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Please join us in this informative experience and knowledge sharing on developing #resilient #green and #affordable housing in #SaintLucia and Eastern #Caribbean. The #SIDS in the #Caribbean are at the forefront of experiencing #climatechange effects and the #housing infrastructure is one of the worst affected. There is a need to develop housing that is #resilient and can withstand the effects of climate change and be #green and #affordable at the same time. This is challenging but achievable with the right mix of #policy #regulation #financing #materials #construction technology and has the potential to create #green jobs and boost local economies. I had the opportunity to collaborate with our fantastic GGGI Latin America & the Caribbean team based in #SaintLucia in 2023 to conduct a pre-feasibility study and socio-economic assessment of beneficiaries for #Resilient #Green #Affordable Housing in collaboration with the Key #SaintLucia government agencies with support from #GCF and #AfD. We also had the privilege of facilitating a knowledge exchange between #SaintLucia and #Rwanda for senior policy makers on #Rwanda's experience of developing Resilient Green Affordable #Housing. Do tune in to learn and gather more insights!

Sustainable Growth and Equitable Housing Moves Forward in Maryland - Revitalizing Smart Growth by focusing on Sustainable Growth principles - Renames the Smart Growth Subcabinet to the Sustainable Growth Subcabinet - Extends subcabinet membership to Maryland Department of Emergency Management - Enhances the Sustainable Growth Subcabinet to promote effectiveness - Requires Fair Housing language in all comprehensive plans - Extends the range of the Maryland Department of Planning's assistance in drafting comprehensive plans

Really delighted that London Borough of Hounslow Borough Council approved the Reg 19 #Hounslow Local Plan earlier this week, meaning we can now launch in to the next stages of the project 🚀 Reaching this significant milestone reflects huge amounts of hard work, talent and dedication from #Hounslow's Spatial Planning Service superstars ✨ with the support of colleagues across the Council and the input of communities and stakeholders over many months. The Local Plan will help shape the future growth of the Borough by: ✅ Delivering much needed new homes for local people, including genuinely affordable housing ✅ Allocating land for the development of new employment and commercial sites ✅ Providing a framework for regeneration in Hounslow’s town centres ✅ Delivering enhanced community infrastructure and improved transport links ✅ Creating local job opportunities. With Hounslow Council declaring a climate emergency in 2019, the Local Plan also focuses on reducing the borough’s emissions and embedding sustainable design, enhancing biodiversity, protecting the environment, and conserving Hounslow's heritage assets and natural surroundings. Very proud of the team and excited about working with them to progress Hounslow's Local Plan to the next stage. Andrea Kitzberger-Smith Chris Kirk Louisa Facchino-Stack Matthew Rees Hannah Haddad Sean Doran Alexander De David Dewar Duncan McKane Will Guyutt Rob Tomlinson Joedee Mckenzie-Headley Ravneet Dyal Andrej Mećava Amanda Rashid Dr Walid Omeir Jayaraj S. Miraj Patel Clive Fraser William Reed Ian Gillespie Phil Cresswell Niall Bolger FRSA Peter O'Brien #Hounslow #London #LocalPlan #Regulation19 #place #development #planning #housing #environment #spatialplanning #design #placemaking #regeneration #planningpolicy #planmaking

A hugely gratifying day yesterday being amongst peers who share in the commitment to deliver net zero buildings and limit our impact on the climate. BUT this message must go further, deeper and up the chain to central government. It needs to be at the heart of policy making both top down, and bottom up. There is real ambition from local authorities to deliver on their climate emergencies and reach net zero before 2050 but what's clear is that they are totally stymied by the December 2023 WMS for as long as it's in place. The WMS has no place in democratic policy making, especially as it was made so undemocratically under the previous government. There is a clear opportunity to retract this and strengthen the forthcoming NPPF. If the government wants to build 1.5 million homes, then they have to be homes for for the future - and that's net zero carbon! Well done to Alex McCann for putting this so succinctly - it is a pleasure to be working alongside you and Bioregional and fighting the good fight! Also a huge thank you to the TCPA for organizing and allowing our voices to be heard in Westminster. If you are a local authority looking for some support then get in touch. #housingcrisis #climatechange #housing #netzero #netzeronow #planningpolicy #planning

A really proud moment. Fantastic to see our colleague Alex McCann succinctly explain the need for ambitious net zero policies, their relation to our legally mandated carbon budgets and how they DON'T affect housing delivery. So if we’re serious about tackling the climate crisis, why do we have national policy tying the hands of local authorities trying to do the right thing? As Alex so clearly articulated at the Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) and Rights: Community: Action House of Lords event: “There is no remaining carbon budget available for the newbuild sector.” Yet, outdated, short-sighted national policies are still blocking ambitious local net-zero plans. The question is: how much longer are we going to let this happen? Councils like Bath & North East Somerset, Cornwall, and Central Lincolnshire have shown that stronger energy efficiency standards don’t hurt housing supply—they deliver sustainable homes and communities. Yet many local authorities face a ridiculous uphill battle just to implement the policies they must adopt to meet their legal climate obligations. It was fantastic to see so many of our partners and local authority collaborators at the event, demonstrating the real value of the network we’ve built at Bioregional. The strength of this community and its shared commitment to net-zero is what drives change. But it’s clear we need to use this collective influence to push harder for action. We cannot afford any more delays. If councils are ready to adopt net-zero planning policies, the Planning Inspectorate should be waving them through, not standing in their way. Thanks Hugh. Ellis Celia Davis for an amazing event. #NetZero #Sustainability #LocalPlanning #ClimateCrisis

Collaborative Water Management: Uniting Utilities and Developers for Sustainability A paradigm shift in how water utilities and property developers work together can significantly enhance water sustainability in urban developments. By fostering collaboration, these stakeholders can design and implement integrated water management strategies that optimize drinking water, recycled water, and rainwater use. This approach leverages innovative technologies and systems to treat and reuse water on-site, reduce freshwater extraction, and mitigate the impact of urban development on natural water cycles. You can read about Aquarevo's partnership between South East Water and Villawood Properties, which created Australia's most water-efficient urban housing: Consumption of water has been growing steadily in recent decades, and this increasing consumption, along with a growing number of households, has put the water supply in many regions of the world under stress. Read how Aquarevo, a collaboration between Melbourne’s South East Water and Villawood Properties, is developing Australia’s most water-efficient urban housing development. https://lnkd.in/dg8MH5rK

Borough's Future Development Looking Bright Surrey Heath Borough Council announced today that the Pre-Submission Local Plan (2019-2038), also known as Regulation 19 Stage, will be published from 7 August to 20 September 2024. The new Local Plan, shaped by extensive local consultation and engagement (Regulation 18 Stage), aims to protect, and enhance the valuable environmental and community assets within Surrey Heath providing a framework for development in the borough up to 2038, ensuring that residents have the homes, jobs, and infrastructure they need. The Pre-Submission Local Plan outlines a comprehensive and balanced vision for Surrey Heath, ensuring sustainable growth while addressing environmental constraints. Integrating development needs with significant environmental protection is a key consideration with development focused within settlement areas to the west of the borough, optimising sustainability, and accessibility, and ensuring that development projects are environmentally conscious helping balance growth with ecological preservation. In Camberley Town Centre, high-quality, high-density development on key sites is planned to provide new homes and support regeneration, enhancing the future vitality and viability of the area. Additionally, the Local Plan will incorporate sixteen strategic and locally important employment sites to bolster the local economy. Cllr Alan Ashbery, Surrey Heath Portfolio Holder for Homes, Planning, and Enforcement said: “I’m delighted to support and commence the publication of the Pre-Submission Local Plan which promotes healthy, sustainable, and cohesive communities through good design and the delivery of robust infrastructure”. “As well as climate change mitigation and adaptation measures, including facilitating active travel, it supports our vision to protect our environment and promote healthier and more inclusive communities”. Representations on the Local Plan Pre-submission document can be submitted to the council during the six-week publication period from 7 August to 20 September 2024. For more details and to access the consultation documents, please visit https://lnkd.in/eM3S9xUc starting from 7 August 2024. #LocalPlan #LoveCamberley #LocalGovernment

🏙️🏡Queensland Premier Steven Miles announces a $350 million initiative to expedite the construction of apartments and townhouses, strategically targeting inner-city areas to alleviate housing shortages. This significant investment underscores the government's commitment to fostering greater urban density and curbing urban sprawl, aligning with broader efforts to meet the evolving housing needs of Queenslanders while addressing environmental concerns. The initiative, unveiled amid discussions with local councils, aims to streamline development processes and incentivise denser living arrangements close to public transport hubs and essential amenities. By prioritising infill development and repurposing under-utilised urban spaces, the government seeks to create vibrant, sustainable communities that enhance residents' quality of life and minimise the environmental footprint associated with sprawling suburban growth 🏡🌿

Lauren Murphy thank you for sharing this update and to Mary Rose Burke and Aebhric McGibney for hosting events like these to ensure the strategic agenda for Dublin is debated and discussed. Safe, secure and sustainable water supplies are critical to enable communities in Ireland to thrive. Without water and waterwater services that are fit for purpose, housing and economic development is high risk. Dublins water infrastructure was built to accommodate a population of 500,000 on 1940’s and now we have 1.75 million people and we do not have the water infrastructure to match. We are investing now to catch up on decades of underinvestment. We need this new water infrastructure and sustained investment to ensure new homes can be built and that we can enable economic growth. We have a world class sustainable resilience solution for the Eastern & Midlands region; the Water Supply Project. It will bring a new supply to 50% of the population. It’s an urgent and important project. It’s vital for Dublin and for the Eastern Midlands region. We cannot continue to take 85% or the flow of the Liffey to service Dublin. It’s not sustainable and will impact on our environment. Just 2% of the flow of the River Shannon will solve this challenge. Yes we need to fix leaks and we are progressing with a target of under 20% leakage by 2030. Uisce Éireann Irish Water we know water must stay at the very top of our strategic agenda in this country. Our collective future depends on it. Angela Ryan recently shared our shared challenges at the Infrastructure Summit, summarised below. #watersupplyproject #waterinfrastructure #enablingcommunitiestothrive

An alternative is the reuse of treated sewage for less noble purposes, such as toilet flushing, gardening, external floor hygiene, steam generation, etc. Then people will say, but the cost of doing this makes it impractical, however, this can be thought of for new constructions, new neighborhoods and gradually reduced to old neighborhoods, remembering that the lack of water can increase its cost significantly which makes consumption impractical. The adoption of an anaerobic-aerobic fixed bed reactor followed by a polishing pond using algae can make the treated sewage with qualities close to those collected in a river.