Led by UKGBC, industry and community partners, the framework outlines how a shift in perspective at the outset of the design process could create better outcomes for local economies and communities, while also improving climate resilience and restoring nature.
By asking how value is created and defined, the framework sets out a regenerative vision for housing and urges professionals to embed a collaborative approach – from the earliest stages on a project to beyond handover – inviting them to create change through supporting a ‘charter for implementing regenerative places’.
Building on established industry models and standards, the framework takes an expanded approach to value creation by establishing nine ‘Dimensions of Place’.
It then identifies six key transitions needed to enable a regenerative approach and sets out the policy levers needed to enable regenerative approaches. It also highlights practical case studies from projects in design and completion.
The framework is designed for industry professionals who fund, plan, commission, design, deliver and steward new housing and retrofit, including; local authorities, housing providers and professionals across planning, design, development and construction. It also serves as a good reference for community organisations, public services and others shaping the long-term outcomes of place.
The framework is not a new standard or compliance tool, but – by providing a structure through which organisations can implement and connect existing standards – it broadens how value is understood to allow design teams make more deliberate decisions about the long-term contribution of housing projects to people, place and nature.
Simon McWhirter, chief executive of UKGBC, said:
“In its essence, rather than doing less harm, this framework sets out the conditions in which industry can instead focus its attention and efforts on delivering positive change across national, social and economic systems, delivering real and long-lasting benefits to local people, communities and places. In effect, weaving together the opportunities for change to help us craft really thriving places for the future.”
UKGBC (the UK Green Building Council) is a membership-based charity with a mission to radically improve the sustainability of the built environment. It is part of a network of some 80 national GBCs globally, which collectively have 46,000 members creating the most influential local-regional-global action network. Founded in 2007, UKGBC has been at the forefront of positively influencing policy and identifying the pathways to propel the sector forward sustainably -driving the solutions that transform our buildings, communities, cities and infrastructure so that people and nature thrive.
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