Abstract
- ZEN and the legislation: Opportunities and limitations in current legislation when developing a ZEN area The ZEN Research Centre develops solutions for future buildings and neighborhoods with no greenhouse gas emissions and thereby contributes to a low carbon society. This case is initiated by Elverum Vekst and Elverum municipality, which together with researchers at ZEN and the partners will look at the opportunities and limitations that exist in the legislation when developing ZEN, and different strategies for meeting these. The purpose is to ensure that any regulatory constraints are addressed in the most constructive way as possible In the Ydalir pilot FME ZEN partner Elverum Vekst and the municipality of Elverum have encountered some challenges that may indicate that the legislation is not adapted to the transition to the zero emission community. Our attempt to summarize various requirements / regulations that may be appropriate to ensure that the ZEN requirements are met clearly indicates that there are certain regulatory issues that need to be addressed. For the Planning and Building Act, there are primarily requirements for material use, greenhouse gas emissions (with requirements for% certain improvement from TEK17) and requirements for passive house standards that cannot be made within the current regulations. When it comes to the Energy Act, it is largely adapted to individual buildings and balancing at the neighborhood level does not incentivize with current accounting practices when we have different owners of the buildings. Although there is a long way to go, one can do something within the current law as well. Facilitating mobility solutions that invite walking, cycling and public transport rather than private cars in the pilot projects is particularly important for reducing emissions. In principle, the municipality is completely free to regulate its land even though it is not a landowner, and the law has several mechanisms to prevent development contrary to political will. Climate work is so important and cross-sectoral, and it should be stipulated in the area part of the municipal plan as that is the scale of measurement in regulatory planning. The nine pilot projects in ZEN are all at different stages, and the results from the implementation of such a case will provide valuable information and guidance to other projects, both inside and outside ZEN. What we want to achieve is primarily to get the topic on the agenda so that solutions and possible legislative changes will be considered.