Transport & SustainabilityUpdate

April 2008

Paul Horan

Transport• Public transport

– Progress

• Cycling - 17% increase since 5 axel ban!

• Car parking – Limited: DTO ->DCC ->An Bord Pleanala– All basement - €20,00-25,000/space

• On-site student accommodation– 2x2000 journeys/day reduction!

Zone 1/city centre parking standards

DCC Dev PlanTransport

Well connected

Transport 21:‘The two Luas lines to be joined. .. Cross-

city link .. extended to serve Broadstone and the new Dublin Institute of Technology Campus at Grangegorman… connect with the Maynooth rail line… Liffey Junction’

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LUAS A

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Metro N

LUAS B

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Metro North• Delivery of Metro North

– Railway Order application Metro North Autumn 2008 - via Strategic Infrastructure mechanism

– Enabling works start Winter 2009– Main PPP contract start 2010– Completion 2014

• Metro North stop at Parnell Square – Bus lane along Western Way currently used for

buses between Broadstone and Parnell Square

• Metro N stop Mater Hospital

Luas to Broadstone• Minister Dempsey has written to the transport bodies and

confirmed the Luas line to Broadstone

• BX route chosen: up O’Connell, down Marlborough– (stop at Cathal Brugh St)

• RPA now plan to combine Line BX (city centre) and Line D (Broadstone) into one project

• Can expect public consultation on Line D in Summer 2008 - Preferred route by Autumn 2008

• Publication of Luas Railway Order Autumn/Winter 2009 - Via Strategic Infrastructure mechanism

• RPA is also considering ways of streamlining and combining works on the cross-city Luas Line and the construction of Metro North in order to minimise disruption to the City Centre

Navan Line

• An Bord Pleanala approved the railway order for the first phase of the Navan line last week. This involves 7.5km of line between Clonsilla and Pace and the provision of a park-and-ride at Pace. Work will get underway as soon as the Order becomes enforceable.

Bus Network

• On-going consultation with Dublin Bus

• Plan for on-site 6 bay bus terminus accessed from Constitution Hill

• Lay-bys on Prussia St and NCR

SustainabilityThe basics• Southerly orientated courtyards• Narrow plan buildings <16m

– Natural lighting– Natural ventilation

• Good passive design• Water use reduction/mangement & reuse

• +5% of capital costs being allowed for sustainable features across all buildings

Projected Energy Demand

Heating 55% Hot water 10% Electricity 35%

Lighting ICT and other equipment

Central/District Heating

• Single large central heating plant v distributed local heating in individual buildings

• High capital costs – unit +distribution network• Possibly CHP (Combined Heat & Power)

– Generate electricity - at least emergency supply

• Simple solution – gas fired• Long term renewable – biomass/woodchip fired• Potential long term savings

– Single efficient boiler– Reduced operation and maintenance– ~10 year payback

• Savings accrue to recurrent budget• Potential to outsource – ESCO (Energy Supply Company)

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SUSTAINABILITY CONCEPTS

A long term approach –> carbon neutral

• Reduce demand – Good passive design– Energy efficient lighting & appliances, thin

client technology,.…• Renewable sources

– On-site renewables• Biomass – heat, electricity• Miscellaneous small solar water, PV,….

– Purchase renewable power

ESB Strategic Framework

• €22 bn investment programme• Halving of carbon emissions within 12 years, • €4bn directly in renewable energy projects • €6.5bn will be spent facilitating renewables

including smart metering and smart networks.• By 2020, 1/3 from renewable generation.

– 1,400 megawatts of wind generation– Wave, tidal and biomass.

• Carbon net-zero by 2035.

CONCERTO

• CONCERTO is a major EU programme supporting sustainable developments

• €25,000 grant from Enterprise Ireland to develop application.

• Potential €4M to project

• Highly competitive, but initial reaction from commission officials positive

• Aidan Duffy, engineering + …

Up-front capital cost

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Long term recurrent savings

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