Munich
Pilot Actions
2 Pilot Actions have been identified as priorities to be developed within POLIS project :
Pilot Action 1 : Development of a POLIS “Solar Guideline for Urban Planning”
Background :
- Solar Heating Project in the Ackermannbogen district of Munich
The City of Munich has committed to meet climate protection targets as agreed in various national and international initiatives. Through the POLIS solar Action Plan the Urban Planning Department of Munich has set measurable targets for solar energy (photovoltaics, solar thermal heat and passive solar applications). A successful implementation of the POLIS solar Action Plan as well as other existing initiatives (AdC, SWM, SIM, CoM) requires that actors of urban development and planning get involved in solar energy issues. In this sense, knowledge about possible instruments and methods to integrate relevant aspects of solar energy into planning practise are needed.
Description :
The development of a solar guideline for urban planning aims to facilitate a criteria-based assessment of planning documents and projects. A guideline with concrete standards, indicators, and measures makes it possible for those involved in planning procedures to identify opportunities for the realization of solar urban development. It creates a common basis for communication with other departments, stakeholders and decision-makers. Moreover, by using indicators the degree of solar energy use can be measured and targets for solar optimized planning can be agreed. Specific topics to be covered in the guidelines are :
Urban competitions for new development areas : definition of criteria and instruments to include solar requirements in tendering, assisting jury members in their assessment of solar aspects of projects and providing know-how for the drafting of council resolutions for the implementation of solar planning.
Planning instruments : compilation, analysis and improvement of instruments to facilitate the aims of the solar Action Plan.
Criteria for the sale of municipal real estate to implement solar architecture : the existing Catalogue of Ecological criteria will be extended to include aspects of solar energy use, so that the improved regulation can become part of urban contracts and other binding agreements.
Urban regeneration and refurbishment : mobilisation of solar thermal energy use in existing buildings.
The information needed for developing this Pilot Action are existing and planned instruments of urban planning with regard to the use of renewable energy (guidelines, expertises, manuals), information about planning procedures and links to already used instruments and fields of activities.
Several software tools will be also used, such as Solarin (Shading simulation), PHPP (Passive house planning tool), Dämmwerk (EnEV 2009), T-Sol and PV-Sol.
Pilot Action 2 : Implementation of POLIS “Solar Guideline for Urban planning” findings within a new development area
Background : A concrete implementation project increases the knowledge of all participants of the planning process and creates experience within the Urban Planning department of the city of Munich, which represents the basis for future projects.
Description :
Following the development of a “Solar Guideline for Urban planning” a pilot project will be implemented where the diverse instruments of the Guideline will be applied within the framework of an urban development project “Bayern Kaserne” (new residential area). The basics for solar urban planning will therefore be put into practice by :
Analysis of development areas in order to identify whether they are qualified for the integration of solar aspects ;
Analysis of the urban planning, proposals for the optimization of the urban structure and development of recommendations for legal binding commitments and specific incentives ;
Support of the urban planning competition ;
Implementation of a solar optimization for the urban structure including recommendations for the integration of the results ;
Development of targets and requirements for the development area.
The information needed for developing this Pilot Action are data of the pilot area and related decisions and resolutions on municipal level. Several software tools will be also used, such as Solarin (Shading simulation), PHPP (Passive house planning tool), Dämmwerk (EnEV 2009), T-Sol and PV-Sol.
Pilot Action 2b (alternative) : Implementation of “POLIS Guideline for solar urban planning” into a pilot project within the building stock of an existing area
Description :
Following the development of a “Solar Guideline for Urban planning” a pilot project will be implemented where the diverse instruments of the Guideline will be applied within the framework of the urban refurbishment project of Neuaubing
