Dec 05, 2014
Setting the context
• North Staffordshire Housing Market Renewal Pathfinder Area (RENEW North Staffordshire)
• Intervention areas
- Areas of Major Intervention (AMIs)
- General Renewal Areas (GRAs)
RENEW Key Facts
Although some of these facts relate specifically to Stoke on Trent, the issues are reflected in the other intervention areas across North Staffordshire.
• Between 1999 and 2003, Stoke on Trent lost 1,450 residents a year
• In the last 50 years, the population of the old Six Towns has halved • 7000 homes (4.3%) across the conurbation are empty. In central areas this
rose from 7.7% to 9.4% during 2005
• If new build and clearance continued at past rates, it was estimated that there would be a surplus of 20,000 homes
• The original RENEW prospectus recommended 14,000 properties be cleared and replaced with 12,000 new build properties. However, the clearance figures have now been greatly reduced
• If economic and Housing Market Renewal strategies are successful, it is estimated that we will stop losing population by 2011, and bring the number of empty properties down to a normal level by 2021
Chesterton General Renewal Area
• Predominantly pre 1919 terraced-type properties
• Lack of investment into private sector stock
• Empty properties
• Failing retail units
• Poor environment
Intervention to date
• 20 Housing Corporation funded refurbishments - 10 for social rent 10 for outright sale
• General Renewal Works :
- Facelift work
- Boundary wall schemes
- Environmental improvements
• Eco terraced properties
Before After
Economic
Environmental
Ecoterrace - the brief
• Regional Housing Board Funding (£840,000 maximum)
• Minimum of 6 terraced-type properties
• Must achieve minimum CSH Level 3 (Eco XB – Eco Homes very good)
• Ideas must be transferable
• Within General Renewal Area
• Attract other funds
Staffs Housing requirements
• Ecohomes excellent
• Contemporary living
• Full remodelling of terraced units
• Housing Corporation compliant D&Q standards
• Effective PR and sharing good practice
• Award-winning
Eco terrace - acquisitions
www.ecoterrace.co.uk
The Energy Saving Refurbishment
2008
Demolitions? Emissions?
diagram courtesy of Casey Cole – carbonlimited.org
•160,000 homes in Newcastle/Stoke
•90,000 in council tax band A
•50% byelaw terrace houses?
•Approx. 45,000 terraces in area
•Standard terrace house SAP: 20-30
•Heating costs: £800-1200 per year
•CO2: 102kg/m2 per year
•Approx 6.6 tonnes / year / house
The competition bid:
a) generic solutions for the typical terrace house...
b) design for a specific property…
c) proposals for a wider context…
Carbon reduction:•EPC Band B / Ecohomes Excellent
•78 CO kg/m2/year reduction
•5.3 tonnes CO2 reduction per year
Cash savings:
•24 CO2 kg/m2/year new performance
•Heating costs: approx £200 per year
•£100 saving per month
Comfort improvements: A sustainable house is one that sells!
ground floor
•Passive solar gains•Recycled plastic loft insulation – U-value: 0.20•Heavily insulated floors – U-value: 0.25•Kingspan drylined walls – U-value: 0.30•Isover sound reduction insulation
existing
new build
first floor
•Nuaire Sunwarm solar panel hot water cylinder•Nuaire Sunwarm positive pressure ventilation•100% low energy lights•High efficiency ‘Band A’ boiler•Tap flow regulators
existing
new build
• Agree criteria for QUALITY
• Performance based brief
• Project concept has co-ownership.
• Role of critical friends
• Dialogue with project partners fosters
corporate responsibility.
• Project framework to support same…eg:
project hub software.
• Importance of monitoring post completion
• Open source sharing of experiences
Transferability of ideas built in on day one.
Achieving design quality…
Working in partnership:
• Staffordshire Housing Association
• Newcastle Borough Council
• Regional Housing Board (RHE)
• RENEW North Staffordshire
• Housing Corporation
• Axis Design Architects
• Carbon Trust