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- 1. What does one planet living look like and p g how can you embed it into your retrofit project? Ecobuild – 2nd March 2011 Ecobuild Julie Codet‐Boisse, Nicole Lazarus, Joanna Marshall‐Cook
- 2. BioRegional – An entrepreneurial charity BioRegional is an entrepreneurial charity which initiates and delivers practical g p y p solutions that help us to live within a fair share of the earth’s resources – what we call one planet living. We do this by setting up new enterprises and partnerships around the world. Our aim is to lead the way to sustainable living through practical demonstration. through practical demonstration Three main streams of work: • One Planet Companies • One Planet Regions O e a et eg o s • One Planet Communities • Bi Bioregional production Systems i l d ti S t
- 3. One planet communities across the world London Sutton Canada Brighton UAE China San Francisco Washington DC Portugal g South Africa www.oneplanetvision.org
- 4. One Planet Sutton © Fergus Burnett London Borough of Sutton commits to one planet living in 2008 • Council’s own operations Council s own operations • making it easier for residents • 80,000 homes, 185,900 residents www.oneplanetsutton.org
- 5. © B&Q B&Q – managing eco‐impact of operations B&Q managing eco impact of operations BioRegional & B&Q partnership ‐ UK’s largest home improvement and garden retailer Reduce direct CO2 emissions by 90% by 2023: • all stores need to be zero carbon • emissions from transport cut by at least 50%. Achievements so far: A hi t f • Based on reporting in 2008, 6% (19,000tonnes) CO2 reduction compared to 2006 • water metering reduced consumption by 13.6 million litres per annum • 48% reduction in waste to landfill 48% reduction in waste to landfill.
- 6. One Planet Living ? If everyone on earth consumed as much as the average person in the UK, we would need three planets to support us i th UK ld d th l t t t
- 9. Zero Carbon
- 10. Zero Waste
- 20. PAYS in Sutton • B&Q / EST / Sutton Council / l BioRegional • £1m for whole‐house retrofit in privately owned homes • Incentives: 40% subsidy from DECC + interest free loans Source: www.reduceheatloss.co.uk Source www reduceheatloss co uk • Average spend was £12,500 per household (£7,600 with subsidy) with ~£25 monthly repayments over 25 years • Some lessons learnt: planning issues, time‐consuming process, additional cost to restore to original state, etc additional cost to restore to original state etc
- 21. Retrofit for the Future in Sutton • BioRegional / Sutton Housing Partnership l h / Parity Projects / Sutton Council • Comparison of 3 similar 3‐bed terraced social housing properties: – Unimproved house + behaviour change – Decent Homes / CERT + behaviour change – One Planet house + behaviour change Source: http://retrofit.oneplanetsutton.org g 3 p • Monitoring over a 30 month period • Results to be used by SHP and Sutton Council to include in overall retrofit strategy
- 22. Zero Carbon Hackbridge • Aim – demonstrate how an urban community can be retrofitted cost‐ effectively to become zero carbon and inform the Green Deal • Area‐based appoach – look at the different solutions needed for the combinations of building types and tenures present in this community • Why Hackbridge? – Representative of many urban areas that will need to be retrofitted if we want to achieve our national objectives of 80% CO2 reduction by 2050; y 5 ; – near London so can become a showcase and close to BedZED so we can have people to visit it – Sutton is also one of the 4 Big Society pilots l f h l
- 23. Zero Carbon Hackbridge – Zero Carbon Hackbridge SCT project • Define an overall strategy on how f ll h Hackbridge can be retrofitted to zero carbon, trying to bring together all the current / future energy projects (LCZ, Demap, PAYS, Green Deal, RFF, DE) • Define financial model for retrofitting in social housing (working with Sutton Housing Partnership) • Assess cost of retrofitting future district heating into existing blocks of flats vs cost of retrofit measures Source: Parity Projects
- 24. One Planet Food ‐ One Planet Food The project • 3‐year programme: Sept 09 – Sept 2012 L VING BioRegional and EcoLocal LOCAL FOOD • Aims: 1. Bring local food into the borough 2. Go Grow more food locally o e ood oca y 3. Encourage healthy eating 4. Raise awareness about local healthy food f d
- 25. The Veg Van & Community farm The Veg Van • Sells farm and other local produce • Hackbridge and Carshalton stations and St Helier Hospital / soon at a local school • 27% of customers now eating more fruit & veg • £1 spent at Veg Van creates 84% more for the local economy than if spent in supermarket The Community Farm • 7.5 acre plot of land • Part time farm manager • 30 core volunteers, Probation Service l P b i S i • Objective: self‐managing after 3 years, link both into a social enterprise • Launching a truly local veg box in June 2011
- 26. Case study – Case study Local authority A London Borough has a regeneration area that is currently comprised of: d hh h l d f • A number of small industrial areas (which are due for redevelopment); • 1930s terraced and semi‐detached houses; 1930s terraced and semi detached houses; • 2 primary schools; • 1990s flats; • 1890s terraced houses; • 8 blocks of 1950s flats owned by the Local Authority; and • T Two parades of shops in 1900s terraced buildings. d f h i d b ildi Following the 10 Principles, what actions would you take as a local authority to regenerate the area while integrating One Planet Living?
- 27. Case study – Case study Housing association • Green Housing is a key developer of affordable housing in South East London and the Thames Gateway S th E t L d d th Th G t – providing around 200 new homes every year, to Code 4 standard – However no environmental standards set for existing housing What actions would you take as a Housing Association to retrofit this housing stock in line with the One Planet Living g g principles? Estates within the Housing Stock Age Building construction 124 semi‐detached houses 1930s Solid wall Single glazing 150 Flats in 5 blocks with 3 storeys 1950s Cavity Wall Single glazing Single glazing 72 Terraced houses 1930s Timber frame with single skin solid brick Single glazing y 50 flats in 2 blocks 3 storeys 1980s Cavity wall y Single glazing 10 tower blocks (80 flats per block, 10 1960s Concrete un‐insulated construction storeys) Single glazing
- 28. Concept retrofit for suburban village • Short concept study undertaken by BioRegional Quintain and architects Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios • Issues of typical suburban densities (~20dwellings/ha): – F il t b ild Fail to build communities iti – Lead to excessive energy use (house, car) – Make poor use of the land a e poo use o t e a d What could be targeted intervention to create a One Planet g suburb? Source: Desai. (2010) One Planet Communities. John Wiley & Sons Ltd
- 31. Ecobuild fringe session Thank you!