Leading Nordic real estate investor Nrep has announced the construction of a six-storey timber residential building in Nordhavn (North Harbour), Copenhagen’s new sustainable harbourside city district. The 13,100 sq m development will have the lowest ever carbon emissions for a building over four floors in Denmark due to its wooden construction.
Denmark has a long history of sustainable architecture and green construction practices. The country has just passed new legislation that further tightens the level of CO2 that is permitted to be emitted by new buildings, including during the construction phase. Denmark is the first country to introduce embodied carbon limits into building regulations. From 1 July 2025, multi-storey apartment buildings must have max emissions of 7.5 kg of CO2 per sq m and a max of 1.5 kg of CO2 per sq m for emissions arising from the construction phase.
Designed by Henning Larsen, the building be comprised of 115 apartments and two commercial spaces and is expected to be ready for occupancy by mid-2026. The Nordhavn development from Nrep will have a total of 5kg of CO2 per sq m which is well below the new strict requirement.
Source: press release sent on 11.06.2024.