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NOW CommunitiesSmart, sustainable living.
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THE MARKETS (and most zoning ordinances) HAVE
BEEN PROVIDING MOSTLY ONE IDEA OF THE
AMERICAN DREAM
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Growth, but not very smart
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Car centered design
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THESE PATTERNS CAME TO A SCREECHING HALT
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Our Goals:
Sustainability
• Build not-so-big homes that are easier to own and operate
• Design homes that require less nonrenewable energy
• Use renewable, nontoxic materials
• Pursue a development model that supports municipal land use objectives, requires less infrastructure/ services and creates greater tax revenue per acre (smart density)
Community
• Locate communities walking distance to a town center
• Separate cars from residents
• Cluster the homes around a shared green
• Create “Real” front porches for people to hang out on
• Include useful public amenities
• Create central mail boxes
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Concord RiverwalkWest Concord, MA
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What we learned from Riverwalk
• ZNE Possible is costly but within reach
• Buyers are interested in connected communities
• Density, if well designed, is acceptable
• Connected communities are not for everyone
• Buyers: empty nester, single prof & young families
• People like living in a mixed age community
• Community gardens help build community
• Residents like living next to open spaces
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What’s next?
• Find new sites
• Reduce cost of building homes
• Work with towns to change zoning
• Make more people aware of our communities
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What carried forward to EG
• Energy efficiency priority
• Pedestrian centric, walk-able site design
• Well designed density
• Smart sized easy to maintain homes
• Quality over quantity
• The importance of progressive minded muni
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live mindfully.
thesong thesunday thegarden thefirefly thehammock
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3 BR + study, 2.5 bathsthe sunday
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2 BR, 2.5 bathsthe hammock
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A closing thought
• Sometimes it’s worth trying something new before you take a vote to change the regulations.
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The future of housing is
NOW
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Innovations in Neighborhood Design – 2016 CPTC Conference
Devens Innovative Residential Development
Neil Angus, AICP CEP, LEED AP BD+C, NDEnvironmental PlannerDevens Enterprise Commission
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• 35 miles outside Boston
• 4400 ac. former base
• Superfund Site
• 1993 Sustainable redev.
Devens Overview
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Devens Overview• 5.5mil. sq.ft. of dev.
• 4,500+/- jobs created
• Top economic development site
• 400 residents
• 1800 ac. open space
• Work and Play….Live?
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The Problem:• Outdated residential regulations from
1993
• Typical subdivision and street standards
• Sustainable redevelopment directive
• Bylaws forward thinking – Innovation
• Many regulatory options but what works best for Devens?
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(Part of) the Solution: • 2011 Pilot housing project (8 &12)
• Showcase sustainable technologies and Res. GB practices
• State goal - ZNEB by 2030 (assist with market transformation)
• Alt. to traditional Single and multi-family housing types
• Social equity (not just for those who can afford it)
• Financial feasibility
• Aesthetics/fit with existing neighborhood character
• Replicability - construction for 21st century
• Educate - ease of env. sensitive site design, GB, WE & healthy IAQ
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Cluster Open Space
Existing Open Space
DEC Reg. Review 2011• Regulation audit/barriers
• Red. lot size/frontage
• Typ. cluster/density bonus
• EE, WE & IAQ Req.
• Carrot/Stick
• Adding to open space
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Partners/Roles:• MassDevelopment – Landowner
• State Economic Development Agency
• Owner/Manager of Utilities and Infrastructure
• DEC – Regulatory/Permitting Authority• Planning and Zoning
• Conservation
• Historic
• Board of Health
• ZBA
• Licensing Authority
• Transformations, Inc. and Metric Corp.• Designers, Builders
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Pilot Location/Context:• Brownfield redevelopment• Reuse existing infrastructure• Accessibility & Services:
• Sidewalk connections• Multi-purpose trails• Bike lanes• School• Daycare• Restaurants• Playgrounds/recreation fields• Industrial Park (jobs!)
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Showcase EE, WE and IAQ:• MD Selecting the right Developer
• Double-wall construction
• Triple glazed windows
• Low/no VOC materials
• Air sealing and IAQ (build it tight!)
• EPA Water Sense Plumbing Fixtures
• Stronger, more resilient buildings (climate mit./adaptation)
• Typically higher building material costs, but….
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Cost neutral:• Open floor plan/daylighting• Passive solar• No central heating/cooling• No duct work• Tankless hot water heating
• Affordable construction ($200-$350K)
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More elements of efficiency and affordability:• East-west long axis - maximize active solar• Passive solar – south facing windows/roof solar shading• Passive survivability (consistent internal temp. control)• “Right-sized” homes (1,000 sq.ft. to 2,200 sq.ft)
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Pilot Results: Exceeding expectations
• HERS index:
HERS -36 single family home. Generates enough excess power an EV for 30,000 miles/yr.
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LID strategies:• No gutters• Pervious walkways• Rain gardens• Reduced lawn areas• Street trees• GI & UHI reduction
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• Universal accessibility/age in place• Educational sessions, tours and case studies throughout project• Sold out in 2013
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Multi-family Project Elements:• Energy efficient (HERS 30-40)
• Solar PV ready
• LID
• Complete Streets
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Pilot Follow-Up:
• Seeing is believing! - Pilot helped gain public support & justify additional reg. updates in 2013
• A step further than Pilot – focus on neighborhood design for people first!(LEED ND)
• Mix of incentives and requirements:-Reduced lot size, frontage and setbacks
-Min. EE, WE and IAQ requirements -LID and Green Infrastructure-Higher density: 7-20 DU/acre (transit supportive)
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Accommodating the missing middle: • 1940’s to today – auto dependent development• Shifting demographics – Unmet and growing demand for mm• Walkable context (key!)• Doing more with less (smaller, well-designed units, less maint.)• Helps keep dev. costs down (making housing available to a larger
segment of population).
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DEC 2013 Reg. Updates:• Homes framing the street(form)
• Max. block length (walkability)
• Connected/Complete streets
• Mix of housing types
• Proximity to OS (health/active)
• Building Resiliency:-EE, WE (lower GHG)
-durability-passive survivability-LID
Creating neighborhood character
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Grant Road Neighborhood Redevelopment• Former military housing neighborhood• 124 unit mix of 1,2,3,4 unit NZE homes and townhomes & 2x20 apts• Affordable (25% deed restricted low-moderate)• Higher density (7-20 UPA)• EE & WE in and out• Connected/accessible, walkable
• Live, work, play community
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Expanding an existing neo-traditional neighborhood
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New Grant Road Neighborhood Redevelopment • Neighborhood scale - designed for people first!
-homes framing the street-Trail connections, dedicated bike lanes
• Healthy/active socially engaging neighborhood-sidewalks on both sides-community gardens and active parks
• Green Infrastructure• Phase 1 underway in 2015
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Great, but how can we do it in our town?• Building consensus: education and awareness
• Seeing is believing - showing how it can be done
• Balance of regulations and incentives that facilitate smart, energy efficient, healthy growth
• Guidelines and developer assistance to do the right thing
• Climate mit. AND adaptation strategies (UHI, GHG, resiliency)
• Market transformation (increased demand for a better product)
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Why should we do it?• Changing demographics and consumer demand
• Smarter, Healthier, more attractive natural and built environments
• Connecting people with places - multi-modal options (transit-supportive densities)
• Setting a new standard for the future of neighborhood development and home building
• Triple Bottom-Line approach – Fulfilling Devens Master Plan objectives
• Collaboration – can’t do it alone
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Thanks!
Neil Angus, AICP CEP, LEED [email protected] www.devensec.com