Coventry City goes Eco-friendly
The final designs for Coventry City Centre’s revamp were revealed at the end of last month. The massive overhaul, costing a whopping £1billion, has been designed by Los Angeles-based architects, Jerde Partnership, who have designed cities all over the world. The design has taken a year to complete, taking on board the ideas of the public, after various visits and a public consultation in which Coventry people could express their ideas and add comments.
As part of this revamp, this city will become a more environmentally-friendly place. The blueprint includes green roof-top gardens and public spaces. Green roof-tops help the environment in a number of ways, as they provide buildings with natural insulation, improve air quality and reduce CO2 emissions, and they also last longer than conventional roofs. There will also be numerous parks scattered around Coventry, adding more green and scenic places for the public to visit.
The redevelopment will take years to complete, but I for one, as a Coventry person, am looking forward to seeing the results. Let’s hope more cities follow this example, creating a more eco-friendly country.
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Georgie Campbell says:
Impressive, roof top gardens are fairly common in my home town.. but thought they were more expensive to install than conventional roofs, so some authorities steered clear.
Mar. 1 at 11:53 pmAre they revamping existing buildings or creating new ones?
Paul Bradshaw says:
Sound piece, but a bit flat – I want more context – links to any sources? Split up the pars for more brevity.
Mar. 2 at 10:39 amReshma says:
Coventry do have some nice areas but they can be hard to find as most things are hidden.try and find out what parks are the friendly to the enviro!
Mar. 2 at 4:52 pmgood idea though :)
Alina says:
Sounds exciting! I think its about time Coventry got a revamp ..
Mar. 2 at 4:57 pmNatalie Adcock says:
Good article, Emma! I’m sure Coventry will look great with the new revamp, and kudos to the Council for recognising the need for more eco-friendliness.
Mar. 3 at 11:39 pmScott Redding says:
I think you shuld look at other aspects of the development than just the “green roofs.”
- The masterplan has 10 “Guiding Principles” and sustainability is only mentioned in passing in one of them (and it’s rolled in with “commercial sustainability”).
- How much investment will the city centre need, and how does this figure compare with the investment needed to make the 110 000 households in the city far more greener?
- HOw will energy be generated for each of the new buildings in the city centre? Will it be renewable and on-site?
- What will happen to the waste after old buildings get demolished? (i.e. will the bricks and steel be reused elsewhere in Coventry)
- When the purpose of the project is to double the amount of retail in the city centre, how is this environmental? Twice as many shops means twice as many resources to go into clothing to be put on racks. Part of our current crisis is that we’ve built up personal credit card debt, putting shopping at the centre of what we do in our leisure time.
One of the “three r’s” is reduce. Maybe we don’t need more retail in Coventry, we need more reuse, and a different kind of retail … and less of it.
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