greenhouse

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT
GREENHOUSE
FACT SHEET 2015
Photo: Jaenecke Arkitekter
CONTENTS
SMART, SIMPLE, GREEN AND
SUSTAINABLE!
Greenhouse's 8 highest-profile concepts
Greenhouse is one of Sweden's most sustainable
building projects. It is accommodation that makes it easy
to do the right thing and live in a green and sustainable
manner in the centre of the city. The amazing
opportunities for cultivation, in combination with the
fact that it is possible to highlight and, in various ways,
to visualize households' impact on the environment,
gives the gives the house its unique character. Another
important part of the house is that the bicycle is more
attractive and accessible than a car. Obviously, the
sorting of waste is optimally planned and the entire
house is itself designed to reduce resource consumption
throughout the building's lifetime, as well as during the
construction process.
This folder presents the most important
facts about Greenhouse
•Cultivation
Page:3
•Waste Page: 4
•Transportation Page: 5
•Modern laundry Page: 6
•Energy Page: 7
•Green Building /
Passive House
Page: 8
•Kindergarten with
green profile
Page: 9
•Green construction
process
Page:10
• 20 sqm balcony with 11 sqm cultivation area. The
balcony is divided into two climate zones - some
are glazed in order to extend the growing season,
while some are open. The roof terrace has allotments
of over 200 sqm. The dome-shaped greenhouse
is a natural meeting point, but also provides an
opportunity to grow more exotic crops. The building's
14th floor also offers opportunities for cultivation and
for frost-free winter storage of plants.
• The intelligent recycling and sorting house makes
sorting of waste accessible through compartments
that open to the outside. The amount of residual
waste is recorded and can be monitored on an
e-reader in the apartment.
• Sweden's best bicycle storage By offering Sweden's
best bicycle storage, we reduce the requirements for
parking. There are also a car pool and a cargo bicycle
pool.
• The building also has individual metering and billing
of household electricity. Even in the laundry room,
the residents only pay for the electricity they consume
when they dry their laundry. This increases the
incentive to allow the laundry to dry on the balcony
during the summer months.
• Individual metering and billing of hot water. This
means that the residents only pay for their own
consumption. This is always combined with us
installing water-saving and behaviour-regulating
faucets throughout the apartments.
• The residents can monitor their sustainable lifestyle
through an e-reader in their home. This applies to hot
water and electricity, but also to the building's total
waste. The e-reader can also be used to book the
car pool, a cargo bicycle, the laundry room or public
transport.
• The building produces its own eco-friendly electricity
with solar cells and there is only one electricity
account for the property. Thus, all the residents
are offered self-produced solar electricity and wind
electricity purchased at a reasonable price.
• Greenhouse is certified according to Miljöbyggnad
Gold and Passive House Standard according to Feby.
This imposes stringent demands on energy efficiency,
materials etc.
MKB Fastighets AB | page 2
URBAN CULTIVATION AT A HIGH LEVEL
Greenhouse allows you to have your hands in the
soil and grow your own tomatoes, without having to
move out of the city. Here plants can grow upwards
and outwards in a way that utilises space and resources optimally.
Cultivation apartments are built in 14 levels. The apartments have a 20 sqm balcony with an 11 sqm cultivation
area. The cultivation beds on the balcony have a width
and a depth of 40 centimetres. The balcony is divided into
two climate zones - some are glazed in order to extend the
growing season, while some are open in order to utilise
the sunlight during the summer. The building's body is
designed to provide even the east and west-facing the
balconies with increased exposure to sunlight, in order to
increase the opportunities for cultivation on the balcony
throughout large parts of the year. The balconies are provided with external water taps floor drains.
The apartments are also equipped with a plant workshop,
which is a smaller room that can be used to manage the
planting of plants, pots, soil and tools. The floor plan is
designed so that it provides direct access to the plant workshop from the building's two elevators. The plant workshop
is a means of bringing the qualities of a detached house to
high building.
Greenhouse also cultivates social interaction and community. The roof terrace has allotments of over 200 sqm. The
dome-shaped greenhouse is a natural meeting point, but
also provides an opportunity to grow more exotic crops.
The dome shape reduces the risk of damage from heavy
accumulations of snow and from strong wind. The dome
shape's advantageous relationship between surface area
and the area available for cultivation also reduces energy
loss. Harvested crops can be stored appropriately in the
buildings communal basement.
The building's 14th floor also offers opportunities for cultivation and for frost-free winter storage of plants. But there
is also an opportunity for neighbours and visitors to enjoy
the views out over Malmö.
The plants on the roof garden are selected with special care
with regard to pollinators and insects that today find it difficult to find food in our cities. Berry bushes and fruit trees
form a framework for the roof garden's cultivation beds.
Cultivation collective
The 1st and 2nd floors of the Greenhouse comprise a student
collective. The collective consists of a total of 7 rooms and
a kitchen, with shared bathroom and a common entrance.
Each room has a private balcony, a wardrobe and sockets
for TV and broadband, and it serves as a private space for
each member of the collective. The size of the rooms varies
between 11-24 sqm and can be rented by individuals or
couples. Three double rooms share a communal kitchen
and living room of over 50 sqm. The kitchens are well
equipped with several cookers, ovens, sinks and refrigerator/freezer. Cultivation is a central feature in the collective
and each room has its own cultivation balcony and every
kitchen also has a large communal cultivation balcony.
Self-administration
The Greenhouse's tenants also have the opportunity to
take care of the house's outdoor environment management. The cultivation collectives act as unifying cultivation
coaches, but all the tenants have the opportunity to participate. MKB's self-administration model is an excellent way
for tenants to strengthen their neighbourhood community, influence their living environment and to some extent
reduce their rent.
MKB Fastighets AB | page 3
INTELLIGENT GARBAGE ROOM
In the Greenhouse it should be easy to do the right
thing. The building allows tenants to sort all their
waste within the immediate area. The sorting is
thought through all the way from the kitchen to the
recycling and sorting house.
The kitchen contains a large drawer under the sink, where
specially designed waste separation bags fit perfectly.
With bags instead of containers, it is easier to handle
waste sorting on the way to doing something else, rather
than having to return to the apartment. Furthermore, the
recycling and sorting house is located directly adjacent to
the entrance, with a compartment that can be opened
from the outside. This is in order to avoid having to pass
through heavy doors, over thresholds and, above all, so
that it is possible to have a bicycle or stroller in the other
hand. The residents of the Greenhouse have the option to
receive direct feedback about how much waste their own
household generates.
Even waste that is only generated infrequently can be
sorted next to the building, such as batteries, electrical
waste, lamps and furniture. This provides a service that
makes it easy to do the right thing and it reduces the need
for car trips to the recycling centre.
The green roof of the recycling and sorting house is
designed to promote biodiversity. Surfaces with traditional
succulent plants are interspersed with areas with other
types of plants. This creates different environments and
micro-climates which increases the biological value​of the
roof surface.
MKB Fastighets AB | page 4
BICYCLES - THE OBVIOUS
MEANS OF TRANSPORT
It is easy and convenient to cycle from the
Greenhouse to other parts of the city. The
accommodation is also designed so that the residents'
bicycles are readily available and securely stored.
In the Greenhouse, the bicycle storage area is a short-cut
through the building. An electronic key opens the "bicycle
gate" that leads the cyclist into the basement via a ramp.
There is ample space for secure bicycle storage. The bicycle
storage area leads directly to the entrance and the elevator
to the apartments. A maintenance area in the bicycle
storage area offers an opportunity to pump up the tires,
raise saddles, fix punctures and lubricate chains - everything
needed to keep your bicycle in top condition.
The rent includes access to both a car and cargo bicycle
pool. Cargo bicycles are perfect for large grocery shopping
and the car pool is ideal when longer trips are required.
Charging stations for electric cars are available both for
the car pool and at 2 of the parking spaces in the garage.
By creating excellent conditions for alternative solutions
to owning your own car, we have reduced the standard
parking density for the Greenhouse. The allowance has
been increased from a standard of 0.8 parking spaces
per apartment, which applies generally in Malmö, to 0.4
parking spaces. This has enabled us to create space for
things other than cars in our neighbourhood.
MKB Fastighets AB | page 5
MODERN LAUNDRY ROOM
Why have your own washing machine when it's
just as easy to share. The future laundry room is a
modern facility with energy-efficient machines and
environmentally friendly detergents.
The exact number of machines required can easily be
booked for the exact time they are required using a mobile
phone, a computer or the apartment's e-reader. Large
laundry loads can be done in 2 hours. The machines are
built into cabinets that automatically open for the booked
laundry. The cabinet functions as a private zone in the
otherwise communal laundry. Pleasant lighting, noise
attenuation and attractive colours make the laundry room
a welcoming place. Several venues in the building facilitate
interaction between the neighbours and increases the sense
of security in the house. The Greenhouse's laundry room is
located centrally in the building's ground floor. The laundry
room is also designed to encourage sustainable laundry
behaviour. Air drying is preferred and it is an an incentive to
reducing electricity consumption that electrically powered
drying is charged individually.
FACTS:
• Environmental and hypoallergenic detergent is dosed
automatically
• The machines are connected to a hot water supply
• Environmentally friendly district heating
• Air drying is prioritised for sustainable laundry behaviour.
Individual billing of electricity.
• The laundry dryers use energy efficient dehumidification
technology
MKB Fastighets AB | page 6
ENERGY - REDUCE, PRODUCE
AND VISUALISE
The Greenhouse provides good conditions for a
sustainable lifestyle, but it is also a building that
is designed to have the lowest possible energy
consumption during its construction phase and during
its normal operation.
200 south-facing solar cells are mounted on top of the
high-rise portion and on the maisonettes. Their favourable
location and the minimal shading on these surfaces means
that we can expect to obtain an annual energy production
of about 33 MWh. A single account for the entire property
means that we can guarantee that all electricity used by
businesses and in households is environmentally friendly.
The tenants are charged via MKB for their green electricity
consumption. The primary source is the solar electricity
produced on the building. When this is not sufficient,
purchased electricity based on wind power is used instead.
The mix of businesses and apartments provides excellent
conditions for ensuring that the solar electricity is used
optimally, i.e. when the residents go to school and work,
the kindergarten starts its activities, and at the weekend,
when the kindergarten is closed, there is a higher level of
activity in the apartments.
In kitchens and bathrooms, the electrical outlets are
connected to timers, which are configured to 2 hours. In
order to make it easier for the residents in the Greenhouse
to reduce their use of hot water, all the faucets in
the apartments are designed to conserve water and
energy. When you turn the handle to the left, the water
temperature reaches about 40°C. In order to get very hot
water, you must actively push the handle to the left and
hold it there. When you release it, the handle will again
move to the right and provide lukewarm water.
Hot water is also charged separately. This is a system
that provides both environmental benefits and increased
fairness, since residents only pay for the water they actually
consume.
A convenient home/away button on the apartment door
can be used to let your home "rest" when you are not
there. The ventilation goes down and the lights go out.
All electrical sockets are marked and electrical equipment
that should continue to operate when you are away can
be connected to outlets that continue uninterrupted when
the apartment is in the "away" mode. When you return,
it is easy to turn on and it feels more enjoyable and safer
to come home! The collective apartments use presence
detection for the lighting instead. This is expected to yield
energy savings of about 250 kWh per year per apartment.
MKB Fastighets AB | page 7
ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATION
The Greenhouse is certified according to 2 external
systems, Miljöbyggnad Gold and Passive House
according to Feby. We also employ Environmental
Building Programme South, Environmental Class
A. The requirements for energy consumption are
stricter for passive houses, while the Miljöbyggnad
classification means that we also include other
aspects, such as the indoor environment, sound
environment, damp prevention and energy type.
Passive House Standard and Miljöbyggnad Gold
In order for a building to be classified as a passive house
in Skåne, electricity consumption must not exceed 50 kWh
per sqm per year.
The high-rise portion of the Greenhouse is built based
on the Miljöbyggnad Gold standard. This means that the
annual energy consumption must be less than 65% of
the requirements set out in the Swedish National Board of
Housing, Building and Planning's regulations. This amount
includes heating, water heating, ventilation and the building's electricity. Achieving the gold standard also requires
that at least 20 percent of the energy supply comes from
solar, wind or hydroelectrictic power or from waste heat. In
addition, no more than 20% may be non-renewable.
FACTS:
• Only renewable electricity
• Only renewable district heating
• Passive House Standard
• Miljöbyggnad Gold
• 200 sqm of solar cells
MKB Fastighets AB | page 8
KINDERGARTEN WITH GREEN PROFILE
The ground floor of the Greenhouse accommodates
a municipal kindergarten with an environmentally
friendly profile. The kindergarten will have four
departments and has been designed completely
without hazardous substances, both in terms of
furnishings, equipment and toys.
MKB's initiatives for the kindergarten's outdoor
environment
•We create fun playground equipment in natural materials
•We provide the opportunity to grow plants
•We plant edible crops
•We create habitats for bumblebees and birds
A more non-toxic kindergarten
While the Greenhouse is being built, a project called "A
more non-toxic kindergarten" is being conducted, which
is a collaboration between MKB, the City of Malmö and
the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation. The goal is
to ensure that the kindergarten is as free as possible from
chemicals and other unhealthy components.
Together, the project group considered which materials
the children come into contact with, the risks associated
with children's behaviour compared to adults, and it
implemented a log-book and a building product assessment
for all materials.
For MBK, the collaboration also provided added value
for accommodation in the Greenhouse. This materialised
through the natural connection with the environment and
the convenience for the residents of being able to drop off
their children in the same building.
•We choose plants that benefit insects
•We establish a large play area per child
•We replace rubber mats with wood chips
•We remove tire swings
•We do not use impregnated wood
MKB's initiatives for the kindergarten's indoor
environment
•Environmentally friendly flooring
•Environmentally friendly drinking water pipes, handles
and fittings
•Paint, putty, caulking and drywall materials must be
environmentally friendly
•All faucets are at child-height and must be corrosion
resistant
•Products containing nano-particles or nano-technology
are avoided.
MKB Fastighets AB | page 9
GREEN CONSTRUCTION PROCESS
In the construction of the Greenhouse,
MKB included the following measures:
•heat recovery in ventilation
• Energy-efficient elevators, cranes
•control of heating, ventilation and lighting
•measures that reduce drafts and heat-loss and
provides uniform temperatures and lower noise
levels: Door closers/airlocks, sun-shading, heat
recovery, better windows, insulation and sealing
between the sheds and more efficient thermostats.
•energy efficient drying equipment
•insulation of heated storage area
•energy efficient and demand-controlled outdoor
lighting
•sealed building before the heat is turned on
•optimization of transport
•minimization of materials
•recycling of materials
•recovery/waste separation at source
•minimization of materials sent to landfills
•electricity labelled "Good Environmental Choice"
•separate measurement of energy consumption
during production in order to optimize
consumption. Measurements are made of the
consumption of electricity in each materials
container, construction crane, sheds, premises
in basements and more. Material containers are
provided with additional insulation.
•separate measurement of water and district heating
consumption in order to obtain an impression of our
usage during the production phase.