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VIBO housing association and Energy Machines have entered a strategic partnership aimed at bringing the green transition out of prestige projects and into the non-profit housing sector, where it can create concrete value for residents, climate, and economy.
The ambition is to develop and document energy solutions that can, in practice, reduce the climate footprint, strengthen security of supply, and create more robust and economically sustainable housing, and which could potentially be rolled out to more non-profit housing areas.
"As a non-profit housing association, we have a responsibility to think beyond the next renovation or the next energy bill. As an association, we must develop our homes so that they are also attractive, robust, and affordable in 20 and 30 years. That's why we're excited about the partnership with Energy Machines, which brings new knowledge, strong competencies, and new perspectives into the development of tomorrow's non-profit housing," says Birgitte Langballe, chair of VIBO.
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It's not only about reducing CO₂ emissions. It's also about security, stable operating costs, high security of supply, a good indoor climate, and attractive homes.
The partnership also aims to show that tomorrow's energy solutions don't only belong in prestige projects, but can also create value in non-profit housing.
"The non-profit housing sector is one of the places where the green energy transition can truly gain scale and significance. Here, the solutions have to work in the real world, with ordinary homes, a mixed resident composition, and an economy that has to hold together over many years. For Energy Machines, the partnership with VIBO is important because it can show that sustainable energy solutions don't only belong in expensive owner-occupied projects, but can also create concrete value in non-profit housing areas. Here, advanced energy solutions are translated into something practical, usable, and relevant for many people. The ambition is to show how geothermal energy, heat pumps, energy storage, and intelligent control can become part of the ordinary building stock and thereby contribute to a broader and more inclusive green transition," says Nicolas Kastbjerg, CEO of Energy Machines.
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The first step in the partnership is two preliminary studies, one in an existing housing division and one in an upcoming new-build. They will form the basis for a possible reference project that can show how non-profit housing can become greener, more robust, and economically sustainable.
"We see the partnership as a shared responsibility to find solutions that work in the real world. If the green transition is to succeed, it must be felt by residents, make economic sense, and strengthen the robustness and security of supply of our residential areas. For us, it's not about being first. It's about finding solutions that can benefit both our residents and the rest of the non-profit housing sector," says Carsten Krabbe, CEO of VIBO.
The partnership is therefore about exploring how multiple energy sources can complement one another and create a more flexible, resilient, and economically sustainable energy system for non-profit housing.
The goal is not to be first for the sake of being first. The goal is to show that green transition, responsible economics, and good non-profit housing can go hand in hand.
Boligforeningen VIBO
www.vibo.dk
Birgitte Langballe, chair of VIBO, Tel. 21 94 72 25, formand@vibo.dk
Carsten Krabbe, CEO, Tel. 29 49 49 80, cakra@vibo.dk
Energy Machines
www.energymachines.com
Nicolas Kastbjerg, CEO Energy Machines, nicolas.kastbjerg@energymachines.com
Shayan Sivarajalingam, Head of Commercial and Business Development, Tel. 29 32 48 55, ss@energymachines.com
Boligforeningen VIBO is a non-profit housing association with around 6,000 homes in the Greater Copenhagen area. VIBO works for more than good, affordable homes. We develop residential areas where security, community, and shared responsibility are part of everyday life, and where people can live well and belong. Through new construction, renovation, green transition, and social initiatives, we work purposefully to create robust and attractive residential areas, both now and in the future. We believe that good residential life should be supported by strong communities, future-proof solutions, and residents' active co-determination.
Energy Machines is a Danish company that develops, implements, and operates integrated energy solutions for buildings and urban areas, with a focus on heating, cooling, energy storage, and intelligent control. The company works with solutions that combine, among other things, heat pumps, seasonal thermal energy storage, heat recovery, and digital energy management to reduce the climate footprint, strengthen security of supply, and improve overall energy economics. Energy Machines acts as a strategic integration partner and takes responsibility across the entire value chain, from early analysis, concept development, and business case to design, implementation, operation, and ongoing optimization of the energy solution.