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Sustainability neighbourhoods: it can be done |
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Imagine a neighbourhood that uses resources efficiently, is well connected to public transport and encourages walking and cycling while at the same time allows children to play safely, creates a strong sense of community and is visually stunning. Too good to be true?
Well 26 people from the West Midlands have seen it for themselves on the MADE delegation to Stockholm at the beginning of October. At MADE we spend a lot of time promoting sustainable buildings, but Hammarby Sjöstad showed us the importance going beyond individual buildings to create sustainable neighbourhoods. Hammarby Sjöstad is built on former industrial brownfield land located on the south side of Hammarby Lake, to the south of the city centre, which has historically formed the natural border to the inner city area of Stockholm. The project seeks specifically to expand the inner city across the water. A number of features that promote sustainable use of resources were built into the design of the neighbourhood including excellent access to public transport and streets which encourage walking and cycling, car pooling, district heating, extraction of heat, water and compostable material from sewage and extensive provision for recycling including a system of vacuum powered shutes which take waste to a central procesing area.
CABE case study of Hammarby Sjöstad
Hammarby Sjöstad (English) website
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