Børnehuset Himmelbjerget

Where comfort meets real-world impact

At Himmelbjerg, a 1,500 m² kindergarten built in 1990, comfort isn’t a nice-to-have — it’s part of keeping 100 children healthy, rested, and ready to learn.

Together with the municipality, we are turning one of their most used buildings into a quiet, healthy, and energy-smart space - without adding active cooling.

The challenge

Two rooms were central to daily life:

• A sleeping room, where noise and draft had to stay low.
• An activity room, where CO₂, heat, and glare often made the indoor climate drift out of balance.

The existing room-wise ventilation system couldn’t keep up.

One platform. Three actions.

Himmelbjerg now runs on three Climify layers — all connected, all working for the people inside:‍

1. Monitoring: High-resolution IEQ sensors track temperature, humidity, CO₂, noise,light, and presence in every room.

2. Human feedback:
   
   • Through simple buttons and our FeedMe app, staff share how they feel:hot, cold, stuffy, noisy, drafty, too bright, too dark.
   • Their feedback becomes a live “Comfort ID” that shapes how the system reacts.

3. Action & Control: We control two new Panasonic room-wise ventilation systems and the external shutters installed in late 2025. Together,they:
   
   • Keep CO₂ low and noise down
   • Reduce glare during playtime
   • Pre-cool rooms in the early morning to avoid overheating
   • Balance airflow during sleep time for quiet, fresh air
   • Adapt setpoints automatically from user comfort

Smart ventilation instead of active cooling

With weather forecasts and predictive control, the building cools itself ahead ofwarm days by using ventilation and exterior blinds — keeping temperatures stable without installing a cooling unit.

This is digital retrofit in action.

Early results

Based on the baseline and first interventions, the kindergarten is on track to meet its project goals:

• 20% less noise during occupied hours.
• 25% improvement in thermal satisfaction.
• Full AT and BR18 compliancy.
• Avoided installation of active cooling.
• Room-by-room indoor climate improvements with measurable gains for both staff and children.

Why it matters

When indoor climate works, children sleep better, staff stress less, and buildings use energy more wisely.

Himmelbjerg shows how a small building can make a big leap — quickly, and with real savings.

See what your buildings can do

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