In most of our projects, we transform industrial and commercial areas into new neighborhoods. In this transformation, we always seek to create green spaces and give nature more room than it had before the transformation. Specifically, our goal is to increase the biofactor in the areas we develop, in part by reducing the amount of paved surfaces, thereby creating a habitat for trees and shrubs—and thus habitats for animals and insects.
When we build, we use natural resources—it’s inevitable. Through the Planetary Responsibility Foundation, established by the family that owns Alfa Development, we contribute to the foundation’s work to restore nature and rethink the way we build and manage natural resources. Learn more about the foundation’s work
“With PRF, we want to give the planet’s amazing biodiversity a chance to survive. This is important to the global community, local populations, and to us personally as a family. We are open to all ideas, solutions, and project opportunities that can help make our world a better place.” Andreea Kaiser, founder and owner of ALFA Development
The family that owns Alfa Development is a co-founder of Nature Development Company. The company works with biodiversity and nature restoration globally, with a particular focus on tropical land areas where reforestation can make the biggest difference. Learn more about Nature Development Company
I have no doubt that the international community will find solutions to the climate crisis. But the biodiversity crisis is more difficult to solve, and we urgently need to find solutions. Through Nature Development Company, we want to help find new approaches and make room for nature in a sustainable economic model
Here we give nature space - an example
In Søborg Skovby in the Municipality of Gladsaxe, we are transforming an old industrial site into a new residential area with 400 homes. Here, we have developed a landscape and biodiversity plan for the five-hectare site (approx. 50,000m²) in collaboration with the consulting firm Tredje Natur. Key points in the plan for the new neighborhood include:
- The development area includes approximately 400 homes. For every new home, we plant a tree.
- We preserve the area's existing avenues and individual trees as much as possible.
- We will preserve the area’s forest, which will be opened up and made more accessible to residents. The green spaces will connect the new neighborhood with the existing green belt, including Utterslev Mose.
- The measures to increase biodiversity mean that we are raising the area’s biofactor—including the existing forest—to 0.85. The requirement under the industry’s DGNB Gold building standard for urban areas is 0.35.
We are committed to preserving and utilizing the natural environment that already exists in our local area—and to adding new natural elements that can help increase biodiversity. From one project to the next, we build on knowledge and experience that can benefit nature.
In 2022, the Planetary Responsibility Foundation (PRF) was established by ALFA Development’s owners. PRF is financed by the profits from ALFA Development’s activities.
The foundation works to restore and protect the planet’s nature and biodiversity and to promote sustainable development. This is done through holistic thinking and mission-driven investments that can make a difference for people and nature while generating returns that are reinvested in the foundation’s work.
With PRF, we want to give the planet’s amazing biodiversity a chance to survive. This is important for the global community, local populations – and for us personally. We are open to all ideas, solutions and project opportunities that can help make our world a better place.
