Officially opened in July 2013, this building is the location for eight UN organisations located in Copenhagen on an artificial island by the North Harbour district.
UN City captures nearly three million litres of rainwater per year. This enables WCs to be flushed on average 5,300 times per day throughout the year, almost all the water needed for WC flushing in the building. Additionally, there are efficient water using devices installed. There are low flow taps fitted with aerators, low flow showers and low flush toilets. Together, these features have resulted in more than 60% reduction of total water use in the building’s WCs, showers and kitchens (Reyes, 2013 / Official Website of Denmark, no date).