A new car park in Lund has been inaugurated using disused wind turbine rotor blades as part of its structure.
Vattenfall said the Niels Bohr car park is the first building of its kind in Europe and features a façade made from blades from the decommissioned Nørre Økse Sø wind farm.
The company stated it donated 57 rotor blades to the project, which are used as non-load-bearing curtain walls covering large parts of the façade.
Anne Mette Traberg, country manager for Denmark at Vattenfall, said: “It’s a very smart idea and a really nice building.”
Jonas Lloyd, architect of the project, said: “I read that in the US, many of the blades are buried, and I thought they could be put to better use.”
Lloyd added: “Above all, I am pleased that we are promoting sustainability and that the building has become a symbol of sustainability.”
Traberg said: “This is visible and concrete proof that sustainability can meet the cost, schedule and safety requirements of a project.”
Paul Myllenberg, chief executive officer at Lunds kommunala parkeringsbolag, said: “It turned out really well. Reality exceeded expectations.”