A collection of case studies demonstrating exemplar ‘sustainable community’ projects across Europe - BSHF (Building and Social Housing Foundation), july 2005
This collection of case studies, based on the components of a sustainable community as defined in “The Egan Review – Skills for Sustainable Communities”, highlights some of the issues that need to be considered when creating places for people. It depicts several sustainable communities in accordance with the background of their setting up, the key features realised and project contacts.
Urban Ecology: Projects in Europe : visions for Oslo? - Oslo Kommune Havnevesenet
This document presents the main caracteristics of 4 sustainable communities in Europe: Kronsberg, Bo01 Malmö, Viikki, Südstadt. It studies the context of creation and the methods applied to carry through the project.
BEDZED
BedZED - Chris Twin, The Arup Journal, 2003
The built environment created in BedZED aims to attain a more harmonious equilibrium in consumption of energy and in use of natural resources. This article is about energy efficiency in BedZED and highlights the use of renewable energies and the sustainable building orientation.
Construction materials report: Toolkit for Carbon Neutral Developments – Part 1 – Nicole Lazarus, BioRegional Development Group, December 2002
This case studies compares BedZED material with conventional alternatives and quantifies the environmental benefits of the choices of construction materials and describes design, quality and sourcing issues, cost implications and contractual arrangements.
ECO-VIIKKI
Eco-Viikki : Aims, Implementation and Results – City of Helsinki, Finnish Ministry of the Environment, 2005
This document “presents the aims, planning process, and practical implementation of Eco-Viikki, as well as the use of the buildings over a period of a few years. Also documented are the multi-faceted cooperation between the different parties, the ambitious goals, the unique eco-criteria, the numerous individual development projects, the tools of building project steerage as well as the long-term monitoring of the use of the buildings.”
EVA-LANXMEER
Sustainable urban decentralization : case Eva Lanxmeer, Culemborg, The Netherlands - Dr. Ir. A. van Timmeren, M. Kaptein, ir. D. Sidler, 2007
"This paper focuses on the spatial, technical and social integration of a ‘combined waste (wastewater) / energy system’ for an urban neighborhood (the deep green district ‘Lanxmeer’ in Culemborg, The Netherlands) integrated in a semi-public building.” The concept called “Sustainable Implant” (based on a small scale biogas installation, Combined Heat Power and accompanying closed greenhouse) is explained in the following study as well as the social context resulting from this urban neighbourhood.
KRONSBERG
Sustainable urban development – the ecologically exemplary new settlement of Hannover-Kronsberg – Karin Rumming, 2006
The author studies the urban and transport planning of the Kronsberg district. Example of sustainable urban district, Kronsberg has integrated the social and environmental components in its construction and development project.
LEIDSCHE RIJN
Two sites, one city : Utrecht is on the move - Leidsche Rijn Utrecht, april 2004
This paper focuses on the urban development of the Leidsche Rijn district according to the sustainable principles applied in infrastructures, environmental protection and energy management.
HAMMARBY SJOSTAD
Hammarby Sjöstad : a unique environmental project in Stockholm - Hammarby Sjöstad, Stockholm City, 2007
The main characteristics of the Hammarby Sjöstad district are explained in this document with a master plan of the district.
RIESELFELD
The new district of Freiburg-Rieselfeld: a case study of successful, sustainable urban development - Stadt Freiburg i.Br. Projektgruppe Rieselfeld, January 2007
This document studies the Freiburg-Rieselfeld district and the project management focusing on the political, urban, environmental and social components.
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Sustainable Neighbourhoods
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