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The Bradford Cycle Superhighway Extension Project Moves Forward #BradfordCycleSuperhighway #CyclingInfrastructure #PedestrianInfrastructure #TransformingCitiesFund #SegregatedCycleLanes #SegregatedCycleRoutes

Introducing the UK's First Fully Solar-Powered Park and Ride Facility in Leeds We're proud to spotlight the Stourton Park and Ride, a pioneering project in sustainable urban transport. This facility sets new standards with its comprehensive use of renewable energy and advanced construction techniques. Key Features: Solar-Powered: The site is equipped with 45 solar canopies that cover an area equivalent to 18 tennis courts, entirely powering the facility. Eco-Friendly Transit: All buses operating from the park and ride are zero-emission, complemented by 30 EV charging stations. Innovative Construction: Combining modular offsite construction with traditional methods, the project features coreten steel cladding that naturally weathers over time, reducing maintenance needs. The park and ride not only supports Leeds City Council’s strategy to reduce city centre traffic but also exemplifies sustainable building practices with features like a green roof to foster biodiversity. Visit our website to learn more about Stourton's approach and how it's shaping the future of public transport infrastructure: https://lnkd.in/emf6yytJ Are you involved in sustainable construction? Join The Offsite Guide to stay updated on the latest projects and innovations that are shaping the industry. Sign up now to get exclusive insights and updates. #SustainableConstruction #UrbanTransport #RenewableEnergy #TheOffsiteGuide #ConstructionInnovation

I am absolutely inspired by the thoughtful, adaptive and community-focused plans Paris has for the 2024 Olympic Games. Using a mega event like this as a catalyst for long-term community improvement is exactly how we should approach urban planning. ✅ A total of 95 per cent of the Paris 2024 competition venues will be pre-existing or temporary and the rest will be built using low-carbon construction methods. ✅ The Aquatics Centre will provide a multi-sports hub for the local community long after the Games. This centre will largely rely on energy provided by 4,680 square metres of solar panels installed on its rooftop. ✅ All seats in the Aquatics Centre are made from recycled local plastic waste. Wood is at the heart of the building, helping to reduce emissions from construction. ✅ The regeneration plans for Seine-Saint-Denis like upgrading local infrastructure and including underground electricity lines for public use are also brilliant. This is the kind of strategic, long-term thinking we need in urban development. 🏗️👷🏼 #construction #sustainability #urbanplanning

Certifying a (single family home) Passive House, the King is dead, long live the new King, passive house principles/building science, carbon modelling and HomeStar rating…? A detached single family dwelling below the New Zealand 1.5C carbon budget…and in case you’re interested the blower door test during construction was well below 0.6ach @50Pa…this project may well cause a shake up in the New Zealand construction sector and create a renewed focus by everyone on cutting carbon and delivering warm, comfortable and healthy homes…may the commercialisation and mass market transformation begin!

Word of the Day! #sustainabledesign #sustainabledevelopment #sustainablearchitecture #greenbuildingcouncil #greenertogether #sdgs2030 #solarpower #recycling #renovation #restoration #siteplanning #sitedevelopment #suds #climateresponse #climateaction #climatechange

Word of the Day! #sustainabledesign #sustainabledevelopment #sustainablearchitecture #greenbuildingcouncil #greenertogether #sdgs2030 #solarpower #recycling #renovation #restoration #siteplanning #sitedevelopment #suds

We are thrilled to announce the successful sell out of the Carseldine Village Project, a testament to innovative design and sustainable living. This 5 Green Star estate, developed in collaboration with Economic Development Queensland (EDQ), exemplifies our commitment to delivering cutting-edge solutions for sustainable urban development. Key design innovations include: ▪ Lot sizes starting from a minimum of 4.6mx16.5m ▪ Integration of solar power with battery backup ▪ Implementation of cross-flow ventilation designs for enhanced energy efficiencies ▪ Incorporation of WIFI air-conditioning systems ▪ Maximising outcomes on small lot sizes ▪ Utilisation of double built-to-boundary design to optimise land usage ▪ Livable Housing Australia silver level certification for universal accessibility These pioneering features not only set a new standard for sustainable residential developments but also highlight the potential for impactful collaborations in driving innovation and sustainability within the urban development sector.

From U.S. Green Building Council regarding #LEED version 4. Bicycle Storage and Shower Rooms Case 1. Commercial or Institutional Projects Provide short-term #bicyclestorage for at least 2.5% of all peak visitors, but no fewer than four storage spaces per building. Provide long-term bicycle storage for at least 5% of all regular building occupants, but no fewer than four storage spaces per building in addition to the short-term bicycle storage spaces. Provide at least one on-site shower with a changing facility for the first 100 regular building occupants and one additional shower for every 150 regular building occupants thereafter. We at The Dandy Horse, Inc. suggest these facilities can become a profit center. #VIDAT can deliver #VERIFIED commuter miles ridden. This can assist with tenants #ESG and #sustainability reporting. Create Carbon Avoidance Value. Impact The Social Cost of Carbon. Follow us for exciting news.

🌍 Did You Know? The BRE Innovation Parks in the UK are exemplary models of facility sharing, driving advancements in sustainable construction. These parks provide shared R&D spaces where companies collaborate on developing environmentally friendly construction technologies. This collective approach not only speeds up innovation but also reduces the time it takes to introduce sustainable solutions to the market. 🔗 Embrace the future of construction with us as we explore how shared facilities like those at BRE are transforming the industry. Stay updated on the latest in sustainable building by subscribing to The Offsite Guide newsletter. #SustainableConstruction #BRE #InnovationParks #GreenBuilding #ConstructionInnovation #FacilitySharing #ModernMethodsOfConstruction

What would you do? Let’s say you are a design engineer working on a road upgrade somewhere in the UK with 16,000 vpd, most of which is through-traffic on a community high street. You urgently need to decarbonise, and detox the poisonous cocktail which most vehicles shed from their brakes, tyres and exhausts (no “emissions” tom-foolery here). As a design aim, the team is thinking, say, double walking from 3600 to 7000 peds/day and 50-fold cycling from 100 to 5000 cyclists. And the rest? Well let’s take it up a level, and bump up our capacity to 22,000 total. What would you do? My choice is for something a little like this. A pop-up elevated public transport line which links from a regional train station on the edge of town along our community high street to the city centre. I would locate the cycling between the columns. The occasional line of beautiful linden trees is A-OK by me, but we need to diversify the genetic pool of street trees so I would go for translocating wild self-sown seedlings. And I would add 10m wide (YES look at those big MAMA-ZAZAs) zebra crossings for pedestrians every 80 m - following 1000 years of human scale European design heritage. And because life is as much about being places as getting places - sprinkle in a bit of bench & play magic. Thank you den Hague. This is what carbon free looks like. It is the safest thing we can do. #futuremobility #activetravel #trams #publictransport #netzero #Scotland #walking #walkability #cycling #saferstreets #sustainablestreets #zebracrossings #roadsafety #climate #climateaction #mobility #resilience #carbonfree #carbonfreedom #sustainablestreets #liveablecities #cleanair #walkability #benches #biodivesity #naturebased #nature Living Streets Anne Docherty John Kilner Kate Joester