INTEGER Intelligent and Green

Glastonbury House, Westminster

In January 2001, Westminster City Council, a partner in INTEGER for three years, asked INTEGER to investigate options for the intelligent and green refurbishment of housing in general, and specifically residential tower blocks. This represented a new and exciting challenge for INTEGER, one which is of enormous significance in national and global terms.

The refurbishment project was broken down into four key stages:

•Feasibility study (completed November 2001) - To identify ways in which Westminster's housing policy objectives can be applied to the refurbishment of a tower block, using Glastonbury House in Pimlico as a vehicle for a study of generic solutions which may be applied throughout Westminster

•Demonstration Project (December 2001 - July 2003) - To propose and demonstrate ways in which possible refurbishment solutions may be trialled in a small scale demonstration project. For this purpose, Westminster City Council allocated two bedsit flats on the 19^th floor, along with an exhibition space on the ground floor. The refurbished areas opened in September 2002, and will stay open until July 2003, during which period extensive consultation and ideas development will take place involving the City Council, residents, suppliers and other stakeholders.

•Pilot Project (Commence July 2002) - To consider how the ideas, processes and technologies used in the demonstration phase may be implemented on a major refurbishment of Glastonbury House or another similar tower block, and to begin the pilot refurbishment project in July 2003.

•Policy, procedure and guidelines (ongoing) - INTEGER is an action reseach network, and effective communication of research outputs is especially important. This occurs through written literature, seminars, workshop sessions and also through the INTEGER Education Programme. This initiative aims to bring the pilot project into the lives of the whole local community, and particularly into the school lives of the local children. To date, INTEGER has helped to develop around forty lessions linking into key areas of the National Curriculum such as physics, chemistry, design and citizenship. INTEGER will work with schools in the Pimlico area to involve them in the pilot project, bringing the children

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