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Innovate to Regenerate: Birmingham Smart Living
Clive Dutton Director of Planning and Regeneration Birmingham City Council United Kingdom
Birmingham UK
• Birthplace of the Industrial Revolution
• Pioneers include James Watt.
Unprecedented growth until:
• 1980’s world recession
• Meltdown of manufacturing
• More job losses than Wales and Scotland combined – 450,000
Birmingham - now
• City Region of 4.5 million
• 37% under 25 - ‘the youngestcity in Europe’
• 510,000 people employed in the city
• 3 universities – 78,840 students
• Largest retail destination and financial centre outside London
• Largest exhibition and conference centre in UK.
then now
then
now
Birmingham - Brindleyplace today
Eastside
New City Park
The Cube
V Building
Vertical Theme Park
Baskerville House
New Selly Oak Centre
Largest New Hospital in UK
Rotunda
Birmingham - Bullring
Transformation
Largest City Centre Masterplan in Europe
2000 acres - £17 billion
NEWNEWNEWNEW STREET
Birmingham’s 5 New Eco Towns
Deprivation spread
City Council land ownership
In the new Birmingham NEIGHBOURHOOD
The New Birmingham House
Longbridge
Edgbaston Reservoir and Icknield Port loop
What are the components of “Birmingham Smart Living”
• The overall aim of the concept is to support communities to leave a zero environmental footprint on the planet.
• To develop homes which are “intelligent “ – smart places and smart
homes – which help knowledge development through communication
- and are designed and operate sustainably
Therefore, the Birmingham home will be;
• Be better embedded within its community.
• Truly sustainable
• Almost zero energy consumption
• Replicated easily
• An intelligent house with excellent virtual communications
• An electric house - with a plug in electric vehicle
• Designed for recycling/waste management
• Construction in renewable/recycled materials – made in
Birmingham
So what is Unique?
We want to undertake an integrated approach – through renewal and revitalization of existing urban areas - across all aspects of a zero footprint/intelligent home and smart living
What will we need to look at?
There will be a number of workstreams to help develop the concept and product further. The workstream areas will include new innovative
• Building and planning regulations
• Technologies and their applications
• Demonstrator developments – prototype to marketed product
• Multi Utilities Service Companies options
• Business case to demonstrate value to people, developers, councils and
the environment
Potential Partners
• Regional Development Agency
• National Industrial Symbiosis Programme
• West Midlands Center of Construction Excellence
• The City’s three Universities – expertise in key areas on energy, materials, waste management, transport
• Science City and Research Council resources