SUSTAINABILITY COORDINATOR Renewable Energy Reduction in Greenhouse Gas Emissions Sustainability coordinator – a guarantee for sustainable urban development To oversee an ambitious sustainable urban development initiative, ÅF was contracted as a sustainability coordinator for the Fullriggaren neighbourhood. As a link between the City of Malmö and developers, ÅF ensures sustainability issues are addressed all the way from the drawing board to the day-to-day life of residents and business tenants. Creating a sustainable society is no easy task. However, the City of Malmö has risen to the challenge and aims to put sustainability at the top of Malmö’s residents’ agenda. Västra hamnen, a new urban neighbourhood developed since 2000, has come to symbolise Malmö’s ambitions for sustainable urban development. At the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai, Västra hamnen was presented as one example of “Urban Best Practices”. Development began with the European housing exhibition Bo01, when the area became the first in Sweden with a climate-neutral energy system supplied entirely from renewable sources. This demonstration project was followed by the Flagghusen development, a full-scale test of Bo01’s sustainable solutions and, more recently, by the ongoing Fullriggaren initiative, with homes, offices, pre-schools and multi-storey car parks. Low-energy and passive buildings Fullriggaren will be the largest energy efficient development in Sweden, with a mix of low-energy buildings1 and passive buildings. Office properties will meet the Green Building Standard, which means they are 25 percent more energy efficient than the standard requirements. Fullriggaren will also be the largest development in Sweden where organic waste is collected via waste disposers, separate pipe networks and collection tanks for producing up to 270 MWh of biogas annually (equivalent to about 30,000 litres of gasoline).2 Solar collectors will be linked to a district heating network, and electricity will be produced using solar photovoltaic cells and urban wind turbines. All residents will have access to a car pool, which is expected to As sustainability coordinator, ÅF makes sure developers building the new Fullriggaren neighbourhood in Malmö maximise every opportunity to promote sustainable urban development. Photo: Scanpix The Fullriggaren development is a pilot project, where ÅF acts as a link between the City of Malmö and the building contractors, providing expert opinions on issues concerning sustainability. 12 GREEN ADVISOR REPORT 2 011: 0 2
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