Copenhagen:
We've heard of green buildings now the concept of carbon neutral buildings is catching up. These buildings actually consume seventy per cent less energy than regular buildings. A public building in Denmark is the first to go carbon neutral.
This is going to be the new level of green architecture in the coming future.
The university building in Copenhagen consumes seventy per cent less electricity than a regular building and even generates its own power from the sun.
The design, called a green light house utilizes sunlight and ventilation to the maximum and costs just fifteen per cent more than traditional buildings.
"Buildings take up 40 per cent of our energy consumption and also constitute energy efficiency. Buildings are like sleeping giants we all have to wake up to," said Lykke Friis, Danish Minister for Climate and Energy.
India could well take a leaf out of Denmark's book.
"This design could be adapted for hot and tropical climatic countries too," said Karsten Duer of Standards and Product Regulation, Velux.
Encouraged by the success of this building, Denmark is now developing carbon neutral houses as well. The European Union has made carbon neutral buildings mandatory from 2020 and this is a clear indication of the kind of new architecture this part of the world is set to see.