The Middelgrunden wind farm in the Copenhagen harbor is located just 1 to 2 miles off the Copenhagen waterfront, and consists of 20 wind turbines at 2 MW each. It is 50 percent owned and financed by a wind co-op of 8,300 members and 50 percent owned by the local utility. Denmark is a leader in this technology, producing more than 20% of all its energy requirements through it.

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Bike Separated Lanes ensure the safety of the riders and decrease commuting time. Riders are protected from moving traffic and pedestrians are protected from bicycle traffic, by clearly delimiting the surface allocated to each one of these moving systems. Different textures and materials, besides painted areas, also help riders and pedestrians identify their right of way.

Grade Separated Lanes are the highest degree of bicycle infrastructure. Since sidewalks are generally 4" above the street and 2"will allow enough of a separation from both the sidewalk and the street so that there are no confusions between traffic of all kinds.  Architects say that the foot is the best "reader" of a space: 2" will make a the difference.

Pipes are very well insulated to prevent thermal energy from getting lost along the way. Pipes are buried from 3-5 feet underneath the right of way, like many other utilities. Pipes turn along with the streets in order to secure access to any residential lot in the city. They are simply put, one more utility.

The Energy Scorecard is part of the documentation of a building. The seller of the property has to disclose the effective energy consumption of the building when putting it for sale. The buyer has realistic data to support his decision. It is equivalent to the gas mileage sheet car buyers in the US can see when choosing a car.

When pedestrians and bicycles are priorities, using paving materials seems like a logical way to delimit areas and direct the flows. Besides the aesthetic quality, pavers are easy to remove and replace, the are permeable to water and do not collect as much heat as asphalt (and are not made of petroleum). Pavers allow great flexibility to integrate with existing structures. When the public realm provides beauty, it easily permeates to the private one. Frontyards and setbacks incorporate the materials to provide a continuous surface for the public realm.

Stations where all means of transportation coincide are essential to provide a robust alternative to commuting. People can switch from the local train to light rail, to buses or to their own bicycles. Details are key for the proper functioning of the buildings: slanted surfaces at the side of the stairs to roll baggage in airport-connected stations, Ramps and day-parking for bicycles, retail/markets inside the station, a single ticket that allows use of all transportations methods, to name a few.

Torpedo Apartment Building: This former torpedo factory was turned into one of the most attractive apartment buildings in Copenhagen. Not only is it sought after as a place to live, it provides the neighborhood with a link back to its past. Gemini Apt Building. Turning this grain silo into an apartment building was a clever way of avoiding demolition, dealing with the waste from demolition, linking the neighborhood back to its former use, and creating a unique apartment building that attracts high end renters Gemini Apt Building: this building has been designed to maximizing the spatial qualities of the previous structure. Natural light bathes the interior court that provides access to the units.

The building uses a circulatory system to use stored groundwater to heat the building in the winter and cool it in the summer.

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This street, Stortget, is one of the longest pedestrian streets in the world today, and a boon for stores and restaurants who do a brisk business as a result of the pedestrian traffic. In the 60's, as seen below, vehicles dominated the street, and shoved pedestrians to the side, creating a poor urban experience.