Frakkastígur 1

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Green emphasis will be paramount in a new building that will be built at Frakkastígur 1. The project was selected in the City of Reykjavík's competition for "green housing of the future" in 2022. 

The development is being carried out by Iða Real Estate Development Company, and Lendager Ísland has led the project's design phase. Björt Ólafsdóttir, Managing Director of Iða, says that the carbon footprint of the building will be 50% less than usual and that there will be a strong emphasis on reusing resources in the development as much as possible. The building is designed to be at the forefront of buildings in Iceland that reduce the environmental burden on the climate and nature. Björt says that the work is being done following the state and city policy on reducing carbon emissions in the construction sector. 

The building description project states that:

"It is expected that all materials encountered during excavation and construction on site will be reused, either for landscaping and landscape design or as accents for resting places on the site and even around it as needed. It is also expected that construction materials that fall into place, such as leftover timber, iron and concrete, will be used in the building itself or landscape design. For example, leftover concrete can be used in pre-designed moulds and thus prepare bases for bicycle stands, such as benches or other items. Timber can be easily treated, redesigned and reused in cladding both indoors and outdoors."

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