The building, which was completed in 2019, is a unique place for innovation that experiments with the offices and learning environments of the future where academia, business and societal actors meet. Sustainability has always been a very large part of the project, which is certified according to the Swedish Green Building Council's Gold level.
The green roofs, which are located on the protruding part of each floor of A Working Lab, have several positive effects. On the one hand, they add vegetation that has a positive impact on the area's climate and environmental conditions. On the one hand, the vegetation has an ability to absorb falling precipitation and thus facilitate stormwater management. In addition to this, of course, a pleasant environment and views are also created from the terraces that are in the building and where you have a view of the vegetation on the roofs.
This is the jury's motivation:
The working lab is a great example of how extensive green roofs can be used to improve the environmental and social performance of a building. In the working lab project, extensive green roofs are installed on multiple surfaces and linked to recreational areas on several floors. As such, the vegetation has the potential to improve the well-being of visitors and tenants. Additionally, the thin green roof mats have a higher water holding capacity as compared to the conventional system.
Jan Henningsson
Projektchef