CIH Yorkshire and Humberside Housing History Tour Event with Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust

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1 CIH Yorkshire and Humberside Housing History Tour Event with Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust An Introduction to Derwenthorpe 19 th May 2016 Joel Owen, Deputy Director, Development and Asset Management Owen Daggett, Sustainability Manager Michael Jones, Development Project Manager

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3 JRF/JRHT JRF - independent endowed policy and research foundation Spend approx. 12m per year on policy and research JRHT - a small housing and care provider Around 2,500 homes in York, Yorkshire and Hartlepool

4 What we do influence demonstrate

5 New Earswick A Garden Village (Legacy - learn from the past- part 1) An Economically and Socially Sustainable (resilient & durable) Mixed Income ( & tenure) Community but a very large Carbon footprint!

6 Elm Tree Mews New Earswick : learn from the past (part 2)

7 DvAB (Design versus As Built) Performance Gap

8 Sustainable Development / One planet living New Earswick Garden Village 1902 Derwenthorpe

9 Derwenthorpe: a 21 st Century Urban Extension learn from the past (part 3)

10 Demonstration (replicability)

11 1.3 PRINCIPAL OBJECTIVES - Abridged extract from the Derwenthorpe Business Plan Providing appropriate affordable housing for families with varying needs and lifestyles in York under JRHT s long-term ownership Ensuring that future proofing is factored in, beyond Lifetime Homes, Creating a sense of place through quality design - reflecting the coherent and relevant master planning designs initially inspired by an architectural competition in 1999, with evolving models of best practice - represented by Richards Partington Architects design aesthetic for Phase Well managed open space and park land with natural bio diverse habitats and conservation areas, play areas and play opportunities for children and young people of all ages, are to be an integral part of Derwenthorpe Works well with the existing context achieved through quality master planning which demonstrates its links to the surrounding neighbourhoods,. and dissemination

12 Works well with the existing context Derwenthorpe: a 21 st Century Urban Extension

13 Design Principles Hierarchy of streets, soft edge and community offer

14 quality design

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16 Pepperpotting of Affordable Housing

17 Crescent Park and Trim Trail

18 Future Community Plans

19 1.3.6 Sustainability with the environment as a central theme - to push the energy efficiency performance beyond Code 4 within reach of Code 5 and beyond. To include the provision of a communal heating system thereby increasing the sustainability potential of the development Traffic calming and incentives for lifestyle change - proposals that link to the strategy of traffic calming, and reducing dependence on the car Long Term Commitment - JRHT will retain a long term commitment at Derwenthorpe Adopting a partnership approach, undertaking comprehensive engagement and creating an excellent `blueprint for replication

20 Sustainability with the environment as a central theme - On site provision

21 future proofing is factored in- beyond Lifetime Homes the lifestyle Communal Heating fuelled by carbon neutral wood chip provides heat to residents - 10% cheaper than gas. Homes designed with high levels of insulation and air tightness- the thermos flask effect - to use 50% less energy than a typical modern house. Renewable energy solar PV on homes and apartments. Co- heat testing to ensure as-built performance. Car club, travel passes and future bus service. Communal facilities- 18 acres of managed open land (35% of total development), including playgrounds, Trim Trail gym, ponds and flower meadows.

22 Sustainable Urban Drainage Solution

23 future proofing is factored in- beyond Lifetime Homes Sustainable Urban Drainage Solution Planning requirement: run off rates from site will not increase as a result of development Controls flow of water from site; designed to reduce flow values to below those from existing undeveloped site JRHT maintenance staff to monitor flow of beck Pond designed to cope with a 12 hour 100 year storm combined with 100 year flood - Probability of these two events coinciding is between 100 and 10,000 years Potential effects of climate change have been factored into capacity

24 Derwenthorpe - Research programme

25 Annual Consumption kwh Low Energy Homes? Phase One annual heat consumption

26 Sustainable Transport? Average of 1.12 cars per household (26% owning 2 cars, 12% owning no cars). 82% households own at least one bike. 9% households members of City Car Club. 61% household s work within City of York

27 Greener lifestyles? Design of homes is working: 55% reduction in household energy emissions compared to York average. Despite sustainable transport interventions, travel footprint is higher than York average- further investigation into this through research programme. Overall Derwenthorpe footprint marginally higher than York average, but lower than national household footprint (though derived differently). Note newer residents tend to have lower footprints.

28 Derwenthorpe Lessons on social sustainability (homes) It struck a chord with me it was love at first sight the lightness, the brightness, the airiness, the space, it s just not being squashed in it feels airy, breathy, light it s the openness. Single person, owner, phase 1 I ve had sort of anxiety problems in the past and I feel so content, it s really good, I feel like I m going forward... it has influenced my mood, I come home and... I don t tend to be as grumpy... Family with children, renter, phase 1, first interview I feel very fortunate to have been offered it. And it s a lot better for the family with [child s] disability, it s a lot easier Everyone s got their own bit of space. Family with children, renter, phase 2/3, first interview

29 Derwenthorpe: Lessons on social sustainability (community) I don t think it s all one happy little bubble, I think it s more, you have the people who are [involved] it s generally the retired people who have got the time. Family with children, shared owner, phase 1, second interview I would like to see something for the older children a pool table at the SSC, a movie evening once a week. Family with children, renter, phase 1, second interview play equipment for children with disabilities, because there isn't any and there are quite a number of families with children with disabilities. Family with children, renter, phase 1, first interview

30 Derwenthorpe Lessons on environmental sustainability (homes) It s a lot warmer than you would expect we don t need the heating on very much because it s so good at keeping its heat, which wasn t the best in summer we needed..the windows open Family with children, owner, phase 2/3, first interview The atmosphere in the house, from the air point of view, it s really nice, it s really fresh, you can feel it s a good breathing space. Single person, owner, phase 1, first interview it was like sleeping under a jumbo jet, we turned it off after the 24 hours because you just couldn t tolerate the noise! Family with children, owner, phase 1, first interview

31 Derwenthorpe What Next? Delivery of remaining affordable homes by 2018, with site completion due Development of community hub in consultation with residents 12 Apartments and 4 retail outlets. Community grants ( 40,000) output to be monitored to calculate social value and benefits to the wider community. Transport solutions to be investigated - electric charging points Bus Services I Travel Planner to be undertaken for the second time in Zero Plus homes: 3 homes designed to 2019 EU near zero energy standard, with additional renewable energy installation at settlement level. Continuation of research to inform JRHT future developments, but also influence on a national level. This will involve further research on lifestyle changes, air quality, communal heating and overheating.

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