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Henrik-innovation takes the stage at Building Green – August 21.
Discover how recycled wood and 150-year-old Japanese building methods can drive climate-friendly design and shape the future of sustainable construction.

We always appreciate visits from Japanese companies and partners – here the Japanese telecommunication company NTT – which provide opportunities for mutual learning, new perspectives and even stronger collaborations across cultures and professions.

Welcome to Fu – our new colleague for the coming year. Fu holds a Master’s degree in Architecture and Building Engineering from Tokyo Metropolitan University and brings strong expertise in simulation-based environmental design. We look forward to the collaboration!

Yuna is a master’s student in Architecture at Waseda University in Tokyo, has a strong background in environmental design, and is in Denmark as a guest researcher at DTU. She will be joining our team throughout the summer.

Expo 2025 represents a vision of a future where human creativity and technological innovation go hand in hand with sustainability and respect for life in all its forms. We’ve been analyzing outdoor comfort at Expo using the Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI).

The construction industry faces significant changes as new climate requirements come into effect on July 1, 2025. To build climate-friendly and energy-efficient, we need to think differently and smarter, but how?

In the spring of 2025, Campus Frederikssund will facilitate the new AM-LAB ØST, which will house the world’s first 3D metal printer. An exciting construction project that has been developed in collaboration with WFH and ERIK arkitekter.

Based on the methodology in the new DGNB 2025 manual Henrik●innovation has developed a groundbreaking tool for dynamic life cycle assessment (LCA) – Now we can identify “hotspots” – materials and processes that create particularly large carbon footprints.

Helena and Rikke completed their master’s thesis this summer. They had addressed a pressing issue in the construction industry: How can we design buildings and reduce greenhouse gas emissions while adapting to future uncertainties?

Japanese homes are said to have a shorter lifespan compared to Western homes. While European homes typically last over 100 years, Japanese homes are believed to last only about 30 years. We took on the challenge of extending the lifespan of homes.