Building and land use case studiesThese case studies are building and land use related projects that have used at least one tool
to assess sustainability. This has enabled an investigation of the usefulness
of tool in highlighting sustainability and its role in the decision making process.
Case studies that have been chosen could be complete, ongoing or due to take place
in the next couple of years and can be of a building, neighbourhood, city or regional
scale.
The information included has been obtained from interviews with project staff,
other literature and websites.
Two levels of information are included; a brief description of the case study,
the tools used and how they have had an impact on the project and also a more
indepth description which provides more detail and sources of information, this
is presented in .pdf format.
Angelina Street housing regeneration scheme. UK Redevelopment of social housing to incorporate energy efficiency measures, water conservation and neighbourhood improvements. Application of integrated environmental guidelines for neighbourhood development in Nijmegen The Netherlands Environmental appraisal to identify areas for potential redevelopment. ÖKOSTADT 2000 Evaluation Austria An environmental programme for the provincial capital of Graz Baglan Energy Park Phase 2 UK Large scale redevelopment scheme of a former chemical works and steel works. City District heating and cooling in Zuidas The Netherlands To develop an energy system that meets high environmental standards and provides an excellent quality and good sustainability.
Better than normal good practice, with a 50% energy saving by 2020. Dogme 2000 Denmark A municipal network on sustainable urban development DPL2 housing development in Den Helder The Netherlands The implementation of a tool for measuring the sustainability performance of a town E.C.U.B. project Belgium Rehabilitation of an old veterinary surgeon school into an urban "Eco-Centre" Environmental profiling of buildings in Tilburg The Netherlands
Evaluation of the Hedebygade Block Denmark A project on Urban ecology and urban renewal Green Diploma, certification for sustainable building operation Denmark Environmental certification of existing buildings Llandarcy Urban Village UK The UK´s proposed largest Urban Village, a large scale regeneration project on 1,300 acres of land. Lyon Confluence major urban development France Urban renewal of an old industrial area into a city, Lyon, France Management of wind-farm developments in Wallonia (landscape and use of land) Belgium Wind farm development in the Wallonian Region of Belgium New Tredegar Regeneration Scheme UK Land reclamation and regeneration of a former Welsh mining village. Pedestrian Master Plan for the city of Liege Belgium This case is related to the development of a tool that aims to support sustainable development in the city of Liége, Belgium. Porte des Alpes urban development France Pilot of Concerted Development Zone (CDZ) in the city of Lyon Regeneration Project for a Historical Quarter in the town centre Bulgaria Berkovitza historical quarter regeneraton Spatial planning - a holistic approach Austria The use of indicators to assist the planning and decision making processes Sustainable building on the Teglmose site in Albertslund Denmark The use of the context analysis in the planning of a green building project ´Teglmose site´ in Albertslund with app. 100 dwellings. Sustainable design of DR City Denmark Large scale new development of headquarters for Denmark´s national broadcasting radio and television station. Sustainable Development Strategy and Action Plan, Velingrad Municipality Bulgaria Integration of sustainable development principles into national and municipal policy and planning. The Royal Theatre "La Monnaie" Belgium The implementation of a tool, the Environmental Management Control Panel, designed to minimise the different impacts of buildings housing specific activities, as in a theatre. URBAN I Graz and URBAN II link Graz West: Social and economic renewal of urban districts Austria Demonstration of the usual top-down planning and decision making processes in urban planning. |