSE PRINCIPLES
 Comfort
– creates a healthier and more comfortable life
 Energy
– contributes positively to the energy balance of the building
 Environment
– with a minimal impact on the environment
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 http://www.activehouse.info/about/about-active-house/specifications/

VALUES & PARADIGMS
ACTIVE HOUSE RADAR
 Comfort
• Daylight, Thermal environment, Indoor air quality
 Energy
• Energy demand, Supply, Performance
 Environment
• Environmental loads, Freshwater consumption,
Sustainable construction
Ratings: 1 (best) – 4 (acceptable)
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 www.Activehouse.info 2011 Specifications

GLOBAL NETWORK
Active House Alliance | Ottawa May 2017 | Lone Feifer 10

VALUES & PARADIGMS
ACTIVE HOUSE COMMUNITY
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 www.Activehouse.info

VALUES & PARADIGMS
ACTIVE HOUSE SPECS
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 www.Activehouse.info

01 Torzhkovskaya
Street
St Petersburg, Russia
02 Soltag
Copenhagen,Denmark
03 Átika
Bilbao, Spain
04 VELUXlab
Milan, Italy
05 VELUX House,
COP15
La Rochelle, France
06 Home for Life
Aarhus, Denmark
07 Green Lighthouse
Copenhagen, Denmark
08 Sunlighthouse
Vienna, Austria
09 LichtAktiv Haus
Hamburg, Germany
10 Maison Air et
Lumière
Paris, France
11 CarbonLight Homes
Kettering, UK
12 Osram Culture
Centre
Copenhagen, Denmark
13 Guldberg School
Copenhagen, Denmark
14 Albertslund Solar
Prism
Albertslund, Denmark
15 Russian Active House
Moscow, Russia
16 Solhuset
Hoersholm, Denmark
17 ISOBO Aktiv
Stavanger, Norway
18 Future Active House
Trondheim, Norway
19 Smith Residence
St. Louis, USA
20 De Poorters
Montfoort, the Netherlands
21 Healthy Home
townhouses
Stjoerdal, Norway
22 Great Gulf Thorold
Toronto, Canada
23 Langebjerg School
Fredensborg, Denmark
24 Green Solutions House
Roenne, Denmark
25 Active House
RhOME, Italy
26 RenovActive
Brussels, Belgium
27 Active House Centennial
Toronto, Canada
12years
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03
0405
08
09
10
11
15
17
19
18
20
21
22
25
26
02, 06, 07,
12, 13, 14,
16, 23, 24
VALUES & PARADIGMS
FOUNDING PARTNER PROJECTS
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01 Torzhkovskaya
Street
02 Soltag
Copenhagen,Denmark
03 Átika
Bilbao, Spain
04 VELUXlab
Milan, Italy
05 VELUX House,
COP15
La Rochelle, France
06 Home for Life
Aarhus, Denmark
07 Green Lighthouse
Copenhagen, Denmark
08 Sunlighthouse
Vienna, Austria
09 LichtAktiv Haus
Hamburg, Germany
10 Maison Air et
Lumière
Paris, France
Kettering, UK
12 Osram Culture
Centre
Copenhagen, Denmark
13 Guldberg School
Copenhagen, Denmark
Prism
Moscow, Russia
16 Solhuset
Hoersholm, Denmark
17 ISOBO Aktiv
Stavanger, Norway
Trondheim, Norway
19 Smith Residence
St. Louis, USA
20 De Poorters
21 Healthy Home
townhouses
Stjoerdal, Norway
22 Great Gulf Active
House
Toronto, Canada
24 Green Solutions
House
Roenne, Denmark
25 Active House
Rome, Italy
26 RenovActive House
Brussels, Belgium
01
03
0405
08
09
10
11
15
17
19
18
20
21
22
25
26
02, 06, 07,
12, 13, 14,
16, 23, 24
VALUES & PARADIGMS
PROJECTS MONITORED

VALUES & PARADIGMS
NORDIC PARADOX
 1985-2005 SPACE HEATING PARADIGM
 2005-2020 ENVIRONMENTAL PARADIGM
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 Rob Marsh (2017) On the modern history of passive solar architecture: exploring
the paradox of Nordic environmental design, The Journal of Architecture, 22:2,
225-251, DOI: 10.1080/13602365.2017.1298652
 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13602365.2017.1298652

VALUES & PARADIGMS
NORDIC PARADOX
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225-251, DOI: 10.1080/13602365.2017.1298652
 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13602365.2017.1298652

DAYLIGHT & ARCHITECTURE ISSUE 13 INDOOR CLIMATE SPRING 2010
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VALUES & PARADIGMS
NORDIC PARADOX
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225-251, DOI: 10.1080/13602365.2017.1298652
 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13602365.2017.1298652

2017 CROSS SECTION
IS THE LAST MILE AN INCH?
 GSW housing association in Germany
 Built 2 same houses, 2 tech levels
 Tested in use
 220 € more expensive
 65m2 extra space
= For 800 houses settlement, 40 houses less
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 Article quoted from SPIEGEL online: https://magazin.spiegel.de/SP/2016/31/146047944/index.html

PEOPLE FIRST
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2017 CROSS SECTION
SENSEMAKING
 “All our knowledge begins with the
senses, proceeds then to the
understanding, and ends with reason.
There is nothing higher than reason”
Immanuel Kant
 How do we reason with buildings?
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01 Torzhkovskaya
Street
02 Soltag
Copenhagen,Denmark
03 Átika
Bilbao, Spain
04 VELUXlab
Milan, Italy
05 VELUX House,
COP15
La Rochelle, France
06 Home for Life
Aarhus, Denmark
07 Green Lighthouse
Copenhagen, Denmark
08 Sunlighthouse
Vienna, Austria
09 LichtAktiv Haus
Hamburg, Germany
10 Maison Air et
Lumière
Paris, France
Kettering, UK
12 Osram Culture
Centre
Copenhagen, Denmark
13 Guldberg School
Copenhagen, Denmark
Prism
Moscow, Russia
16 Solhuset
Hoersholm, Denmark
17 ISOBO Aktiv
Stavanger, Norway
Trondheim, Norway
19 Smith Residence
St. Louis, USA
20 De Poorters
21 Healthy Home
townhouses
Stjoerdal, Norway
22 Great Gulf Active
House
Toronto, Canada
24 Green Solutions
House
Roenne, Denmark
25 Active House
Rome, Italy
26 RenovActive House
Brussels, Belgium
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03
0405
08
09
10
11
15
17
19
18
20
21
22
25
26
02, 06, 07,
12, 13, 14,
16, 23, 24
VALUES & PARADIGMS
CASES

RhOME
- winner of solar decathlon 2014
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2017 CROSS SECTION
GREEN LIGHTHOUSE
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 http://greenlighthouse.ku.dk/english
 CCO architects & COWI

2017 CROSS SECTION
GREEN LIGHTHOUSE
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 http://greenlighthouse.ku.dk/english/

2017 CROSS SECTION
GREEN SOLUTION HOUSE
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 http://www.greensolutionhouse.dk/en/
 GXN/3XN & Steenbergs Tegnestue & Rambøll
 Bright Green Island Bornholm
 Hotel & Conference Center
 65.000 m2 park
 77 Green Solutions
 Comfort
 Energy
 Environment

2017 CROSS SECTION
ACTIVE HOUSE AWARD 2016
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GREEN SOLUTION HOUSE, BORNHOM FOTO: ADAM MØRK
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Comfort
The daylight in hotel rooms, entrance
hall, corridors and conference rooms has
reached daylight factors above 5%.
A thermal balance strategy has brought
the building to the highest level by use of
a ventilation strategy based on the use of
the building and season.
The air quality reach the highest level
with natural ventilation based on user
needs and use of materials supporting
good air quality.
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His Royal Highness
Crown Prince to Denmark
Frederik X
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Energy
The modernization of the existing
building has improved it to the
second best level for energy
demand. This has been reached
through use of energy efficient
technologies and minimizing the
need for artificial lighting,
mechanical cooling etc, topics that
are normally high in hotels and
conferences areas.
The renewable energy cover app 50%
of the energy needed in the
building.
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The terraces in front of the hotel rooms had
a railing of concrete, which is now replaced
with a glazed railing allowing for better
daylight conditions as well as the
integration of PV into the railing give guests
a signal of sustainability
The skylights in the entrance area and
hallways create a good atmosphere and
well daylighted rooms. The integration
of the PV in the south orientated
skylights makes production of
renewable energy visible for guests.
Photo by Adam Mørk
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2017 CROSS SECTION
COME VISIT! SYMPOSIUM 2017
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 27.-28. September @ Label contest
2016 winner Green Solution House;
Bornholm, Denmark
 Label Award winner 2017 revealed
 Mix of plenary key notes &
workshops
http://www.activehouse.info/symposium/

VALUES & PARADIGMS
POST OCCUPANCY EVALUATION
 50+ scientific papers
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 www.researchgate.net
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VALUES & PARADIGMS
10 LEARNING POINTS
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 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/283459308_A_THOUSAND_EXPERT_OPINIONS_IN_ONE_EXPERIME
NT_-_CONNECTING_THE_DOTS_IN_A_EUROPEAN_PROGRAMME
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Having many
large windows
doesn’t
necessarily
lead to
overheating
Plenty of
daylight
eliminates your
need for
artificial
lighting during
the day
Moderate
bedroom
temperatures
ensure a good
night’s sleep
Good
ventilation
lowers the
tem-perature
during the
night
Solar screening
protects your
home from
overheating
To get the full
effect, you
need
intelligent
automation
Natural
ventilation
provides good
indoor air
quality during
large parts of
the year
Mechanical
ventilation
meets CO2 level
standards, but
doesn’t satisfy
the increased
demands for
clean air in the
bedroom
Good air
quality in the
bedroom can
require
targeted
measures
Kindergartens and
schools benefit
from scheduled,
natural ventilation

VALUES & PARADIGMS
WHAT REALLY MATTERS
 Family Pastour, test family in
 Maison Air et Lumiere
 Son treatment needing astma
 Cured during test year
 Back after relocation
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 https://youtu.be/kW64j1ZJ19k

PEOPLE FIRST
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2017 CROSS SECTION
A QUALITY ISSUE
 ”Sustainable building is as much about health and happiness
indoors as it is about energy consumption.”
 “anthropocentricism is necessary for the sustainability
technologies standards so that they are developed for a
balance between technological automation and human
initiative.”
 “The overall result has been that energy has become an idée
fixe, in turn affecting the other problem of quality”
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 Experimental Standards in Sustainability Transitions - Insights from the Building
Sector PhD by Lara Anne Hale, Copenhagen Business School 2017
http://research.cbs.dk/en/publications/experimental-standards-in-
sustainability-transitions(fde5d357-83a5-44ac-bf58-406464c9c106).html

2017 CROSS SECTION
BUILDINGS AS LIVING LABs
 A scan of 61 highly sustainable projects globally
sustainable projects (buildings & neighbourhoods)
 ”Building users needs and operational viability are not
considered in the design of new building features.”
 “The lack of verification during and after project
completion compromises the building performance.”
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 Visions and Strategies for Sustainable Buildings and Neighbourhoods 2015,
Anne-Mareike Chu, Alberto Cayuela and John Robinson

PRIORITIES AHEAD
SUPERARCHITECTURE
 Terri Peters, researcher at U of T, PhD from
School of Architecture Århus:
 “The idea with superarchitecture isn't that our
buildings will get better, it's that we get better
being in our buildings,”
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 https://daniels.utoronto.ca/news/2017-03-08/terri-peters-explores-design-
health-guest-editor-ad-magazine
 https://www.utoronto.ca/news/embracing-superarchitecture-u-t-researcher-
how-design-can-be-green-and-good-our-health

PRIORITIES AHEAD
THE NEXT PARADIGM
 “advocating for what we call Buildingomics – a new
approach that examines the totality of factors in the
building-related environment that influence the
human health, well-being and productivity of people
who work in buildings.”
 “through Buildingomics’ multi-disciplinary approach,
we aim to better understand the building-related
factors that influence health in buildings and unlock
the ability to optimize buildings for cognitive function
and health.“
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 http://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/urban-expeditions/green-
buildings/surprising-ways-green-buildings-improve-health-sustainability/
 http://forhealth.org/

PRIORITIES AHEAD
POST OCCUPANCY EVALUATION
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 https://renovactive.velux.be
MONTFOORT NL 2013
LICHTAKTIVHAUS D 2010
RENOVACTIVE BE 2016

PRIORITIES AHEAD
HEALTHY HOMES HOLSTEBRO
 Yes tech, low tech, no tech
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 https://realdania.dk/samlet-projektliste/sunde-boliger
 Pluskontoret Arkitekter A/S; MOE; Lendager Group

Participate in the Active Poll
 To enter the Active Poll group
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LET´S SEE
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PRIORITIES AHEAD
HEALTHY BUILDINGS
 14.000 EUROPEANS PRIORITIES
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 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/301545879_Healthy_Homes_Barometer_2016

DAYLIGHT & ARCHITECTURE ISSUE 25 NIGHT TOWARDS DAY SPRING 2016DAYLIGHT & ARCHITECTURE ISSUE 26 DAYLIGHT MATTER(S) AUTUMN 2016
PHOTOGRAHY
Adam Mørk
STICHTUNG DE HOUTLOODS; TILBURG, NL by Bedeaux en de Brouwer
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PRIORITIES AHEAD
FIRST CERTIFIED ACTIVE HOUSE
 Worlds first certified Active House in Centennial Park, TO
 Test Drive by family Ibbotsons
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 SuperKül Architects, Great Gulf Group Developer & Builder
 https://greatgulf.com/activehouse/

Active House is affordable & healthy buildings
 House Builder Canada
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MAKE PEOPLE PRIORITY 1
 We spend up to 90% of our time inside buildings — living, working and playing.
 We have the products, the technology, the competences needed to build for 2020.
 How do we ensure buildings support our health and wellbeing? Put our priorities right.Active House Alliance | Ottawa May 2017 | Lone Feifer
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Active House
Lone.Feifer@ActiveHouse.info
@lonefeifer
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lonefeifer/
General Secretary, International Active House Alliance

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