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Esbensen in winning team of the
International Criminal Court in The Hague
Esbensen contributed with strategies for energy savings, sustainability and indoor environment in Schmidt Hammer Lassen's winning proposal for the new International Criminal Court in The Hague. The building of 46.000 m² becomes the new workplace for approximately 1200 persons.
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Illustration: Schmidt Hammer Lassen

Won Stavanger Forum
Together with the architects GASA AS and Askim/Lantto AS in Oslo, Esbensen A/S won the competition for planning a new exhibition building in Stavanger.
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Illustration:
Askim/Lantto Arkitekter/Gasa Arkitekter

Bright Green Youth Climate Camp
Esbensen participates in the camp taking place at Alsion, Sønderborg from August 8th to the 11th 2009. App. 500 young people in the age of 14 to 18 years, coming from all over the world, will meet with climate researchers and innovation experts for together to develop the best climate solutions.
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ACTIVE HOUSING

Active house opened in Århus
In April 2009 the first active house in Denmark was opened by Minister of Economic Affairs and Trade, Lene Espersen. The house is situated in Lystrup, close to Århus, and is designed as a plus energy house, introduced as “Home for Life”.

Home for Life is initiated and financed by VKR Holding and implemented by the subsidaries VELFAC and VELUX. They have together with aart architechts and Esbensen created a house, in which it is nice to live, it is eco-friendly and without energy expenses.

Illustration: Velfac

Esbensen has contributed to the development and planning of the energy solutions. The fundamental principle is that the house produces more energy that it consumes, hence the term plus energy.

Solar cells, solar heating and heat pumps produce electricity, hot water and room heating. App. 50% of the room heating requirements is covered by the passive solar heat from the energy optimised windows. Natural and mechnical ventilation combined with inside and outside solar screening ensures fresh air and a good temperature. Intelligent control of the house reduceres the energy consumption and ensures a good indoor climate.

A test family spends a year in the house. They have now moved in and live their life in the house.

Integrated energy design

Learn about integrated energy design
September 24th 2009 in Oslo is arranged a conference about sustainable building, and one of the focus is integrated energy design.
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Systematic process

The growing demands for energy efficient buildings, a desire to think of the building lifecycle and the increased focus on sustainability makes it important for architects and engineers to cooperate in a team. The teamwork should be an integrated process and result in architecture, interior and engineering to be one optimized a solution. This is exactly what the Integrated Energy Design (IED) process contributes to.

Read more under consultancy about the method Esbensen has developed over several years in close dialogue with leading architects and universities in Denmark and abroad.

Illustration: Esbensen Consulting Engineers