L I L A C ecology - equality - community
KEY LESSONS
Foregrounding challenges
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Integrating aspects
simple - ancient - pioneering
People-powered housing: • Co-operative • Member-led • Not for profit • Values - led
Low Impact Living means: Changing buildings AND behaviour
Three natural materials that capture Co2
Source: Magda Baborska- Naronzy She ffj eld School of Architecture'
Community agreements
a fg ordable means: Green housing for all, sharing economy, economic equality
Homes in co-operative ownership as % of total Ireland Germany Austria Norway sweden UK 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 Source: Bringing Democracy Home, CCH 2013
Development costs at Lilac
Mutual Home Ownership
35%! …of your net income
building community: means: co-operation, direct democracy, reciprcity
7. create infrastructure, join up the jigsaw (and unlock the potential)
21 st Century Housing Software www.maldaba.co.uk
Leeds Community Homes • A Community Land Trust for Leeds • Build/renovate permanently a fg ordable homes • Support others to do the same • Raise finance – including community shares • 1000 homes over 10 years
Retrofit City community Community- Leeds Community Local Help line housing across owned builder housing standard land bank normal streets Rolling investment Feasibility Funding fund (citizens, Client turn-key Open data map of Project mentors (recycling RTB) LEP, LAs, pensions service sites (by ward) etc) Register of Council, o ffj cer Uptake of city- interest and Building college and ward delivery region natural S106 obligations matching service apprenticeships champions materials (people-land) Test project in Inclusion in Local Targets for local Identification of Priority in every ward by Neighbourhood delivery sites (in SHLA) corporate plans 2020 Plans
Outcomes ☺ Strong group buy-in ☺ Clear/strong external reputation ☺ Lower turn over ☺ Circular economy reductions ☺ Pre-post occupancy support ☺ Authentic voice ☺ Peer to peer mentoring
To watch out for " Group fatigue " Succession planning " Meeting exhaustion " Mission creep " Opinion overload " Getting set in ways " Turning inwards (nimbyism)
20% Discount code DC361 Search for ‘low impact living’ @ www.routledge.com p.chatterton@leeds.ac. uk
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