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Dialogues and meetings for residents

New residents are invited to a meeting to discuss how the environmental profiling and chosen system solutions affect everyday life.

• 18 resident meetings were held, with 30-40 participants on each occasion.

Thematic seminars with a focus on Stockholm Royal Seaport are arranged for a network of re-sidents and other interested parties. Four semi-nars were held – the one that drew the biggest audience dealt with public transport and had more than 100 participants.

• More than 200 people are involved in the network. An early-stage dialogue was held in the autumn to gather views from people who live and work in the area. The topic was housing construction, a supervised playground and a day-care centre in the area between the gasometers and the Abessinien residential area. Many valuable views were presented and the City decided to proceed with a feasibility study of only plan-ning for low-rise buildings, a supervised play-ground and a day-care centre.

• 50 people took part in the dialogue.

Stockholm Royal SeaportResults 2013

People

It should be easy for people living and working in Stockholm Royal Seaport to make sustainable choices. These can be simple things like prioritising bikes rather than cars, and sorting waste – choices that are easy with clear information and readily available tools. Knowledge and commitment are key ingredients for achieving the targets.

Urban gardening in pallet collars

To increase the amount of greenery when the first residents moved in, an urban gardening project was initiated and pallet collars were set out. This became a focal point for the residents during the summer.• 44 households took part in the gardening project.

Open House in Stockholm Royal Seaport

A tour of the area was arranged in partnership with the Norra Länken project and Ports of Stockholm. The Stockholm Royal Seaport project conducted a tour of the new blocks and inaugurated the play-ground in the first development phase, Norra 1.

• 2,000 people attended the Open House event.

Smart services will facilitate sustainable choices In the Smart City SRS research project, 18 community stakeholders are collaborating to develop a marketplace for data generated by the City’s utilities – from the management of energy, water, waste and transport, for example. The information can be used to develop services that help people living and working in the area make sustainable decisions in their everyday life. The concept was tested in 2013 with solutions that included a custom mobile app.

Trip Planner for sustainable travel

A trip planner has been produced to help people living and working in the area to plan their travel easier. The Trip Planner was tested by adding a carpool, public transport services and ride-sharing. The user should also be able to see information about price, calories and CO2 emissions in order to make a sustainability evaluation of their journey. The tool was tested in autumn 2013 by a panel comprising local residents as well as others, and a launch is scheduled for 2014.

Buildings

In Stockholm Royal Seaport, the City is working together with property developers to build a sustai-nable urban district. In 2010, the City of Stockholm decided that Stockholm Royal Seaport would be one of Stockholm’s environmentally profiled areas. In the first two development phases, Norra 1 and Västra, land had already been assigned when the de-cision was made. The City and property developers agreed on voluntary environmental commitments for Norra 1 and Västra, based on the sustainability requirements for the third development phase. The developers of Norra 1 and Västra have had high ambitions and worked determinedly to fulfil the City’s requirements in subsequent development plans. Dialogue with the property developers around sustainability issues has continuously evolved. It commenced at an early stage and has led to understanding and commitment.

Energy use in buildings

The City has placed requirements on energy-efficient buildings and a high proportion of renewable energy in order to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases. Although the developers of Norra 1 and Västra had reached an advanced stage of their planning, their ambitions have been high and the follow up shows that these property developers have also achieved good results. Diagram 1 shows how well the proper-ty developers fulfilled the level of requirements in each development plan.

Diagram 1: Estimated average energy performance in kWh per m2 Atemp for land-assigned development plans at Stock-

holm Royal Seaport. Target/standard level is 55 kWh per m2.

Experience shows that• Energy requirements should be included as a condition in the early planning stage.• Systematic monitoring is important.• Comparable data is a prerequisite for credible monitoring.

Competency Development Programme

The City offers all land-assigned property developers an opportunity to participate in a Competency Development Programme aimed at increasing knowledge of the sustainability requirements. The property developers’ project managers and architects are invited to 10-12 topic-specific seminars with lecturers who describe latest research findings in the field. Best practices are presented, and time is allocated for dialogue on the sustainability requirements. In 2013, Competency Development Programmes were implemented for three development phases.

Forum for Sustainable Solutions

To bring property developers and green tech-nology providers together, the City organises regular mini trade fairs through Stockholm Royal Seaport Innovation, known as the Forum for Sustainable Solutions. More than 100 green technology companies have exhibited, and over 200 developer and contractor representatives have participated since 2012.

Training for construction workers

All construction workers on the construction site undergo a four-hour training session in topics such as safety issues and how to use the Construction Consolidation Centre.

Stockholm’s largest photovoltaic facility

Stockholm’s largest photovoltaic facility has been mounted on the roof of Magasin 6 in Fri-hamnen. It consists of 919 panels across a total area of more than 1,500 m2. • The facility generates approximately 180,000 kWh per year, which is about 15% of the building’s total annual electricity needs.

Waste management

All kitchens include space for sorting waste, and the properties have recycling rooms where the waste can be separated into fractions. A vacuum disposal sys-tem is used for handling three fractions – household waste, newspapers and plastic. Waste disposal units have been installed in all kitchens to collect organic kitchen waste. The ground waste travels in the sewer system to Henriksdal, where it is used for biogas production.

• Waste disposal units have been installed in all newly built apartments.• In the Norra 1 area, which is now occupied, the amount of organic waste that is collected could produce sufficient biogas to replace approximately 3,600 litres of petrol every year.

Car and bike parking

Stockholm Royal Seaport will offer more than twice the number of bike parking spaces as there are apart-ments. The bike parking requirement is 2.2 spaces per apartment in the initial development plans and 2.5 spaces per apartment in subsequent plans. The requirement for student accommodation is 2.0 spaces per apartment. Bike parking spaces must also be of a high standard, enabling the use of such devices as bike locks, and also be covered and accessible. Bu-sinesses should also offer high-quality facilities for bike commuting by providing good access to attrac-tively placed bike parking spaces.

• The number of vehicle parking spaces corresponds to the inner-city level of 0.5 spaces per apartment, and these are located in basements.

Climate-adapted and lush outdoor environment

The Green Space Index (GSI) is a tool that facilita-tes property planning for property developers and promotes greenery, which in turn serves several purposes. The sought-after features are to mitigate the effects of negative climate change, create social added value at garden level and to enhance the area’s biodiversity.

Since GSI was not a planning condition for the developers of Norra 1 and Västra, the majority did not introduce green roofs and walls, which has made it difficult to reach the target. Diagram 2 shows how well the property developers fulfilled the require-ments of each development plan.

Diagram 2: The estimated average GSI for land-assigned development plans at Stockholm Royal Seaport. Target/ requirement level is 0.6.

Experience shows that• Including GSI as a condition at an early stage is very important.• Roofs and walls must be used for greenery in order to fulfil the requirements.• Using GSF as a tool helps to increase understan ding and commitment to issues related to climate adaptation.

Materials without hazardous substances

The material requirements will prevent the accumu-lation of hazardous chemical substances in buildings and facilities. Materials and the finished buildings must not contain any hazardous substances.• All property developers comply with the establish -ed assessment systems.

Sustainable construction

The Construction Consolidation Centre at Stockholm Royal Seaport enables a more efficient construction process. It provides a cleaner and more secure work-place, where materials are delivered when they are needed, which reduces unnecessary materials storage and transport.• All property developers after the second develop ment phase, Västra, are affiliated with the Construction Consolidation Centre.

Mobility index – a development project

The City of Stockholm has developed a planning tool in a research project that property developers can use to design the property for good mobility, which, in turn, will make it easier for people living and working in the area to choose sustainable trans-port options. The tool is being tested in 2014.

The urban district

The City is responsible for ensuring that all in-frastructure constructed in the area – from water and sanitation to energy and transport systems – is resource-efficient and robust.Key elements of the work to create a sustainable city are to use resources efficiently, to eliminate the inefficient use of resources by creating ecocycles, to ensure that the City is sustainable over time, and to plan for a city that remains attractive for generations to come.

Storm water as a resource

Storm water in the area will be managed by a sys-tem in which the water is collected and stored as a resource for watering trees. The aim is to preserve and enhance the green structure, while increasing the delay of storm water during heavy rain. One particu-lar solution, where storm water tree pits have been designed to capture runoff, has been developed for Stockholm Royal Seaport. Soil mixtures have been

undergoing tests for a couple of years. The system will be implemented in the Västra phase.

The Active House

During the year, Fortum’s Active House research project developed solutions for visualising house-hold energy use. Following the first pilot apartment,

the project is now proceeding to the next phase with the ambition to deploy and test the system in about 150 new apartments in Stockholm Royal Seaport during 2015. Traffic solutions with low climate impact

The area is being planned to enable resource- efficient transport with low climate impact. The design creates conditions for prioritising walking and cycling. The City is cooperating with the Traffic Administration Office to provide effective public transport in the area and to develop Ropsten as an attractive transfer point. Access to carpool cars will be high, and the number of car parks will be kept low.• Norra 1 has two carpool parking spaces. One carpool parking space is planned for about 80 apartments.

Resource-efficient production

Large parts of Stockholm Royal Seaport compri-se industrial land that has undergone remediation. Discarded rock is crushed and used on-site, which reduces both costs and the environmental impact.• 137,000 m2 (about 18 football fields) of contami- nated soil have been remediated to date.• During the remediation of Gasklocka 1, 10,000 m3 of contaminated water was treated. Local cleaning operations reduced the intensity of heavy transport in the area by 1,250 trips.• 200,000 tonnes of stone have been crushed and are ready for use.

Vacuum pump reduces transport in the area

Stockholm Royal Seaport has installed a vacuum disposal system for the collection waste in three fractions from residential and commercial properties.

Litter bins in public spaces will be connected to the system if they are located along main routes. The disposal system, in particular, helps to reduce the amount of transport to and from the area.

Day-care centres with sustainability focus

Day-care centres in Stockholm Royal Seaport are aligned with a sustainability programme develo-ped jointly with the City of Stockholm. The aim of the programme is to involve educators, parents and children in sustainability issues such as sorting waste.• One day-care centre has opened and another two centres are planned for 2014.

Ecosystem services

An ecosystem service is everything that we gain from nature, such as when bees pollinate flowers. The C/O City research project explains and reveals urban ecosystem services by developing tools and models for working with ecosystem services in urban planning. The tool enables consideration for biodiversity, recreational features and climate-adap-ted measures when planning parks and other places. The final report will be delivered in 2014.

Recycling centre to reduce bulky waste

To reduce the amount of bulky waste, the City wants to make it easier for residents to drop off clothing, furniture and electronics for recycling. A research project has been conducted to see how a local re-cycling centre could be operated and a recycling centre has been planned for the area.

Next-generation wastewater system

The challenge for future wastewater systems is to close the ecocycle of nutrients, thereby returning them to agricultural soil. Three studies have been conducted and a decision on how the City should proceed with this issue will be made in 2014.

Smart grids

Fortum is co-managing the Smart Grid research pro-ject in Stockholm Royal Seaport. By studying and developing smart grids in urban environments, the project aims to increase the proportion of renewable electricity that is generated and to spread the use of electricity more evenly throughout the day. A pilot facility will be ready for testing in 2016.