Rochester Riverside – Sustainable brownfield development Fifth European Conference on Sustainable...

Rochester Riverside – Sustainable brownfield development

Fifth European Conference on Sustainable Cities & Towns21 March 2007

Sarah Beck

Project Manager

Rochester Riverside

Medway Renaissance


Topics:

• Background

• Proposed development

• Development approach

• Sustainability


Thames Gateway Growth area


Medway: Area and linkages


Medway: key waterfront regeneration sites


Medway by 2020:A City of Learning, Culture, Tourism and Enterprise16,000 new homes23,000 new jobs15,000 total students Population increase of 25,000

Backed by £120m Government funding


Rochester Riverside• Flagship Thames Gateway

scheme

• Part of Medway’s Waterfront Strategy

• 34 hectare site

• Land owned by public sector

• £80m public funding

• Infrastructure works underway

• Outline Planning permission

• Marketing underway


Rochester Riverside: pre-demolition 2004


The vision for 2020……….


Key regeneration principles

• Mixed use development

• Public access to waterfront

• Respecting the views and vistas across and within the site

• High quality design of buildings streets and spaces

• Promoting sustainability


A new sustainable neighbourhood

• Up to 2000 homes

• Offices

• Hotels/Conference Centre

• Primary School

• Leisure/Shopping

• River walk

• Open Spaces and parks

• Community facilities

• 800 new jobs

Boutique Hotel

Food & drink Ground floor use

Live Work Units

Offices

Community Uses

• Community Centre

• Health Facility

Primary school

Retail Groundfloor use

4 Star Hotel with Conference Centre

Offices

Offices with retail on the ground floor

Mix

of U

ses

Multi-storey carpark with retail frontage

2000 Homes


2006 First development area marketed

2007 Hotel/office quarter marketed

2007 First phase residential development partner chosen

2008 Engineering contract finished

2009 First new homes built

2011 Primary school and community facilities built

2022 Anticipated completion of all development.

Anticipated Programme


Infrastructure works• Site clearance and

demolition

• Landraising by 1-2m

• 400,000m3 of material from River Thames by dredger

• 2.5km new river wall

• Decontamination & demolition of 3 Gasholders

• Bioremediation – biopiles

• Biodiversity - creation of two creeks


Marketing: Search for the best developer partners

Quality of design critical

Understanding of sustainability vital


Development Approach: site disposal in phases


Addressing: • Building Performance• Materials • Waste• Water• EnergyOutcomes: • Average water consumption

reduced by 1/3 per person • Average 12% reduction in

carbon emissions beyond Building Regulations

• Meeting Government’s new Code for Sustainable Homes

• 1%-4% impact on build costs

Sustainability requirements to exceed current standards


Driving the sustainable energy vision

DEVELOPMENT TYPE

Energy Efficiency Target

Renewable Energy Carbon reduction targetNB

Combined Heat and Power (CHP)

Apartments and student accommodation

Meet Building Regulations

11% Carbon reduction

Incorporated unless it is demonstrate that CHP is

not feasibleHotels No prescriptive carbon

reduction target

Office Blocks 12% Carbon reduction

Not included in the policy as CHP may well not be

most appropriate

Retail, cafes and bars

4% Carbon reduction

Schools and community groups

30% Carbon reduction

Townhouses 18% Carbon reduction

Overall Effect Building regulations met

12% carbon reduction across the Site (above building reg’s)

CHP incorporated, only in the appropriate conditions

NB: Carbon reduction over and above the meeting of building regulations in the year of development. Analysis was completed for up to 2015, with technology changes beyond that considered to be outside of the scope of the current project and should be reviewed prior to 2016 Regulations


Delivering a legacy

• Regenerate the waterfront through a vibrant, mixed-use development

• Create long term benefits for Rochester’s existing and future residents, and visitors

• Connect the historic city with the new waterfront


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