1. Welcome to Copenhagen
The Technical and Environmental Administration
City of Copenhagen

2. Sustainable urban development, means and tools
Copenhagen 1947-2025

4. REGIONAL STRUCTURE -
Finger Plan 1947

5. The Øresund region
Copenhagen and Malmö
has 3.6 million inhabitants

6. A METROPOLIS FOR PEOPLE

8. Copenhagen is growing with 1000 new inhabitants a month

11. The blue plan
From an industrial to an urban harbour

14. 3.2 million m2 of housing, offices,
universities, shops etc.
25.000 inhabitants / 25.000 students
40.000 jobs
Metro
3-string drainage and rainwater system
10 km of urban and rural channels
ending up in lakes and wetland
Ørestad

34. 40.000 homes
40.000 jobs
3-4 million m2 of construction
Nordhavnen
The North Harbour

35. COBE, Sleth og Rambøll
Nordhavnen
september 2009

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An eco-friendly city
A vibrant city
A city for everyone
A city at the water
A dynamic city
A city with sustainable
mobility
Nordhavnen
The sustainable city of the future

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Focus on renewable energy and new energy sources
Optimum use and reuse of resources
Environmentally friendly modes of transport
Vivid diverse urban nature on land and water
A sustainable city and building structure
An eco-friendly city - guidelines

38. Housing and outward activities
along the waterfront
Public access to the coast, city
beaches, the waterfronts, quays,
swimming in the harbour, sport at
the waterfront and on the water

39. A city for everyone
• Housing at all price levels so people with
average income can live close to the water
• Integrated mix of residential, commercial
and business facilities
• Diversity in including all groups of society,
also the vulnerable
• A friendly city where residents and visitor
feel they belong
• Dialogue with future residents and users
on urban development of the district

40. PUBLIC DEBATE AND PARTICIPATION

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43. Carlsberg a CO2-neutral city
To create a balance between
social, environmental and
economical sustainability

44. Social sustainability
• Multitude of culture and sport
• Variety of shops, housing and commerce
• Affordable housing for all groups of
income and age

45. 3000 homes,
hereof 300 affordable
10.000 jobs
600.000 m2 of
construction

46. Environmental sustainability
• CO2-neutral urban district
• Design where the buildings should provide
energy themselves
• Low energy class 1 (25% below building
regulation)
• Closeness to a new Enghave subway
station
• A green district with parks, gardens and
trees in the squares an streets
• Water as a resource in the townscape

47. Carlsberg – a dense city
•A new waste
strategy
•Dense city
blocks
•3-6 stories
•9 skyscrapers

48. Economical sustainability
• Using sustainability as a strong brand that
secure sensibly business
• Develop in cohesion with the existing and
surrounding city

49. Carlsberg - infrastructure
• nærhed til S-tog og metro

50. 27-01-15
ECO-METROPOLE
Our vision for
Copenhagen 2015
World’s best city for cyclists
Centre for world climate policymaking
A green and blue city
A clean and healthy city

52. Urban regeneration

53. Sustainability Profile for Urban Districts in Copenhagen
City of Copenhagen, the Danish Building Research Institute and the Technical University of Denmark

54. Sustainability profile
20 Indicators (scores 1-10)
• Heating/person
• Housing m2/person
• Car ownership
• Shared cars/1000 pers
• Employed inside city
• Dwellings beyond 68 dB from
traffic
• Energy in commerce
• Percentage of industries in
environment network
• Share of Climate Citizens
• Area of restaurants, hotels
and culture
• Area for sports
• Green and blue areas
• Affordable housing
• Outdated flats
• Housing ownership
• Unemployment rate
• Household income
• Share of higher education
• Number of workplaces per
inhabitant
• Sales prices of houses and
flats

55. The city of Copenhagen’s
tool for sustainability

56. • Use of area
• Transport
• Energy
• Water
• Materials - lifecycle
• Green and blue areas
• Social diversity
• Townscape
• Urban life
• Identity
• Business and service
• The city’s economy
• The project’s economy
• Durability of the project
The 14 Considerations in regard to sustainability

57. Graphically visualising the results

58. Sustainability in Construction and
Civil Works 2010
• This is the 4th generation of
Copenhagen’s guidelines for
construction and civil works
• The guidelines are binding for:
• The Municipality’s construction
and civil works
• Urban renewal and other
subsidised construction
• Affordable and social housing
• And to be an inspiration for
developers, consultants and
others

59. andards attached to visions
emands based on function
ocumentation

60. Themes
• Sustainable project design
• Energy and CO2
• Materials and chemicals
• Water and drainage
• Townscape, life and nature
• Waste
• Noise
• Indoor climate
• The Construction Site

61. miljørigtig projektering
Sustainable project
design:
Evironmental impact
Environmental priorities
Environmental tasks
Tools and techniques
Total life cycle cost (LCC)
Lærkehaven, Lystrup, Danmark
Herzog + Partner, 2008

63. Noise
Housing and institutions must
not be placed where the
traffic noise exceeds Lden 68
dB(A)
The noise must not exceed 46
dB in furnished living /
sleeping room with an open
window (0,35 m2
)
The noise at outdoor
recreational areas must not
exceed Lden 58 dB(A)

64. • Low energy frame for housing, hotels etc
• Low energy class 1(50% less than BR 2007):
(35+1100/A) kWh/m2 per year
• Standart 2010 (25% less than BR 2007):
(50+1600/A) kWh/m2 per year
• Low energy frame for office, schools,
institutions etc
• Low energy class 1(50% less than BR 2007):
(50+1100/A) kWh/m2 per year
• Standart 2010 (25% less than BR 2007):
(70+1600/A) kWh/m2 per year
• A is the heated area

73. Plan and design to a human scale
and...
Tøger Nis Thomsen
Architect / Townplanner
tonist@tmf.kk.dk
+45 33 66 58 47