VELUX Modular Skylights Installed in a Hotel and Conference Center

Located on the Danish island of Bornholm, Green Solution House is a hotel and conference center designed around circular sustainability principles. The building incorporates innovative daylighting, renewable energy, and recyclable materials to demonstrate how sustainable design can support building performance and occupant comfort.

As part of its ambitious sustainable building strategy, Green Solution House features 196 VELUX Modular Skylights (VMS) in a Ridgelight configuration, bringing natural daylight into the building's central atrium and interior courtyard.

Green Solution House Project Overview

• Location: Bornholm, Denmark
• Building Type: Hotel and conference center
• Daylighting Solution: VELUX Modular Skylights
• Configuration: Ridgelight 25–40°
• Quantity: 196 skylight modules
• Special Glazing: Integrated photovoltaics in approximately one-third of the modules
• Sustainability: DGNB certification and 2016 Active House Label Award

Integrating Daylight into Sustainable Building Design

At the Green Solution House, every building component contributes to circular sustainability. The entire building complex is designed around the Active House vision, inspired by the cradle-to-cradle life cycle concept, and certified to the high standards of the German Sustainable Building Council (DGNB).

Sustainability is the driving attraction for this building––and natural daylight is central to Green Solution House's architectural design. To maximize daylight in the building's large interior courtyard and atrium, the project incorporates 196 VELUX Modular Skylights in a Ridgelight 25–40° configuration. The dual-pitched skylight design creates an expansive glazed roof area, bringing daylight into the central atrium and strengthening the building's connection to the outdoors.

In addition to providing natural light, 68 of the skylight modules feature integrated photovoltaic (PV) cells that generate renewable electricity while providing solar shading. Covering 98 m², the photovoltaic glazing produces approximately 7,077 kWh of electricity annually.

See Green Solution House in Action

Explore the design vision behind Green Solution House and discover how daylight, renewable energy, and circular building principles come together in this sustainable hotel and conference center.

The Green Solution House won the Active House Label Award in 2016 and serves as an innovative example in sustainable building and living.

Learn more about VELUX Commercial's approach to sustainability through sustainable building applications, or read about the VELUX Group's environmental commitments and progress in our annual sustainability report.

Key Features and Benefits of VELUX Modular Skylights

VELUX Modular Skylights are prefabricated daylighting solutions designed for commercial buildings. Engineered for efficient installation and architectural flexibility, these skylights come in multiple configurations to accommodate different roof designs and daylighting needs.

• Prefabricated modules simplify on-site installation, helping reduce installation time and labor requirements.
• Multiple skylight configurations accommodate a wide range of roof designs, building layouts, and commercial applications.
• Insulating glazing and thermally efficient frames help minimize heat transfer and support building energy performance.
• Integrated glazing, shading, and ventilation options provide flexibility to meet project-specific daylighting and indoor climate requirements.

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