Designers strive for a "green profile" in their products. But can recycled plastic materials meet this goal, or is designing exclusively in wood the only path to true sustainability?

This debate will take us around the challenges designers face in their quest to create environmentally friendly products, and how they navigate the complexities of avoiding greenwashing or greenhushing.

Our panel of experts will share their experiences, perspectives, and strategies on the topics:

Overcoming greenwashing and greenhushing

Fire safety is complex. It must be an integrated part in the building design process. The use of scientific principles to understand, evaluate and critically analyse fire risks in a holistic manner is paramount.

These qualities make plastics ideal products for construction and an essential component for a sustainable built environment.

Fire safety is an important priority for the plastics industry in construction. Fire safety of buildings is seen as a national responsibility. The EU supports Member States via harmonised standards for testing, classifying and declaring the performance of products used in buildings.

This has been done under company brands or national association guidelines. On July 5th we take EPS recycling to the next level and launch the pan-European brand EPS Cycle.

EPS Cycle is a pan European take back system, that describes how used EPS can effectively be taken back for use in the production of new EPS materials. As such it is a mark of commitment to the circular economy for both the companies and the national associations associated with EPS Cycle.

Join us on July 4th at 2:00 PM for an extraordinary session in the Plastic Pavilion, where the theme "Beautiful Plastic" takes center stage. Get ready to be captivated by two fascinating presentations that will ignite your passion for architecture.

Many countries across the globe have set ambitious goals to transition to a fossil-free society in the coming years. But as we navigate this transition, we have to ask the question: What measures should we take to effectively address the issue of plastics? We also need to consider the impact and significance of plastic products in the future – and which materials we should use in the production of them.

Carlsberg Byen is a perfect place to explore and learn about urban planning, while enjoying a thought provoking exhibition, curated by design studio BRIQ, in the former industial building Mineralvandsfabrikken from the 1920's. The exhibition in Mineralvandsfabrikken will act as the meeting point for the district and pay homage to Copenhagen as “The World Capital for Architecture for 2023.”

Come and join the celebration of the first evening of the Copenhagen Architecture Festival at ÅBEN Brewery with tours of the brewery production, talks, and discussions about the future of the Meatpacking District

The talks will take place around a model of Kødbyen made entirely from unwanted materials sourced within the neighbourhood as a result of an architectural mapping. The model is functioning as a manifestation of how we are interacting via material connections and use of resources in the Meatpacking District.

Programstart 1:

12:00 Introduktion til indsatsen Boligbyggeri fra 4 til 1 Planet og til Arkitekter Uden Grænser.

12:30 Break-out session - besøgende får mulighed for at gå rundt og besøge alle 4 pavilloner samt at møde arkitekterne bag, som vil afholde en kort præsentation om sin pavillon. Præsentationerne afholdes hvert 15. minut fra klokken 12.30 til 13.30.

Programstart 2:

14:00 Introduktion til indsatsen Boligbyggeri fra 4 til 1 Planet og til Arkitekter Uden Grænser.

Oplev en klassisk koncert skræddersyet til Glyptoteket, når ’Arkitekturen klinger’ sætter lyd til museets arkitektur, hvor repertoire og ensemble er valgt med afsæt i museets historie, udtryk og akustik. Der er garanteret en helt særlig atmosfære, når festsalens marmorsøjler og romerske statuer bliver badet i tonerne fra franske, impressionistiske komponister som Debussy, Ibert, Ravel og Fauré samt lidt dansk af Carl Nielsen. Koncerten fremføres af Helene Simonsen på fløjte, Nina Schlemm på harpe og Iben Bramsnæs Teilmann på bratsch.