Miljöberikning av vithandad gibbonapa, Hylobates lar, Parken Zoo, Eskilstuna
The design of buildings is today considered to be crucial for obtaining sustainable development. Research concerning sustainable building is considered to be a Swedish area of strength and development projects as Hammarby Sjöstad and Bo01 are often pointed out as Swedish prime examples of sustainable building. Some still argue though, that that these projects should not be presented as sustainable, due to its incompetence to meet their objectives. This contradiction has attracted my curiosity. By doing this study I hope to gain understanding about the difficulties Bo01 and Hammarby Sjöstad are surrounded with and its significance for sustainable development. The research questions that I hope to answer are:Are there differences between the perception of sustainable building in the two selected development projects (see section 1.4.3) based on its visions and objectives?Why have these projects for sustainable urban development difficulties to achieve their objectives?Is Hammarby Sjöstad and Boo01 in theory and in practice a step towards sustainable development, according to theories for sustainable building (see section 1.4.3)?To answer these research questions, I have chosen to do a comparative case study. In my result, I found that the projects are relatively similar in regard to visions and objectives, what distinguishes them is that the project in Hammarby Sjöstad aimed to create an area with multifunctional buildings that was intended to promote ecological responsibility. This objective was not considered in the creation of Bo01. As I studied the project visions and results against theory of sustainable development I realised that the lack of external links and difficulties in the ability to create attitude and behavioural changes are significant problems that the projects are surrounded with. To claim that the projects are a move towards sustainable development can therefore seem difficult, but the decision lies in the perception of how sustainability can be reached, not the result. The projects have given rise to a dialogue and a quest for sustainable building; therefore, the projects are a step towards sustainable development. But they still have a crucial challenge ahead, to keep the dialogue for sustainable development alive.