DNV-Gødstrup, the new hospital for western Denmark, will be built close to the city of Herning up to the year 2020. As a step in the Region's Agenda 21 Strategy and Action Plan 2012-15, the concepts of sustainability, low energy consumption and little environmental impact must be incorporated into planning the hospital project. Since the beginning of the construction process, part of the plan has been that the hospital is to be designed and built according to the DGNB sustainability certification scheme. Drinking Water Demand and Waste Water Volume is an important criterion in this system.
"Sustainable development is being afforded much attention from many corners of society.At Central Denmark Region we are aware of our responsibility in this regard.We want development - development towards more sustainability," said Bent Hansen, Regional Council Chairman in Central Denmark Region and Chairman of Danish Regions.
To fulfil these political wishes, the full-service consultant on the building project, the CuraVita consortium, incorporated sustainability and natural surface water and rainwater diversion as a central element of the project in its overall plan for the hospital. Planning of the project was a collaborative effort between the full-service consultant, the project secretariat and the Municipality of Herning, which approved all proposals.