Seminar Cradle to Cradle® Practical Applications in Area Development - 11:30 - 11:45 - Biodiversity in Area Development, an example - Steven Beckers (Registered Cradle to Cradle architect/consultant, Founding partner ‘Lateral Thinking Factory’)

1. Biodiversity combined with other C2C®Elements
in
Area Development
Steven Beckers
Lateral Thinking Factory

2. -Biodiversity continuity with Botanical
Garden of Brussels
-Waste Water and Nutrients Recycling
(Phosphate recovery)
-Rain Water Recovery

4. Courtesy of Art&Build architects

6. - épuration secondaire : filtration des matà travers substrat
- épuration tertiaire N et P : par plantes & substrat
- épuration quaternaire bactériologique : par plantes
! épuration tertiaire à vérifier dans cas d’une boucle de recyclage
fermée !
Typha angustifolia Iris pseudacorus Menyanthes trifoliata Pontederia Cordata Scirpus lacustris

7. Courtesy of Art&Build architects

8. 95% Water Autonomy
150.000 € investment Water treatment
Equivalent of 4 Pk spaces loss
150% Negociated Building Permit
50>75.000m2
+ Interior Gardens

9. Standard Project Constr. Cost Est.
65 Million €
Standard Sale Price
175 Million €
Diff .110 Million €
Innovative Project Constr. Cost. Est.
93 Million €
Bought by Australian Pension Fund
360 Million €
Diff.267 Million €

10. Added Value
267-110 = 157 Million €
ONE THOUSAND TIMES
THE COST OF INNOVATIVE
TECHNOLOGY

11. Biodiversity & Water Recycling
to Establish
Community Sense of Ownership
Courtesy of Klaus Zahn: east Berlin city block

13. FORD ROUGE CENTER storm water strategies
Biodiversity generates
Savings from recycling
water and
Bioremediation
Courtesy of William McDonough & Prtnrs

14. Courtesy of William McDonough & Prtnrs Storm water
management
Heat Island effect
controlled
Natural light access
Natural ventilation
Dust control
Biodiversity
Bioremediation of soils
Aquifer support
Integration of
renewable energy
Well being

15. Biodiversity continuity
&
Building protection
Courtesy of Art&Build architec
SOURCE: ART & BUILD – B. MCDONOUGH

17. Buildings like trees…
Cities like forests
Courtesy of Art&Build architects/ Steven Beckers

18. SOURCE: ART & BUILD

19. Courtesy of Art&Build architects/ Steven Beckers

20. Biodiversity Diffuser
Courtesy of Art&Build architects/ Steven Beckers

21. Biodiversity continuity
&
Bioremediation

23. SOURCE: ART & BUILD

24. SOURCE: ART & BUILD

25. Courtesy of Art&Build architects/ Steven Beckers