Sustainable Design

Group 4

BeccaBogdan Ines Aline Ilektra Kiriakos

Problem Description

Area: Watergraafsmeer

WATERgraafsmeer project: 3 Tables

The Design Table

Improving research by design workshops

Specific problem: Storm-water management technical solutions policy solutions methods to assure stakeholders’ support

Research Question

Which water sensitive urban design solutions for storm-water management can be incorporated into WATERgraafasmeer’s projects using the research by design methodology?

Becca

Ines

Bogdan

Aline

Electra

Kiriakos

Theoretically and practically supported recommendations about how the workshops should be conducted, who should be invited, and how they can be evaluated

Recommendations of policies aimed at mitigating the issue and

encouraging private sector involvement

Conceptualizing a strategy to generate a positive and proactive

attitude among stakeholders

A list of methods which can be used in Watergraafsmeer urban area to upgrade the quality of

stormwater, of biodiversity and environment as a whole

Increased knowledge

and stakeholders support about

Innovative storm water

management solutions

Methodological approaches

for conducting integrated planning

Insights about how to align

community, media, developers, and

policy makers for introducing stormwater

management techniques

Insights about existing

stormwater techniques

and suggestions for making them more sustainable

Student Individual result Group Result Ultimate result

Investigation of the additional energy savings & benefits coming from the green roofs in comparison with the conventional ones

Seek collaboration with suggested forefront research institutes

Develop a plan for sustainable space (either individual or district) heating combined with rainwater

harvesting comprising ground source heat pumps, permeable

paving and underground rainwater storage

Individual design

Research /Action (R/A)

Becca Timms R/A 1 Literature review of research by design and integrated planning in an urban planning contextR/A 2 Literature review on workshops, stakeholder selection, and evaluation

Bogdan Ochiana R/A1 Policies and policy instruments used worldwide to tackle storm-water issues. R/A2 How to involve the private sector and delegate to them part of the responsibility for water infrastructure, and other water-related projects.

Ines del Real •R/A1 Stakeholder study (stakeholder analysis and public survey)R/A 2 Conceptualizing awareness strategy “living water, water for living”, which includes:Demonstrative project•Modeling as assessment tool•Bi-annual water week festival•Water Sensitive Design Conference •Permanent info-pavillon•Itinerant exhibition•Innovation pioneers•Bi-annual design award for architects and urban planers•Social networks

Becca: Understanding and using Research by Design Increased stakeholder support of

potential storm-water management policiesResults from incorporation of shared

knowledge via Research by Design workshops

Effective workshop design is based off of theoretical knowledge and practical knowledge

Bogdan: A Policy Perspective

International literature review of information on how to tackle storm-water issues from both a technical and policy-standpoint

Description of local policies best practices in similar areas pertaining to the storm-water management

Proposal to consider the introduction of private partnerships in managing some of the related issues and the conducting of a CBA for these purposes

Ines: Awareness of water sensitive urban design

Insights about stakeholders’ knowledge and attitudes toward needed changes

Increasing the transfer/sharing of knowledge

Letting people convince themselves about the benefits of the demonstrated technologies

Individual design

Research /Action (R/A)

Aline R/A1: Search in literature for methods to upgrade storm-water qualityR/A2: Search in literature for methods to use the 10% water storage area in order to upgrade environmental quality of the urban areaR/A3: Search in literature for methods to use the 10% water storage area in order to enhance biodiversity in the urban area

Elektra R/A1:What?: Give focus and further examine the technology of Ground Source Heat Pumps and their potential to make use of rainwater stored in underground reservoirsR/A 2: What?: Develop studies about permeable pavements &ground source heat pumps for space heatingR/A 3: What? Research further the technical elements of underground thermal energy storage tanks and underground rainwater cisternsR/ A 4:What?:  Examine the suitability of the site for the construction of a district PV park in combination with underground  water thermal storageR/A 5 : What? : Examine the alternative of research action 2, namely installing solar panels in every dwelling in combination with common underground thermal storage water tank

Kiriakos R/A:Investigate the energy savings coming from the evaporating cooling effect of the green roofs and the benefits of this project in comparison with the conventional ones

Aline: Upgrading environmental quality and biodiversity

A detailed lists of methods descriptions that can be used in Watergraafsmeer urban area to:Upgrade the quality of storm-water Improve environmental qualityEnhance biodiversity

Ilektra: Storm-water management and energy recyclingSuggested Actions

1. Give focus on Ground Source Heat Pumps (GSHPs)- Tested potential to be combined with underground rainwater reservoirs

2. Study permeable paving with incorporated GSHPs – Good evidences at experimental level

3. Collaborate with suggested institutes and develop innovative research on the field of energy & rainwater recycle

Ultimate result

An integrated plan for sustainable (district or individual) space heating comprising permeable pavements, underground rainwater storage & GSHPs

Kiriakos: Technical Matters

Green roofs reduce - through isolation - the energy use needed for heating and cooling the building

The energy savings are higher for non isolated houses and less for the insulated ones.

The bigger the area of construction, the better the results and the higher the costs.

Additional benefits comes out from the retention of water

Limitations

Timing Of the actual workshops With the professionals involved in the

project Of receiving information about previous

workshops Of meetings about planning the

upcoming workshops Of some technologies developed only on

experimental level

Information Mostly in Dutch (existing policies, DRO

material)

Potential Improvements

• Longer time frame (10 weeks is does not fit with real-world project developments)

• More focused subjects (our client really didn’t know what they wanted)

• More coherence between the assignment part of the project and the needs of the actual case

• More pre-scheduled meetings with coordinators (or other ways to ensure face-time)

• Basics about the case itself (Terms ofReference alike) should be prepared in advance