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Towards Resilient Architecture
The Case of Brøset, Trondheim, Norway
Transitioning towards a more sustainable and resilient architecture requires a balance between eco-efficiency, architectural quality and quality of life at the building, neighbourhood and urban level. In Trondheim, Norway, a 35-ha site is being developed into a high-quality, low-emission neighbourhood in which the most convenient choice is the most environment-friendly one, including transport and land use, stationary energy, consumption and waste and climate change adaptation. Long-term intensive interdisciplinary and cross-institutional co-operation is pursued between local and national governments, research and education, industry and end users in order to reach this ambitious goal.
In summer of 2010, a parallel commissioning process was initiated to devise a holistic master plan for the Brøset site, with a final delivery in January 2011. The results show that the Brøset project and process, rare in a Norwegian and international context, entail far-reaching implications for people’s lifestyles, neighbourhood organisation and national urban planning and governance strategies.
This chapter describes the development of the Brøset neighbourhood and the Norwegian programme ‘Cities of the Future’, including the scope, stakeholders, performance criteria and financing schemes. The importance of facilitating this kind of process is analysed as a proactive form of supporting transition towards a more resilient society, allowing for leeway from tight economic limits in order to find ‘golden opportunities’ through interdisciplinary and cross-institutional co-operation. In conclusion, we discuss how this process can contribute to creating scenarios for a built environment in which eco-efficiency is successfully combined with liveable, functional, robust and attractive architecture for all the actors involved.
Towards Resilient Architecture
The Case of Brøset, Trondheim, Norway
Transitioning towards a more sustainable and resilient architecture requires a balance between eco-efficiency, architectural quality and quality of life at the building, neighbourhood and urban level. In Trondheim, Norway, a 35-ha site is being developed into a high-quality, low-emission neighbourhood in which the most convenient choice is the most environment-friendly one, including transport and land use, stationary energy, consumption and waste and climate change adaptation. Long-term intensive interdisciplinary and cross-institutional co-operation is pursued between local and national governments, research and education, industry and end users in order to reach this ambitious goal.
In summer of 2010, a parallel commissioning process was initiated to devise a holistic master plan for the Brøset site, with a final delivery in January 2011. The results show that the Brøset project and process, rare in a Norwegian and international context, entail far-reaching implications for people’s lifestyles, neighbourhood organisation and national urban planning and governance strategies.
This chapter describes the development of the Brøset neighbourhood and the Norwegian programme ‘Cities of the Future’, including the scope, stakeholders, performance criteria and financing schemes. The importance of facilitating this kind of process is analysed as a proactive form of supporting transition towards a more resilient society, allowing for leeway from tight economic limits in order to find ‘golden opportunities’ through interdisciplinary and cross-institutional co-operation. In conclusion, we discuss how this process can contribute to creating scenarios for a built environment in which eco-efficiency is successfully combined with liveable, functional, robust and attractive architecture for all the actors involved.
Towards Resilient Architecture
The Case of Brøset, Trondheim, Norway
Local Sustainability
Otto-Zimmermann, Konrad (editor) / Wyckmans, Annemie (author)
2012-04-18
7 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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