The EU is right to prioritise healthy and affordable buildings

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The EU is right to prioritise healthy and affordable buildings

Velux Group CEO Lars Petersson welcomes recent efforts from EU and UK policymakers to advance a healthier, lower-carbon built environment

Over the past five years, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has started to pave the way for a Europe that is sustainable and resilient from a climate, energy, economic and social perspective....

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