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The Merton “Merton Rule” conference
May 08
Combating Climate ChangeThe power of planningThe Merton Rule….and beyond……
Adrian Hewitt FRSALondon Borough of Merton
a) Cut the most CO2
b) Do so fastest
d) We have the most control over
c) Have the most financial logic
Ownership & Operation
Regulation
Incentive/Disincentive
Education
Rights
Mitigation/Compensation
Municipal Climate Change Strategy Cut CO2 by 15% by 2015
How..? By dong the things that:
Tools of Government
action
dependant on c & d
Massachusetts Institute of Technology – Apr 07
Energy Local
National, Regional, Behavioural Transport
Water Local, Commercial, Behavioural
Buildings Local
Waste Local and regional
Industry National, Global and Commercial
Food / Lifestyles National, Global, Commercial, Behavioural
HOW ? INFLUENCE
CO2 reduction influence
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Perm State University, Russia – Sep 06
Scotland
Wales
North Devon
Oldham
Bromley
Ealing
Sefton (Liv)
Manchester
Guildford
Westminster
Surrey
Etc………..
The definition of a “Merton Rule” – 2nd tool of action
“The Council will require development to use on-site renewable energy to cut CO2 emissions by at least 10%”
Para 20: (bullet 4) Planning Authorities should: “expect a proportion of the energy supply of new development to be secured from decentralized and renewable or low-carbon energy sources.”
Building Service Journal – May 08
Friends of the Earth, Scotland – Jan 08
Michael Fallon MP : Private Members Bill
Planning and Energy Bill – a Bill to:
Enable local planning authorities to set requirements for energy generation and energy efficiency in local plans.
BE IT ENACTED by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice BE IT ENACTED by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present
Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
A local planning authority may include in any development plan document a policy to require in relation to any development in its area:
a) a proportion of energy used in developments to be from renewable sources within the locality of the development
b) a proportion of energy to be from low carbon sources within the locality of the development
c) development in their area to comply with energy efficiency standards that exceed energy requirements imposed by building regulations
Miles Rd Business Incubator
British High Commission, Rome - April 07
Quiet Revolution 5 turbine
Kings College School Consider peripheral issues like:
- Maintaining an interest in site
- Day-to-day/long term operation
- Will the energy actually be used
- Behavioural factors
- Access, maintenance, finance
- Local sensitivities, politics
- Equity and retail value etc etc…
CASE STUDIES
Big Yellow Box self storage
Photovoltaic panels
Vertical axis turbine
CO2 reduction 12 tonnes
Morden Area Forum, Merton – May 09
Royal Town Planning Institute: Masterclass – May 08
Fairview Homes Croydon Queens Hospital 350 homes solar water heaters photovoltaic panels micro-turbines
Total CO2 reduction 50 tonnes
Lidl supermarket
3,000 m2 Ground Source Heat & Cooling system – under the car park
Total CO2 reduction 92 tonnes = 35% of Green House Gas
Pre-warming for store in winter.
Pre-cooling for chiller cabinets in winter resulting in savings on CFC refrigerant gas
Royal Town Planning Institute: Masterclass – May 08
Building Service Journal – May 08
B&Q New Malden: 10,000 m2 + 50 homes
Ground Source Heat piles
Vertical Axis turbine
Micro turbines
Solar Thermal
Photovoltaic
“The mixed-use scheme close to the A3 in south London includes a new B&Q store that will benefit from having 10% of its energy needs catered for by renewable energy sources on site.”
Brown & Root Tower – conversion from offices to residential
Option 1Option 2
Royal Town Planning Institute: Masterclass – May 08
Hartfield Rd Wimbledon
Shopping arcade, Hotel, 90 flats
Option 1 Ground Source Heat system embedded in the foundation piles
Option 2. CHP + PVs
Royal Town Planning Institute: Masterclass – May 08
Rowan Road: Merton: English Partnerships
Canadian micro-generation strategy, Vancouver – Apr 07
220 homes, doctors surgery and community centre Built to Code level 4
Option 1
Site wide district heat and power network – pipes & cables
CHP units to run on renewable energy biogas from pyrolysis plant 200 m2 of photovoltaic panels – urban eco-chic
Total CO2 reduction of 80 tonnes = 80%
Option 2
6 mini Ground Source Heat networks
Pumps and exchangers to use “green” electricity from pyrolysis biogas
Total CO2 reduction ..??? 100%..??
Zero-carbon buildings by 2016/19
Local planning & initiatives
Public & political pressure Energy security
National Physical Laboratory - June 07
Policy diversity and local initiatives = innovation
Oil “topping point”
Buildings Energy Waste Information
Innovation is essential to develop the methods and techniques needed to meet the 2016 zero-carbon target
The Acacia Avenue scenario in 10 – 15 – 20 – 25 years
B&Q
Green family
Retired
Green converts Urban eco-chic
Municipal MertonRuleConversion
Mortgage addition
Stamp duty cut
Keeping up with the Jones’
Acacia Avenue Municipal energy co
Dahlia Drive
Rowan Crescent
Beech Close
Sycamore Lane
“Emergence”
ICLEI, Freiburg - June 07
“To mobilize we must develop a technique and methods so simple that the citizen of good common sense can readily grasp the idea.”
Combating Climate Change
The “Merton Rule”
Adrian HewittMetropolis GreenCopyright © AJH – not to be used or copied without permissionContact: [email protected]
Oxford University - Institute of Russian and Slavonic Studies - Nov 06
“Virtuous motives trammelled by inertia and timidity, are no match for armed and resolute wickedness. A sincere love of peace is no excuse for muddling hundreds of millions of humble folk into total war.”