Research

Several recent studies indicate that the transformation and renovation of existing buildings can contribute significantly to reducing climate impacts and achieving the emissions reduction targets set out in the Danish Climate Act.

At the same time, the historical, technical and architectural qualities of our built heritage are a central part of our building culture and represent considerable value to society. The preservation and development of our existing buildings, cities and landscapes are therefore essential both to achieving the necessary reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and resource consumption and to strengthening the values of our building culture more broadly.

The Centre's approach is based on the premise that sustainability, building conservation and architectural quality must be considered together within a holistic architectural perspective. The underlying hypothesis is that a sustainable building culture can only be preserved and developed on the basis of a sound, well-documented understanding of technical, historical and aesthetic considerations.

The affiliated researchers form a diverse group with strong representation across fundamental research, strategic and applied research, and artistic research and development. The Centre has particular expertise in built heritage, transformation and restoration, traditional building practices and materials science, building surveying and building archaeology, analysis and heritage value assessment, architectural history, architectural design, photography, aesthetics and phenomenology.