Lars Bentzen

🌾💚Scaling up on straw 💚🌾 How can we lower construction’s carbon footprint while supporting regenerative farming? Our cross-sector initiative, From Farm to Home, takes on this challenge with one of the world’s oldest building materials: straw. In collaboration with Henning Larsen, Ramboll , Natur, Build With Nature ,Stone House Grain, and the Healthy Materials Lab at Parsons School of Design, we are creating an 800 sq. ft. modular prototype to demonstrate how straw panel construction can deliver low-carbon, adaptable housing solutions. Here are some of the key findings from working with straw: 💚High thermal performance - Compressed straw panels achieve excellent insulation values, reducing operational energy demand without synthetic materials. 💚Carbon storage - Each panel locks in CO₂ absorbed during the straw’s growth, turning walls into long-term carbon sinks. 💚Moisture regulation - Straw’s hygroscopic properties help balance indoor humidity, improving comfort and reducing the need for mechanical systems. 💚Prefabricated precision - Panels are manufactured off-site with tight tolerances, enabling quick assembly and minimizing construction waste. 💚Design for disassembly - Straw and timber components can be taken apart and reused, supporting circular construction models. By turning an agricultural byproduct into a high-performance building material, we’re building a bridge between farming and construction… two industries responsible for nearly half of global carbon emissions. The result: healthier soils, reduced embodied carbon, and a path toward regenerative building.

310

7 Kommentarer

As populations grow older, how can we develop living environments that enable people to age with dignity and purpose? Thanks to FRAME for addressing the global affordable housing crisis and rapidly aging population. As FRAME writes: The solution isn't just building more—it's building better! Furuset Hageby by NORD Architects and 3RW arkitekter is highlighted as an architectural approach; an example of housing for the ageing population and a project that shows how design can enhance quality of life through dementia-friendly layouts, green spaces and social infrastructure. Learn more about the topic👇 https://lnkd.in/eqndjV8T Photo by Adam Mørk

73

Over the past four years, Nordregio brought together policymakers from national, regional, and local levels with our researchers to co-create a Nordic arena for knowledge, dialogue, and solutions on regional development. 💡 Together, the thematic groups worked on: 1️⃣ Green and Inclusive Urban Development – exploring pathways to climate-neutral cities and socially inclusive neighbourhoods. 2️⃣ Green and Inclusive Rural Development – addressing population shrinkage, labour shortages, and just green transitions. 3️⃣ Green, Innovative and Resilient Regions – focusing on tourism, innovation, labour mobility, and sustainable industries. 🎥 Watch our new video to hear from Nordregio's researchers about why these thematic groups mattered and how they strengthened Nordic cooperation in regional development. 🔗 Find out more in our new Recipe book for regional development: https://lnkd.in/duv537zz #NordicCooperation #RegionalDevelopment w/ Anna Lundgren, Hilma Salonen, Mats Stjernberg, Nordic Council of Ministers

51

3 Kommentarer

Grønningen-Bispeparken – where form follows nature | SLA https://lnkd.in/gMhZY8ww Grønningen-Bispeparken is Copenhagen’s most radical climate adaptation project to date, integrating nature in its wildest and most beneficial form as a part of the city. The project transforms 20,000m² of barren grassland into an undulating natural landscape with 18 natural rainwater bioswales that protect the area from flooding, enhance biodiversity, and serve as social pockets for residents. #landscapearchitecture #copenhagen SLA

83

1 Kommentar