Søren Smidt-Jensen, PhD Senior Project Manager DANISH ARCHITECTURE CENTRE

Buildings consume approximately

of  the  world’s  energy

Total commercial and residential floor space is expected to grow by 26% between 2010 and 2020:

2010: 142 billion m2

2020: 178 billion m2

Buildings consume approximately 40 % of  the  world’s  energy

99 % from existing buildings

1% from new buildings.

Albertslund

Buildings and the Smart Grid

Smart Components, sensors, building control systems

New Building Design

Architecture, orientation, geometry

Existing buildings Retrofitting, smart technologies, re-

design

Buildings and the Smart Grid

Smart Components, sensors, building control systems

New Building Design

Orientation, geometry

Existing buildings Retrofitting, smart technologies, re-

design

Cities