Draft nr 3: Nordic Built – Nordic urban development
2014-04-04
A collaboration project involving Green Building Councils, cities, universities and companies within the Nordic countries Summary
The aim of the project is to develop a framework for sustainable urban development for the five Nordic countries of Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland. The framework will include a joint vision and definition of sustainable urban development, shared goals, indicators and methods to track progress and results, and examples of measures to achieve project objectives. The framework will drive continued development by fostering engagement and positive collaboration around sustainable urban development between Nordic cities, companies and academia.
While common Nordic goals will be defined, there is the opportunity to establish country-specific goals as well. The spirit of these goals will be maintained regardless of size or location of project to which they are applied. Indicators and methods to measure the success of these joint goals will be identified. The goals and indicators do not have to be comprehensive for sustainable urban development, but rather are intended as a selection of goals defined as key priorities by Green Building Councils, cities, companies and universities in the Nordic countries.
There is much to be learned from the current sustainability assessment schemes for urban areas, and this has been included in the working process. Norwegian Green Building Council (NGBC) and Sweden Green Building Council (SGBC) are in the process of creating national adaptations of BREEAM Communities and will use this certification scheme to test and analyze sustainable urban development in their respective countries. Icelandic Green Building Council (IGBC), Green Building Council Finland (GBCF) and Green Building Council Denmark (GBCD) will also be involved in discussions regarding international certification schemes for urban areas, including BREEAM Communities, LEED for Neighborhood Developments, DGNB Urban Districts, Living Building Challenge, and One Planet Living, among others.
A Nordic working group with representatives from the Green Building Councils, the capital cities and universities from each Nordic country will begin research, analyze results and develop a framework for sustainable urban development. Within each Nordic country, the Green Building Council will define a working process to collaboratively discuss the challenges, visions, goals and strategies within cities and urban development projects. The framework will be applied at a workshop scheduled during the Nordic Green Building Council conference in Copenhagen, March 19 – 20, 2015.
One of the key conclusions of this project is determining the need for a Nordic certification scheme for urban areas: if this need can be addressed by international certification schemes, or if a unique system is required to adequately serve the needs of projects within the Nordic region. The Nordic Green Building Councils will also consider the merits of Green Building Awards for cities and urban development projects.
The Nordic working group consists of representatives from Icelandic Green Building Council, Norwegian Green Building Council, Sweden Green Building Council, Green Building Council Finland, Green Building Council Denmark, The City of Reykjavik, The City of Oslo, The City of Stockholm, The City of Helsinki, the City of Copenhagen, Reykjavík University, The Oslo School of Architecture and Design, The Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Aalto University from Finland, and XXX Denmark. Many other cities, companies and universities from the Nordic countries will be involved in the project. Content Aim The aim of the project is to develop a framework for sustainable urban development including: a joint Nordic definition of sustainable urban development a joint Nordic vision of what Nordic Green Building Councils, and their members and partners, want to accomplish regarding sustainable urban development common Nordic goals and, if needed, national goals for sustainable urban development examples of measures to reach the goals examples of verification of measures in different phases of urban development projects indicators and methods to track and assess progress towards the goals and results.
The framework will be applicable for cities and urban development projects of different sizes, location and character, including existing, mixed and new urban areas. The framework will drive development by fostering engagement and positive collaboration between Nordic cities, companies and universities around sustainable urban development.
Goals Goals can be expressed as project goals and effect goals:
Project goals A digital platform (website) for sharing project information is under development and will go live on October 2014. BREEAM Communities will be adapted, tested and evaluated for the Swedish market by latest December 2014, and in Norway by latest May 2015. A Nordic vision for sustainable urban development of cities and urban areas will be developed by October 2015. A Nordic definition of sustainable urban development will be clarified, and the priorities for developing existing and new areas in the Nordic countries, will be described by October 2015. A selection of common Nordic goals and, if needed, national goals for sustainable urban development for cities and urban development projects will be selected by October 2015. The goals should be relevant regardless of the size, location and character of the city and urban area. Examples of strategies to address the Nordic and national goals, and recommendations for how such measures could be verified in different development phases, will be assembled by October 2015. Guidance for tracking and addressing the Nordic goals at the city level and urban area scale will be defined by October 2015. A Nordic workshop will be organized during the Nordic Green Building Councils Conference in Copenhagen, March 19-20 2015, to test the Nordic framework for sustainable urban development. The Nordic Green Building Councils s will decide by latest October 2015 whether a joint Nordic certification scheme for urban areas should be developed, and whether to organize Green Building Awards for cities and urban areas together. A communication and marketing plan will be written by October 2015 to increase the interest in using the Nordic framework for sustainable urban development. At least 40 Nordic urban development projects will be employing the Nordic framework for sustainable urban development by the end of 2016.
Effect goals (realized after project completion) Collaboration and knowledge sharing increases between cities, companies and universities involved in urban development projects in the Nordic countries. Use of the framework in Nordic urban development projects prioritizes social, cultural, ecological and economical sustainability. Cities, companies, universities, organizations et al increase their competence within the field of sustainable urban development. Methods to assess and track the success of sustainable urban development projects have been established, and challenges and trends are analyzed and shared.
Organization
Project manager Ann-Kristin Karlsson at SGBC is the project manager and will report to the Steering Committee.
Steering Committee Bengt Wånggren, SGBC (chair of steering committee) Sverre Tiltnes, NGBC Heli Kotilainen, GBCF Sigriður Björk Jónsdóttir, IGBC Mette Qvist, DGBC
Nordic working group Sigriður Björk Jónsdóttir, IGBC Eili Vigestad Berge, NGBC Ann-Kristin Karlsson, SGBC Anna Granath, SGBC Jessica Karhu, GBCF Mette Qvist, DGBC Ólöf Örvarsdóttir, The City of Reykjavik Hilde Olea Simonsen, The Agency for Planning and Building services, The City of Oslo Lisa Enarsson, The City of Stockholm Mikko Aho, The City of Helsinki XXX, The City of Copenhagen Fjóla Guðrún Sigtryggsdóttir (Jónas Þór Snæbjörnsson), Reykjavík University Marius Nygaard, The Oslo School of Architecture and Design Johan Högström, The Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm Kauko Viitanen, Aalto University from Finland XXX, University from Denmark Reference groups Iceland: Norway: Sweden: o Sven Orefelt, Diligentia o Christina Lindbäck, NCC o Angelica Andersson, PEAB o Robert af Wetterstedt, WSP o Michael Sillén, IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute o Jonny Hellman, Byggvarubedömningen o Ingmarie Ahlberg, The City of Stockholm o Göran Persson, The City of Malmö o Malin Runberg, The City of Österund o Cecilia Olsson, The City of Västerås o Anders Hollinder, The City of Uppsala o Kristina Birath, The City of Eskilstuna o Jenny Ångman, The City of Järfälla o Sigrid Walve, The City of Täby o Anna Åhr Evertson, The City of Upplands Väsby o Carina Loh Lindholm, The City of Borås Finland: o Mikko Aho, The City of Helsinki o Kauko Viitanen, Aalto University o Tuomo Sirkiä, Sito Ltd o Marianne Matinlassi, The Housing Finance and Development Centre of Finland, ARA o Anne Jarva, City of Hyvinkää o Kirsikka Siik, Ramboll Ltd o Kirsi Sivonen, Finnish Energy Industries Denmark: Operation mode and resources The project will be carried out according to the steps outlined in Figure 1.
Figure 1 Step-by-step process to develop a Nordic framework for sustainable urban development.
Adapt BREEAM Communities in Norway and Sweden Beta testing and collecting views on BREEAM Communities Adaptation of BREEAM Communities in Norway and Sweden Analyze the result and summarize key points to carry forward into the framework Develop routines for the certification process Develop training courses for BREEAM Communities
Develop a draft Nordic framework for sustainable urban development Research and description of similar initiatives in other countries. Research of challenges, visions, goals and strategies in a selection of Nordic cities. National meetings and/or workshops to identify challenges, opportunities, differences and similarities. Meetings with the Nordic working group. Five existing urban areas will be used as examples. Differences including regulations, governmental support, funding, land ownership, planning processes, construction and maintenance phases will be discussed. The Nordic working group will develop a draft definition, vision, goals, indicators, measures and methods for follow-up.
Test and finalize the framework and decision on future collaboration Test the framework at a joint workshop in Copenhagen March 19-20 2015. Analyze results from meetings and workshops. Finalize the framework. Decide if a Nordic certification scheme for urban development should be developed and/or how the Nordic Green Building Councils can influence international certification owners. Decide if Nordic Green Building Councils want to organize joint Green Building Awards for cities and urban areas.
Communication and marketing Write a communication plan Produce marketing material Develop a website for sharing information
There are four milestones in the project, illustrated in Figure 2.
Figure 2 Milestones for the development of the Nordic framework for sustainable urban development. One existing urban area from each Nordic country will be used within the working group as examples. These areas are XXX in Iceland, XXX in Norway, XXX i Finland, XXX in Denmark and Rinkeby in Stockholm, Sweden.
The ten principles in the Nordic Charter (Nordic Built) will also be considered as the framework is developed. Added values, costs, savings and profits for stakeholders using the framework and/or certification schemes for urban areas will be discussed.
Each Green Building Council will describe a working process for how to engage cities, companies and universities in their country, and how to collect information about challenges, visions, goals and strategies in city and urban development projects. The Nordic working group will analyze this information as part of developing the draft vision, definition and goals. Differences and similarities between the five countries will be discussed before the working group gives suggestions of joint Nordic goals and national goals.
Information about the framework, international certification schemes for urban areas, and sustainable solutions employed on Nordic projects will be shared at the project website. The website will showcase different urban development projects and cities, including their vision for the future of sustainable urban development.
The Nordic Green Building Councils will share information on the project with other Green Building Councils through such networks as SCI (Sustainable Cities Initiative) and the World Green Building Council’s European Regional Network. Activities and time plan
Steering Committee The Steering Committee will have four meetings: Meeting A: 2014-02-14 Oslo Meeting B: 2014-09-YY Reykjavik Meeting C: 2015-03-18 Copenhagen Meeting D: 2015-09-XX Helsinki
Working group The working group will have five meetings / workshops and four web meetings (see Figure 3). At meeting 1, 2, 8 and 9 representatives from the Nordic Green Building Councils will meet. At meeting 1, 5 and 9 the Steering Committee will also join. Meeting 3-7 will also include representatives from the capital cities and universities in the working group.
Figure 3 Meetings for the working group.
Meeting 1: Reykjavik Sep 2014 (Green Building Council representatives from the working group and Steering Committee) The first meeting will be held for the Steering Committee and representatives from the Green Building Councils in the working group. At this meeting, the working process and end result of the project will be discussed. A draft program for upcoming workshops at the Stockholm and Copenhagen conferences will be developed.
Before this meeting, the representatives from the Green Building Councils in the working group will develop a process for research, information sharing and engagement of cities, companies and universities in their countries. This working processes will be discussed at the first meeting.
Meeting 2 and follow-up work from Meeting 1 in Reykjavik (Green Building Council working group) Meeting 2 will be a web meeting with representatives from the Green Building Councils in the working group. Preparations will be made for the Stockholm workshop and Meeting 3, including research and feedback from country-specific meetings and/or workshops to discuss challenges, visions, goals and strategies in cities and urban areas of different size, location and character.
Meeting 3: Stockholm, November 2014 (Green Building Councils, cities and universities – working group) At the upcoming Building Sustainability SGBC14 conference in Stockholm on November 10-11, the working group will host a session on the Nordic framework for sustainable urban developments.
On November 12, the working group will have a full day meeting to discuss challenges, opportunities and solutions within the five example urban areas. Challenges in developing existing and new areas in the Nordic countries, as well as differences and similarities between the five countries, will be discussed. Opportunities, visions, goals and strategies in different cities within the Nordic countries will also be analyzed.
Meeting 4 and follow-up work from Meeting 3 in Stockholm (Green Building Councils, cities and universities – working group) In anticipation of Meeting 4, the working group will analyze the results from meeting 3, as well as national workshops, meetings and/or questionnaires conducted to date. A draft joint vision and definition of sustainable urban development in the Nordic countries will be developed, and common and national goals defined.
Meeting 4 will be a web meeting, to review work-in-progress and to prepare for the Copenhagen workshop. The draft definition, vision and goals will be discussed as well as suggestions of measures, indicators and methods for follow-up.
Meeting 5 and workshop to test the framework: Copenhagen March 2015 Meeting 5 will be held March 18 2015 in conjunction with the Nordic Green Building Council conference in Copenhagen, March 19-20, 2015. The conference will feature a session in which delegates can share their views on the framework and its definition, vision, goals, indicators, measures and methods for follow-up. In particular, conference participants will be asked for their opinion on potential measures to reach the framework’s goals.
Meeting 6 and follow-up work from Meeting 5 in Copenhagen Feedback from the Copenhagen events and results from the national meetings and workshops will be evaluated to continue development of the framework. Meeting 6 will be a web meeting, to assess the work to date, including outcomes of the Copenhagen workshop. The Green Building Councils will develop the framework further and send a new draft version to the working group before the meeting in Oslo.
Meeting 7: Oslo May 2015 At Meeting 7, a final version of the framework will be defined and sent to the Steering Committee. Certification schemes for urban areas in the Nordic countries will be discussed, including the assessment of international systems and their applicability to a full range of urban development projects, as well as benefits and challenges in developing Nordic or national certification schemes based on the Nordic framework for sustainable urban development. The working group will prepare a recommendation to the Steering Committee based on this assessment, including their opinion on how the Nordic framework could be used.
By May 2015, BREEAM Communities will be adapted in both Sweden and Norway. If possible, the launch of the Norwegian manual for BREEAM Communities will be done in conjunction with this meeting. Meeting 8: Web meeting and follow-up work from Meeting 7 in Oslo The draft version of the framework will have been sent to the Steering Committee in June 2015, and the final version developed by August 2015. Meeting 8 will be a web meeting in which the representatives from the Green Building Council in the working group prepare for Meeting 9 in Helsinki.
Meeting 9: Helsinki September 2015 Focus at this meeting will be the future of the project, and how to continue the collaboration between the Nordic Green Building Councils, their members and partners on the subject sustainable urban development. This meeting will include the Steering Committee and the representatives from the Green Building Councils in the working group.
The Helsinki meeting will also include a steering meeting to decide if a unique Nordic certification scheme will be developed, and if joint Green Building Awards for cities and urban areas will be organized.
Budget The total project budget from Nordic Built is: IGBC: 600 000 NOK (300 000 NOK own contribution) NGBC: 2 220 000 NOK (1 110 000 NOK own contribution) SGBC: 3 020 000 NOK (1 510 000 NOK own contribution) GBCF: 1 200 000 NOK (600 000 NOK own contribution) The City of Reykjavik: 120 000 NOK (60 000 NOK own contribution) The City of Oslo: 120 000 NOK (60 000 NOK own contribution) The City of Stockholm: 120 000 NOK (60 000 NOK own contribution) The City of Helsinki: 120 000 NOK (60 000 NOK own contribution) Reykjavik University: 120 000 NOK (60 000 NOK own contribution) The Oslo School of Architecture and Design: 120 000 NOK (60 000 NOK own contribution) The Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm: 120 000 NOK (60 000 NOK own contribution) Aalto University, Finland: 120 000 NOK (60 000 NOK own contribution) Total: 8 000 000 NOK (4 000 000 NOK own contribution)
Green Building Council Denmark, the City of Copenhagen and a university from Denmark was not partners in the application to Nordic Built, but they will contribute in the project with their own time.
In the tables below, the budget for each partner is specified. Icelandic Green Building Council Nordic Built Own contr (NOK) (NOK) Salaries incl overhead 100 000 300 000 External services 50 000 Travel costs and meetings 100 000 Information within Iceland 50 000 Total 300 000 300 000 2014 150 000 150 000 2015 150 000 150 000
Norwegian Green Building Council Nordic Built Own contr (NOK) (NOK) Salaries incl overhead 840 000 1 100 000 External services 50 000 Travel costs and meetings 120 000 Information within Norway 100 000 Total 1 100 000 1 100 000 2014 800 000 800 000 2015 310 000 310 000
Sweden Green Building Council Nordic Built Own contr (NOK) (NOK) Salaries incl overhead 1 040 000 1 510 000 External services 150 000 Travel costs and meetings 120 000 Information within Nordic countries 200 000 Total 1 510 000 1 510 000 2014 1 000 000 1 000 000 2015 510 000 510 000
Green Building Council Finland Nordic Built Own contr (NOK) (NOK) Salaries incl overhead 350 000 1 510 000 External services 50 000 Travel costs and meetings 100 000 Information within Finland 100 000 Total 600 000 600 000 2014 300 000 300 000 2015 300 000 300 000
Green Building Council Denmark Nordic Built Own contr (NOK) (NOK) Salaries incl overhead ? External services ? Travel costs and meetings ? Information within Denmark ? Total ? 2014 ? 2015 ? The City of Reykjavik Nordic Built Own contr (NOK) (NOK) Salaries incl overhead 20 000 60 000 Travel costs and meetings 40 000 Total 60 000 60 000 2014 30 000 30 000 2015 30 000 30 000
The City of Oslo Nordic Built Own contr (NOK) (NOK) Salaries incl overhead 30 000 60 000 Travel costs and meetings 30 000 Total 60 000 60 000 2014 30 000 30 000 2015 30 000 30 000
The City of Stockholm Nordic Built Own contr (NOK) (NOK) Salaries incl overhead 30 000 60 000 Travel costs and meetings 30 000 Total 60 000 60 000 2014 30 000 30 000 2015 30 000 30 000
The City of Helsinki Nordic Built Own contr (NOK) (NOK) Salaries incl overhead 30 000 60 000 Travel costs and meetings 30 000 Total 60 000 60 000 2014 30 000 30 000 2015 30 000 30 000
The City of Copenhagen Nordic Built Own contr (NOK) (NOK) Salaries incl overhead 0 ? Travel costs and meetings 0 ? Total 0 ? 2014 0 ? 2015 0 ? Reykjavik University Nordic Built Own contr (NOK) (NOK) Salaries incl overhead 30 000 60 000 Travel costs and meetings 30 000 Total 60 000 60 000 2014 30 000 30 000 2015 30 000 30 000
The Oslo School of Architecture and Design Nordic Built Own contr (NOK) (NOK) Salaries incl overhead 30 000 60 000 Travel costs and meetings 30 000 Total 60 000 60 000 2014 30 000 30 000 2015 30 000 30 000
The Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm Nordic Built Own contr (NOK) (NOK) Salaries incl overhead 30 000 60 000 Travel costs and meetings 30 000 Total 60 000 60 000 2014 30 000 30 000 2015 30 000 30 000
Aalto University, Finland Nordic Built Own contr (NOK) (NOK) Salaries incl overhead 30 000 60 000 Travel costs and meetings 30 000 Total 60 000 60 000 2014 30 000 30 000 2015 30 000 30 000
University, Denmark Nordic Built Own contr (NOK) (NOK) Salaries incl overhead ? Travel costs and meetings ? Total ? 2014 ? 2015 ? Information Information and updates about the project is hosted on a shared website and presented at seminars, conferences, journals, newsletters, and on Green Building Council websites. A short report will be prepared to summarize the framework and where to find more information.
Meetings will be held with BRE, World Green Building Council and Green Building Councils in other countries to spread information about the framework.
The project manager will present updates on the process to the steering committee. Participants from the Green Building Councils, cities and universities will spread information within their organizations.