Last updated: November 2021
Vine Court is a student residential complex located at the heart of the University’s city campus. It is equipped with both green and brown roofs, providing environmentally friendly habitats for local flora and fauna, utilizing local plant mixes and building material rubble from the excavated site. (Reference 2). It is at the forefront of sustainable residential development in the UK higher education sector and it was built to a high standard of sustainable design and energy performance. In addition to the eco-technologies incorporated into the structure, the brickwork includes built-in nest boxes for swifts and bats. It has been awarded a design stage BREEAM Excellent certification (Reference 1).
Vine court
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Overview
Nature-based solution
- Nature on buildings (external)
- Green roofs
- Green walls or facades
- Green areas for water management
- Other
Key challenges
- Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13)
- Climate change mitigation
- Water management (SDG 6)
- Stormwater and rainfall management and storage
- Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
- Habitat and biodiversity conservation
- Green space creation and/or management
- Environmental quality
- Waste management
- Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
- Sustainable consumption
Focus
Creation of new green areas
Project objectives
1. To fulfil the University of Liverpool's goals to provide diverse recreational facilities, providing a mature ecological environment for animals and plants, containing buildings of historical, architectural and educational interest, the Vine Court was built with the aim to be at the forefront of sustainable residential development in the UK higher education sector. (REF 1)
2. In a goal to be awarded a design stage BREEAM Excellent certification - to prove the university’s commitment to a sustainable built environment on campus- many eco-technologies are incorporated into the structure and the brickwork includes built-in nest boxes for swifts and bats. The building also have SUDS functions. (REF 1)
Implementation activities
1. Vine court has achieved a BREEAM “Excellent” rating in recognition of its low environmental impact.
2. There are both green and brown roofs, providing environmentally friendly habitats for local flora and fauna. (utilizing local plant mixes and building material and rubble)
3. The buildings include built-in nest boxes for swifts and bats, integrated into the external brickwork. (reference 2)
Climate-focused activities
Climate change mitigation:
- Increase green urban nature for carbon storage (wetlands, tree cover)
- Install vertical or horizontal artificial surfaces that help with carbon storage and cooling
- Implement solutions to help reducing energy consumption or support the use of sustainable energy resources
Biodiversity conservation or restoration-focused activities
Biodiversity conservation:
- Protect and enhance urban habitats
- Create new habitats
Main beneficiaries
- Citizens or community groups
Governance
Management set-up
- Led by non-government actors
Type of initiating organisation
- Researchers/university
Participatory approaches/ community involvement
- Unknown
Details on the roles of the organisations involved in the project
University of Liverpool has completed a residential scheme for students named as Vine Court - with the aim to be at the forefront of sustainable residential development in the UK higher education sector (ref 1)
Project implemented in response to ...
... an EU policy or strategy?
Unknown
... a national policy or strategy?
Unknown
... a local policy or strategy?
Unknown
Financing
Total cost
More than €4,000,000
Source(s) of funding
- Other
Type of funding
- Unknown
Non-financial contribution
Unknown
Impacts and Monitoring
Environmental impacts
- Climate change
- Reduced emissions
- Environmental quality
- Improved waste management
- Green space and habitat
- Promotion of naturalistic styles of landscape design for urban development
- Increased green space area
Economic impacts
- Unknown
Socio-cultural impacts
- Unknown
Type of reported impacts
Achieved impacts
Presence of formal monitoring system
Yes
Presence of indicators used in reporting
Yes
Presence of monitoring/ evaluation reports
Yes
Availability of a web-based monitoring tool
No evidence in public records
References
1. Modern Masonary. nd. Vine Court. Available at: Source link. Accessed August 05, 2020.
2. The Green Organisation. 2012. Three New Sustainable Buildings for Liverpool University. Available at: Source link. Accessed August 05, 2020.
3. Stride Treglown. nd. Vine Court. Available at: Source link. Accessed August 05, 2020.
4. Stride Treglown. 2012. Design Stage Report. Available at: Source link
5. WYG. (no date). Rapid construction techniques for Vine Court Eco-Residences. Avaiable at: Source link. Accessed August 05, 2020.
2. The Green Organisation. 2012. Three New Sustainable Buildings for Liverpool University. Available at: Source link. Accessed August 05, 2020.
3. Stride Treglown. nd. Vine Court. Available at: Source link. Accessed August 05, 2020.
4. Stride Treglown. 2012. Design Stage Report. Available at: Source link
5. WYG. (no date). Rapid construction techniques for Vine Court Eco-Residences. Avaiable at: Source link. Accessed August 05, 2020.
Vine court
Source: https://stridetreglown.com/projects/vine-court/