Climate targets Hørsholm Municipality

• The Municipality of Hørsholm covers 36 km , app. 24,000 citizens and 11,000 addresses.

• The Climate policy in Hørsholm Municipality emphasizes that:– We will meet the climate changes by adjusting urban planning to

include and acknowledge future changes in climate– The climate end energy target is CO2 emissions reduced by 20% in

2020 - baseline 2009– The climate targets for Hørsholm Municipality as a corporation are:

• to reduce CO2 emissions by 2 % a year in 2010-11 and 4% a year in 2012-14 (DN – Climate Communities, The Danish Society for Nature Conservation).

• to reduce electricity consumption by 2 % a year in 2008-2010 (Curve Breaker Agreement - Danish Energy Saving Trust)

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Solhuset- An Active House for Children

• Has a sound indoor climate with fresh air and 3.5 times as much daylight as required by current building regulations

• CO2 neutral and self-sufficient in energy

• An estimated energy consumption lower than 50% of the requirement set by current building regulations

• Windows supply a considerable amount of the heat consumed during the heating season

• Developed and built in a public-private partnership between the municipality of Hørsholm, VKR Holding A/S and “Lions Børnehuse” (Lions children’s houses).

• A healthy indoor climate coupled with a ”climate” approach to education

• Children will take their experiences from Solhuset with

them and naturally consider the environment and climate throughout their lives

• Solhuset will lead the climate education in Hørsholm and bring it into all Hørsholm child care centres and elementary schools

A healthy indoor climate- Teaching considerateness through play