Stockholm Royal Seaport

Sustainability Report

Achievements

Here's an overview of all achievements related to the five goals to and including 2022.

1. Vibrant city

1.1 An equal city

52% of the apartments in Stockholm Royal Seaport are rental apartments and 48% are tenant-owned apartments. 8% are student accommo­dation.

Apartment sizes vary as follows: 10% (one-room apartments), 33% (two-room), 29% (three-room), 23% (four-room), and 4% (five-rooms or more)

In all land allocations, there is a requirement to develop concepts for a norm-critical housing design allowing a greater diversity of people.

1.2 Active daily life

To date, 4 squares, 11 parks and playgrounds, 1 outdoor gym, 1 primary school, 10 preschools, 1 sports hall, and 1 library have been built.

16% of , which corresponds to 26m2 per dwelling. It is 11m2 green oases per resident.

To date commercial space accounts for about 20%.

According to a resident survey from 2019, residents are extremely or fairly satisfied with access to:

  • pre-schools and schools 26%.
  • culture activities 12%.
  • supermarkets 64%.
  • restaurants, cafés etc. 47%
  • squares and meeting places 72%.
  • sports and leisure activities 42%.

1.3 Create spaces that are attractive and safe all day, all year

To date, 11 safety walks have been completed.

The resident survey from 2019, shows that the proportion who feel safe in the area has decreased from 91% in 2016 to 79% in 2019, men and women's responses do not differ.

The Vibrant city strategy contributes to the UN global goals for sustainable development:

2. Accessibility and proximity

2.1 Easy to live without a car

Stockholm Royal Seaport is served by the Stockholm metro, several bus lines and a commuter ferry. In total 8,060 bicycle spaces and 1920 car spaces have been built for 6,970 people. 8% of the car parking spaces on the street are set aside for car pools.

The 2019 residents survey shows that:

  • 66% are satisfied with public transport. This is an improvement compared to 2016 when 42% answered that they were satisfied. Those over 65 are generally more satisfied with public transport than other age groups. More residents are satisfied with the access to walking and cycling paths and the opportunity to walk or cycle to nearby neighborhoods.
  • Safety safety is perceived as good by 55% of cyclists and 59% of pedestrians. Compared to with 43% for pedestrians and cyclists in 2016.
  • 42% use public transport at least five days a week during the winter, which is slightly more compared to 2016 when it was 39%. During the winter months, residents use public transport to a greater extent to get to or from the area. The corresponding proportion during the summer is slightly smaller, probably because the proportion who walk or cycle is often larger.

2.2 Efficient, sustainable freight transport

Locally established and .

  • Co-loading of the Construction Consolidation Centre is 58% (goal 75%) and full loaded in direct transport is 73% (goal 50%).
  • The Mass Consolidation Centre and the development work that has been done with crushing and bulk materials management close to urban areas have reduced mass transports by 70%.

2.3 Street as a meeting place

Streets for activity and recreation are planned in future stages.

2.4 Five minutes to basic amenities

Everyday services such as a grocery store, preschool and bus stops are within a 5-minute walk.

All residents have a park within 200 metres.

The Accessibility and proximity strategy contributes to the UN global goals for sustainable development:

3. Resource efficiency and reduced climate Impact

3.1 Reduce amounts of waste

To date 29% of the area has been remediated.

900,000 tonnes of excavated materials have been reused in Stockholm Royal Seaport, which means that approximately 60,000 round-trip journeys have been avoided.

in Stockholm Royal Seaport is 91 kg per person/year (2022). Residual waste was 104 kg per person/year (2021).

Pop-up Reuse has so far been visited by 20,700 people. 12,300 items were given new owners, thus 6.2 tonnes have been recycled.

The amount of construction waste in new construction varies greatly between the developers; from 25 to 158 kg/m² GFA.

3.2 Resource-efficient water and effluents

100% of households, 67% of businesses with pentry and 84% of businesses with kitchen have waste grinders installed.

Within the R&D project MACRO (sorting sewage system), planning guidelines etc have been developed.

3.3 Fossil-fuel free energy and transport system

On average, Norra 2 is 67 kWh/m² (66 kWh/m2 according to Swedish building code regulations BBR19 and 20) On average, Brofästet is 65 kWh/m² (54,5 according to BBR23 and 24)

In 2019 residents survey, 33% of households have agreements on eco-labeled energy.

In total, approximately 895 MWh of solar energy was generated locally 2022.

8% of car parking spaces in the streets have electrical charging (carpooling) and a fast charging station. Additionally, 14% of car parking spaces on development sites are equipped with electrical charging.

There are currently two filling stations for 100 in Stockholm Royal Seaport.

44% of the fuel used for machinery and vehicles in development sites during 2022 has been renewable. (35% in 2021).

3.4 Low climate impact

Average climate impact (public open spaces): Norra 1: 460 kg CO2e /m2, Västra: 3,130 kg CO2e /m2, Norra 2: 270 kg. CO2e /m2.

Climate impact from energy use in Norra 2: Total amount is 1,640 tonnes CO2e equivalent to approx. 248 kg CO2e/person.

3.5 Good indoor climates

80% of developers meet gold standard for indoor environments.

The 2019 residents survey shows that 93% of the residents feel that the availability of daylight is generally good or very good, 81% believe that the air quality and 58% that the temperature is very or quite good in their home.

3.6 Sustainable selection of building materials

All stones have been checked based on ethical requirements.

100% of developers and 90% of the City of Stockholm contractors document materials in digital logbooks.

for wood products was carried out in 2022, and in 2019 the LCC for fall protection and waste bins connected to the vacuum waste collection system was carried out.

The Resource efficiency and reduced climate Impact strategy contributes to the UN global goals for sustainable development:

4. Let nature do the work

4.1 Use ecosystem services

98% property developers fulfil GSI.

Approximately 140,000m² of new green space have been completed, including: 26,400m² green roofs 47,300m² courtyards 33,450m² of park space which correspond to 11m² per dwelling. 15,000m² street vegetation and rain gardens

630 new trees have been planted, of which over 120 oaks on public land, consisting of around 20 different tree species.

1,600 water salamanders have been moved from a pond at the oil tanks in Loudden to a new pond at Kaknästornet.(2020)

The resident survey shows that 68% are satisfied with the outdoor environment in their courtyards. 87% are satisfied with the outdoor environment in the area and that 84% visit parks and nature areas daily or several times a week. (2019)

The Let nature do the work strategy contributes to the UN global goals for sustainable development:

5. Consultation and learning

5.1 Stimulate long-term participation

Plant boxes available in the area since 2012. Preschool children and residents have the opportunity to participate in tours of beehives and guided tours etc.

5.2 Sustainable consumption

Pop-up Reuse have to date has 20,700 visitors in Stockholm Royal Seaport.

To date, 6 people outside the labor market have been employed for a shorter period of time.

4 pre-schools of 10 are Green Flag certified.

5.3 Innovation and development

About 40 R&D projects have been completed. 10 ongoing R&D projects. To date, just over 4,400 community builders have participated in various capacity development programs and 10,800 in introductory training at the .

More than 50,000 visitors from 120 countries have visited the urban development project. In 2022, 4,250 visitors in 220 groups visited Stockholm Royal Seaport.

The Consultation and learning strategy contributes to the UN global goals for sustainable development:

Sustainable Urban Development Programme

Urban development principles and sustainability targets (pdf)

Senast uppdaterad den: 2022-04-20