Low energy
refurbishments &
environmental
regeneration –
Phil Thompson
Global Watch is a DTI service managed by Pera
Towards Zero Carbon Housing – lessons from
Northern Europe
Global Watch is a DTI service managed by Pera
Towards Zero Carbon Housing – Lessons from Northern Europe
•
Mission also visited 4 refurbishment
schemes
–
Augustenborg, Malmo
–
Hedebygade, Copenhagen
–
Brunck Quarter, Ludwigshafen
–
Hoheloogstrasse, Ludwigshafen
Global Watch is a DTI service managed by Pera
Towards Zero Carbon Housing – Lessons from Northern Europe
Augustenborg
•
1950’s built estate for shipyard workers
•
Became rundown & needed radical renewal
Initiatives included:
•
Renewables
•
External Insulation
•
Green Roofs
•
Recycling & neighbourhood regeneration
Global Watch is a DTI service managed by Pera
Towards Zero Carbon Housing – Lessons from Northern Europe
Green roofs
PV as solar
shading
Global Watch is a DTI service managed by Pera
Towards Zero Carbon Housing – Lessons from Northern Europe
Football pitch/Ice Rink
Recycling station &
green roof
Global Watch is a DTI service managed by Pera
Towards Zero Carbon Housing – Lessons from Northern Europe
Hedebygade
•
350 apartments, built in 1890’s
•
Area improvement, retaining existing facades
•
Innovative measures
–
PV, within facades
–
Solar panels
–
MVHR
–
Trombe wall
–
Heliostat
–
Wet rock evaporative cooling
Global Watch is a DTI service managed by Pera
Towards Zero Carbon Housing – Lessons from Northern Europe
PV on balconies & facades
Global Watch is a DTI service managed by Pera
Towards Zero Carbon Housing – Lessons from Northern Europe
Heliostat
Large scale PV
Global Watch is a DTI service managed by Pera
Towards Zero Carbon Housing – Lessons from Northern Europe
•
Courtyard improvements
–
New community centre
–
Waste recycling
–
Play areas/cycle store
–
Landscaped gardens
Global Watch is a DTI service managed by Pera
Towards Zero Carbon Housing – Lessons from Northern Europe
New Community centre
Courtyard landscaping
Global Watch is a DTI service managed by Pera
Towards Zero Carbon Housing – Lessons from Northern Europe
•
“Warm rents”
–
On continent – rent controls & includes
heating element
–
If can reduce energy costs within same rent
envelope energy enhancements can pay
back very quickly
–
Helps “affordable warmth” objectives
Global Watch is a DTI service managed by Pera
Towards Zero Carbon Housing – Lessons from Northern Europe
Brunck Quarter
•
1930’s estate, adjacent BASF factory
•
Small flats, low thermal comfort
•
Radical programme required, worked with
residents
•
Substantially better than new Part L or current
German Building regulations
•
“3 litre” standard
–
External insulation – walls, roof, basements
–
Triple glazing
–
Unenclosed balconies – summer shading
–
Controlled ventilation, with heat recovery
Global Watch is a DTI service managed by Pera
Towards Zero Carbon Housing – Lessons from Northern Europe
Unenclosed balconies/shadin
Refurbished block with shades
Global Watch is a DTI service managed by Pera
Towards Zero Carbon Housing – Lessons from Northern Europe
•
Innovative energy supply
–
CHP, including fuel cells
–
3 blocks with gas-fired fuel cell CHP
•
Rents
–
Germany has tight rent control
–
Rent includes element for heating
–
Reduced energy costs & compensating increased
accommodation charge means payback in 10 years
Global Watch is a DTI service managed by Pera
Towards Zero Carbon Housing – Lessons from Northern Europe
Hoheloogstrasse
•
1960’s built blocks for BASF workers
•
Decline in local market necessitated
refurbishment to bring back into use
•
Demonstration project
•
First “PassivHaus” standard
refurbishment in Germany
Global Watch is a DTI service managed by Pera
Towards Zero Carbon Housing – Lessons from Northern Europe
•
2 sets of staircase blocks in one
building
–
One to PassivHaus standard
–
One to “7 litre” standard
–
New CHP plant for hot water &
supplementary heating
Global Watch is a DTI service managed by Pera
Towards Zero Carbon Housing – Lessons from Northern Europe
New CHP plant
Global Watch is a DTI service managed by Pera
Towards Zero Carbon Housing – Lessons from Northern Europe
•
External improvements
–
Large PV array
–
Balconies
–
Automatic external blinds
Global Watch is a DTI service managed by Pera
Towards Zero Carbon Housing – Lessons from Northern Europe
Balconies
Shading device
Global Watch is a DTI service managed by Pera
Towards Zero Carbon Housing – Lessons from Northern Europe
Conclusions
•
Energy & environmental improvements provide
focus for regeneration of older urban areas
•
Higher energy performance standards can be
achieved without drastic changes to appearance
•
Advanced new technologies can enhance
otherwise conventional facades
•
New materials – enhance performance without
reducing space standards
•
May need subsidies if low energy principles
applied to older properties
•
Fuel cells may help reduce emission levels even
without full refurbishment to modern standards