4.1 The Hammarby Model and Stockholm Royal Seaport

Hammarby Sjöstad – an urban district with emphasis on water and ecology

Hammarby Sjöstad was for many years Stockholm’s largest urban development project and at the forefront of urban development and brownfield transformation. Since the early 1990s, the Hammarby Sjöstad area has been expanding and on completion in 2017, the area will have about 11,000 residential units, housing some 25,000 people.

The idea behind Hammarby Sjöstad was to show a unique opportunity to expand the inner city with a focus on the water, while regenerating an old industrial and harbour area into a modern neighbourhood.

Hammarby Sjöstad has its own eco-cycle, the Hammarby Model, which outlines environmental solutions for waste, energy, water and sewage. The Hammarby Model offers brilliant opportunities for its citizens to take an active part in eco-friendly living with an integrated waste, water and energy system. From the outset, the aim in Hammarby Sjöstad has been to half the total environmental impact in comparison to similar districts built at the same time.

Now, Stockholm is building two new eco-profile residential areas using experience gained from Hammarby Sjöstad. One of the new areas, Stockholm Royal Seaport (Norra Djurgårdsstaden) aims at being free of fossil fuel and climate positive by 2030, while the entire city of Stockholm is aiming to achieve this by 2050.

Stockholm Royal Seaport

In Stockholm Royal Seaport, a new urban district is being developed, where state-of-the-art architecture and environmental thinking are combined. Stockholm Royal Seaport is surrounded by the Royal National Urban Park, with its unique oak environments and rich animal life, as well as offering spectacular waterside homes for its residents. Here, a new model for sustainable urban development is created. The ambition is clear: Stockholm Royal Seaport will be a global showcase for sustainable urban construction and design, where innovative environmental technology and creative solutions are developed, tested and presented. Metro, tram and bus connections make it easy to travel climate smart – it only takes 8 minutes to cycle into the city centre.

From Gas Works to Artwork

The area has a long history of industries including an oil harbour, freight terminal and gas works. The gas work area will be transformed into a vibrant environment with art galleries, open stages and other cultural attractions.

The vision for the area, one of Europe’s largest urban development projects, is to combine a growing city with the values that make Stockholm unique: the proximity to water and nature. Stockholm Royal Seaport will be largely based on old brownfield sites including the old port area, one of Stockholm’s prime locations.

On completion, Stockholm Royal Seaport will house 12,000 new dwellings, 35,000 work spaces and a modern port for ferries and passenger traffic.

Climate Positive

The Climate Positive Development Programme was launched in May 2009. The programme is a joint initiative between the Clinton Climate Initiative and the U.S. Green Building Council and will create a new global benchmark for sustainable urban developments.

Stockholm Royal Seaport is one of 18 Climate Positive projects in the world that will become examples of successful economic and environmental urban developments - demonstrating that cities can reduce carbon emissions and grow in climate-friendly ways.

You are invited to a 2 hour visit to Hammarby Sjöstad and its GlashusEtt information centre, where all theories about eco-friendly living come alive. A guided walking tour in the area will teach you more about sustainable urban design and show the results of sustainable transportation planning.

You can also choose a 2 hour presentation of Stockholm Royal Seaport and visit the new Innovation. During the tour you will learn more about the overall development of the area, the environmental profile, the conditions of a working port, the existing gas works, the development of infrastructure, as well as the proximity to the Royal National Urban Park. The Stockholm Royal Seaport area is very large and we strongly recommend you to arrange bus transportation if you wish to see the whole area. If you only wish to visit Innovation you can get use communal transport.

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4.2 Sustainable Suburban Redevelopment

The City of Stockholm is investing 10 million Swedish crowns over five years in a new project in which Stockholm’s suburban areas will be renovated and made more energy efficient. These areas are, together with the city districts Norra Djurgårdsstaden (Stockholm Royal Seaport) and Västra Liljehomen, to be at the forefront of Stockholm’s environmental investments.

Svenska Bostäder is the City of Stockholm’s largest public housing company. The company owns and manages 32,000 residential units and 5,000 commercial units. In the coming 5-10 years, Svenska Bostäder will launch its largest venture so far by investing in environmental refurbishment and sustainable building of new housing.

The renovation of the existing buildings started in 2009 and will be accelerated and increased during 2010, year during which Stockholm is European Green Capital. This has lead to improvement of the energy efficiency and sustainability of the buildings getting high priority.

By using modern environmental technology and environmentally friendly building methods, the company aims to make energy savings amounting to between 15 and 35% for each renovation project. These aims will be further increased during 2010 and in Järva the total savings are expected to reach 40%. Great importance has been placed on reaching out with information about the refurbishment projects and on involving the residents in the planning process.

During 2010, several new low-energy and passive houses will be under construction. Low energy houses consume far less energy than conventional housing, while passive houses are yet more energy efficient, well isolated, without heaters and with a minimal need for external energy input. Instead, the houses are heated by the people living in it and by the electric appliances they use, as well as by sunlight.

We welcome you to learn more about how the City of Stockholm and Svenska Bostäder work on these projects and look at some examples of energy efficient refurbishment and building. The visit will last approximately 1-1,5 hours, excluding transportation time.

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