BUILDING OUR COLLECTIVE FUTURE: A GREEN NEW DEAL IN ELMWOOD PLACE
MARY SCHARTMAN
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Problem: Climate Crisis Solution: A Green New Deal
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What About Elmwood Place?
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A Green New Deal in Elmwood Place
PROBLEM: CLIMATE CRISIS SOLUTION: A GREEN NEW DEAL
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To Prevent Further Catastrophic Consequences, Global Carbon Emissions Must Be Reduced To Half By 2030 And Net Zero By 2050
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ARCHITECTURE While buildings account for almost half of carbon To avert the worst of climate catastrophe, emissions, architects have limited power reshaping systemic social change is necessary to make the this sector at a large scale, at least individually. rapid and unprecedented transitions in energy, land use, infrastructure (including transport and buildings), and industrial systems.
STRONGER GREEN NEW DEAL
The Green New Deal is a design idea. It is a request for proposals to make a generational investment to transform land use and the built environment at an unprecedented scale. Image: Green CIty by Nick Pedersen https://nick-pedersen.com/green-city/
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Rapid large-scale public inv a national crisis. 85,000 ne Electrifying all existing buildings and connection to Massive infrastructure proje of 90% of rural dwellings. J smart power grid program - for laborers, artis Overhauling transportation systems - including clean, affordable, accessible public transportation Upgrading all existing buildings to be maximally energy efficient
Providing all people with access to affordable, safe and adequate housing Clean and revitalize superfund and brownfield sites
RED VIENNA NEW DEAL
vestment in response to ew buildings constructed. ects. Electrification Jobs and employment sts, architects, designers.
NEW CONDITIONS ARCHITECTURE Radical program of municipal reforms designed to reshape social and economic infrastructure. 400 municipal housing structures with 64,000 housing units constructed over 10 years. Involved inclusion of communal cultural and material resources laundry, workshops, libraries, green spaces This investment in social democracy and housing has had lasting impact – presently 61% of Vienna’s residents live in social housing
EXISTING CONDITIONS
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ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
WHAT ABOUT ELMWOOD PLACE?
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A GREEN NEW DEAL IN ELMWOOD PLACE
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Rapid investment in construction of publicly-owned renewable energy sources. The flat-topped hill - once a municipal dump - across the Mill Creek would be a site for solar power generation. Such a solar field could generate far more power than would be needed by the residents of Elmwood Place and could additionally serve the green industry that is situated in the currently vacant industrial sites.
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Upgrading all existing buildings to be maximally energy efficient, electrified and connected to smart power grid. A process would be initiated where existing buildings are assessed and improvements would be recommended and performed: predominantly this would involve installation of new windows and improved insulation. As part of a green jobs program this would give decent well-payed employment to workers, including many transitioning from the fossil fuel and extraction industries.
Overhauling transportation systems - including clean, affordable, accessible public transportation Cincinnati once had a very robust electric streetcar system serving communities like Elmwood Place. Through rebuilding this system and connecting it with regional light-rail, residents could be freed from expensive reliance on individual vehicles. All residents would be within half a mile of a transit center located at a current site of a recycling plant.
Providing all people with access to affordable, safe and adequate housing Housing is a human right and urban density is one of the clear tools of reduced carbon consumption. Additionally, an increased population in Elmwood Place would facilitates a return of the individual and communal goods and services that once populated the main street. Like in Red Vienna and Vauban these housing units would combine not only decent individual dwellings, but shared communal spaces and resources. This housing could be situated in the swath of mostly vacant land surrounding what will be a regional rail line.
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Water conservation will become increasingly vital in the coming years. Part of the project will be implementation of water catchment and storage systems. Additionally, as solar production becomes distributed across the built environment, solar production at the site of the former dump could be reduced to begin a process of remediation to the site and returning it to its original forested condition.
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Municipal Housing Over Light Rail Section Looking North East
Municipal Housing Over Light Rail Section Looking South East
Municipal Housing Over Light Rail Plan
Municipal Housing Over Light Rail Section Looking South East