Wondering how you can make a historical area more sustainable together? Then an area-specific approach to sustainability may be a good solution. This means we look for ways to achieve a high level of sustainability in an area or terrain.
The ingredients that our project managers find important and will facilitate are:
An area study describes the steps to be taken to achieve a high level of sustainability in an area or terrain. The area will be examined as an ‘ecosystem’. This means an investigation into what the possibilities are for sustainability at the area level and collectively. Together with you, we determine the ambition and then examine the steps to be taken and their feasibility. Area maps and data analyses can be made. How exactly the area scan takes shape will depend on the demand and complexity of the area. Topics that may be covered:
A district or regional approach
The transition to natural gas-free districts is particularly challenging when it comes to neighbourhoods with many historical buildings. It is too expensive to provide tailored advice for every property in the district. If a certain type of housing is common in a district, we propose a district approach. We select a number of properties that are representative of the district. For these buildings, we examine the technical possibilities for sustainability and identify the legal frameworks. Based on this advice, general advice will be drawn up for the neighbourhood.
You do not have to limit yourself to a single neighbourhood in this approach. It is also possible, following the same procedure, to issue advice for a housing type that is common in the municipality or even region.
The insights from the advice can be shared at an information meeting for residents and on a municipal Green Menu. It can also be interesting to organise a group buying for the recommended measures.
An area approach requires initiative and good cooperation between the stakeholders. We have a great deal of experience in setting up and supervising this type of project together with various partners, such as municipalities, government authorities, building owners, property developers, residents, entrepreneurs, engineering firms & utilities. Think of things like:
Curious about the possibilities?
Would you also like to work on making your building more sustainable?
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