Greening Tinsley - Our Process & Analysis

Greening Tinsley

Our Process + Analysis SSoA Live Project 2018

This document has been produced by the Greening Tinsley Live Project group 2018, SSoA Bhavana Brindavan Caroline Green Elin Keyser Farah Alsaied Ahmad Fenella Snudden Jennifer MacFadyen Kezhu Chen Melissa Kirkpatrick Rebecca Smith Sarah Abdellatif Travis Mills Tom Parker William Bellefontaine Winnie Law Xiaoquin Zhang

Project Mentor Mark Parsons

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CONTENTS INTRODUCTION About this document About Live Projects About our project

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RESEARCH + ANALYSIS Context 13 Algae 19 Site analysis 21 PROPOSALS Community engagement 31 Graphics + promotion 35 Small scale 37 Medium scale 41 Large scale 45 KEY CONTACTS 47

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+ pavilion + event

Greening Tinsley

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Build Your Own Algae Bioreactor

Tinsley Community Garden - Handbook

Greening Tinsley

garden leaflet DIY bottle kit

ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT Working as the Greening Tinsley Live Project group, we have put together a set of documents which work when read individually or as a suite. The intention is that these documents can be circulated between our clients, stakeholders and interested parties; and that different groups will wish to combine different compilations of documents, depending on their intended use and audience.

Greening Tinsley

medium

the easy guide

Greening Tinsley

Build Your Own Algae Farm

tender package SSoA Live Project 2018 Proposed community garden scheme

The document map, right, can be used to introduce these multiple documents and the scales of output that they correspond with.

garden toolkit

WORK IN PROGRESS 30.10.18

tender pack

algae toolkit

community leaflet

Documents can be accessed as downloads or links for online viewing.

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Greening Tinsley

Greening Tinsley

SSoA Live Project 2018 Business Propositions & Future Vision Document

long term vision

Tinsley Timeline Photo Album

tinsley timeline album

Greening Tinsley

Tinsley Forum

Cleo Metcalf Groundwork South Yorkshire

lahari.parchuri@groundwork.org.uk

Cleo.Metcalf@groundwork.org.uk

Groundwork are a charity based on site at the Tinsley Tingas building. They are working on plans to develop

Groundwork are a charity based on site at the Tinsley Tingas building. They are working on plans to

The forum undertake community-led work to improve the lives of the local people of Tinsley, which whom they have many links. They run the existing Tinsley allotment and will

the site.

develop the site.

be occupying the Tingas building in the near future.

Gordon Macrae Gripple LTD

eamonnward@live.co.uk

Gripple are a global manufacturer of wire and wire joining systems. They are keen to be involved in any community-led project and could provide materials for

Tinsley Forum

0114 2444887 admin@tinsleyforum.co.uk http://www.tinsleyforum.co.uk/index.html

Mark Parsons Tinsley Tingas / Studio Polpo

Eamonn Ward Sheffield Green Party

07795 604945 0114 2288 659 g.macrae@gripple.com www.gripple.com

improve air quality.

The local council are concerned with the air quality in the area, particularly levels of NO2. They have been given a grant from the nearby biomass plant towards improving air quality.

Jagroop Pandhal Senior lecturer, Biological Engineering department, University of Sheffield

Joanna Harley PHD student, Biological Engineering department, University of Sheffield

j.pandhal@sheffield.ac.uk

jharley1@sheffield.ac.uk

Andrew@freelandhorticulture.co.uk

The Bio Engineering department are working to discover the potential of algae, including improving air quality and the uses of the waste biomass produced.

collaborators

Ogo.Osammor@sheffield.gov.uk

Tinsley Tingas are a collaboration between social enterprise Studio Polpo, Sheffield City Council and Tinsley Forum, who are working towards creating community facilities for Tinsley in the closed infant school.

Freeland are looking to build algae bioreactors in Sheffield, and are looking for a space to do so. They are also keen to be involved in any initiatives that seek to

Tinsley Tingas

Ogo Osammoor Lead Air Quality Officer, Sheffield City Council

mark.parsons@studiopolpo.com

The Green Party in Sheffield are particularly concerned with air quality in areas such as Tinsley, in addition to projects that can benefit the community.

this to be implemented.

other

Sheila & Graham

Lahari Parchuri Groundwork South Yorkshire

Andrew Goddard Freeland Horticulture

The Bio Engineering department are working to discover the potential of algae, including improving air quality and the uses of the waste biomass produced.

Industrial partner of

Greening Tinsley

contact sheet Our Process + Analysis SSoA Live Project 2018

process + analysis

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Grow Your Own Green Wall

Greening Tinsley

SSoA Live Project 2018 Key contact links

ABOUT LIVE PROJECTS The University of Sheffield School of Architecture has been running ‘Live Projects’ as a part of the MArch and Taught Postgraduate programme since 1999. During a live project, groups of students work together to produce strategic, built and detailed designs and output for client organisations outside the university. In every case, the project is ‘live’, and therefore defined as happening ‘in real time with real people’.

‘The SSoA Live Project is defined by a relationship with an external client, a strong participatory nature and an emphasis on the processes of the project as well as its outcomes’ The term ‘Live Project’ is becoming commonly used in schools of architecture as a term for the idea of connecting academia with the ‘real’ world outside of study and university education. Students are encouraged to explore architecture in new and innovative ways, stretching and challenging theirs and others’ beliefs of what architecture truly is. We gain an opportunity to work with clients in real-world situations, working in ways which are both socially and environmentally sustainable.

Live Projects benefit us as students as the experience of working in this way is vital, as well as allowing clients from the public or voluntary sector to obtain ambitious design proposals and resources which would otherwise be out of reach or budget.

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WHO WE ARE

We are a group of 15 architecture students from the University of Sheffield, researching ways in which environmental technologies can bring communities together.

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WHERE WE ARE

We’re based in the Arts Tower at the University.

WHY TINSLEY?

Tinsley

Meadowhall South

Arts Tower

University

Diverse Communities

Tinsley Tingas

Heritage

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Air Pollution

TOPICS TO EXPLORE Live Project to explore the potential of green technologies for Tinsley’s future Activation of Tingas building and exploration of community use

Opportunities for new industry Opportunity for community use and activation of old school

Algae research linked to pollution reduction strategies and potential future uses of algae Living walls & green infrastructure in a community context

Outdoor learning which can engage everyone

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THE SIX WEEK PROJECT The Greening Tinsley Live Project started in late September, running for six weeks before culminating in a public presentation to clients, mentors and peers.

During this time we as a group consulted with people living in Tinsley, as well as local community groups and the Forum, to find out how Tinsley as an area could benefit from green technology systems implemented at a community-led local scale. We held a number of events such as focus groups and event days in order to connect with members of Tinsley’s community.

We also spoke with people from the University of Sheffield’s bioengineering department who were exploring algae’s potential in improving air quality, as well as its numerous other benefits.

The University’s Landscape Department also helped us to explore the benefits and limitations of green infrastructure such as green walls, to tackle air pollution and to be used as a social tool for communities to work together and get to know each other.

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OUR PROJECT TIMELINE

INTRODUCTION TO BIOENGINEERINGALGAE

SITE VISIT & CLIENT MEETING

MENTOR MEETING

WEEK 1

INTRODUCTION TO LANDSCAPEGREEN WALLS

SEED PLANTING IN STUDIO

MENTOR MEETING

MENTOR MEETING

WEEK 2

VISIT TO FREELAND BUXTON FOR MATERIALS

MENTOR MEETING

SHEFFIELD LIVE TV APPEARANCE

WEEK 4

SOCIAL: PUB QUIZ

SOCIAL: FOOD FUDDLE

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT LECTURE

PROJECT INTRODUCTIONS STAKEHOLDER WORKSHOP

MENTOR MEETING

‘L WORD’ SOCIAL

COLLECT ALGAE KITS FROM SCHOOL

WEEK 5

TEAM REVIEW

TEAM REVIEW SOCIAL: NOTTY HOUSE

FOCUS GROUP MEETING WITH STAKEHOLDERS

MENTOR MEETING

WEEK 3

PAVILION UNVEILING

VISIT TO ALGAE BIOREACTOR

ALGAE ALLOTMENT EVENT WITH SCHOOL

TINSLEY COFFEE MORNING & CONSULTATION

VISIT TO BIOENGINEERING DEPARTMENT LABS

VISIT TO TINSLEY LUNCH CLUB

GREENING TINSLEY COMMUNITY DAY

FINAL PRESENTATION

MENTOR MEETING

WEEK 6

TEAM REVIEW

SOCIAL: OKTOBERFEST

TUTORIAL WITH LIVE PROJECT PHD

SOCIAL: TAKEAWAY!

DISSERTATION DEADLINE ‘THE COMING OF THE M1’ HISTORY TALK

SOCIAL: PEDDLER MARKET

CLIENT HANDOVER

LUNCH FOR EVENT PROVIDED

BY REFUGEE WOMEN’S COOKING GROUP

REFLECTIVE REVIEW

TEAM REVIEW & PRESENTATION RUN-THROUGH

GROUNDWORK ANNUAL CELEBRATION LUNCH

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OUR AIMS Following our initial meetings with our mentor, clients, stakeholders and early community engagement, we began to examine what we should aim for as outcomes for the Greening Tinsley Project.

It became apparent that our aims could be easily grouped into three scales of proposals; small, medium, and large. These three groups lent themselves to being useful for different groups and stakeholders, although all aims work together as a cohesive idea, with the intention of initiating action at all scales, from back-garden projects to regional air quality projects.

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OUTCOMES FOR GREENING TINSLEY

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SMALL SCALE EXPLORATORY PAVILION

MEDIUM SCALE SITE PROPOSALS AT TINGAS

LARGE SCALE REGIONAL VISION

DESIGNED TO A FEASIBLE + DETAILED LEVEL

DESIGNED TO BE AMBITIOUS + VISIONARY

BUILDABLE WITHOUT EXTERNAL FINANCING AIM

REQUIRES EXTERNAL FUNDING FROM INTERESTED PARTIES

EDUCATIONAL TOOL FOR ENGAGEMENT ASSEMBLED FROM MODULAR ELEMENTS EASY TO REPLICATE WITH MINIMAL EXPENDITURE + EXPERTISE MODULAR PANELS CAN BE DISTRIBUTED AROUND TINSLEY POST-PROJECT CULTIVATES LASTING COMMUNITY INTEREST + ENGAGEMENT

REPLICABLE, ACTS AS A TEST BED FOR IDEAS PROVIDES SPACE FOR GENUINE SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT THROUGH FOOD GROWING, COOKING, EATING AND LOOKING AFTER THE SITE ENCOURAGES LONG-TERM COMMUNITY USE

HIGH-LEVEL BUSINESS MODEL WHICH COULD BOOST LOCAL ECONOMY REINTRODUCE A STRONG ‘IDENTITY’ TO AREAS LIKE TINSLEY THAT HAVE BECOME SEPARATED FROM CITY CENTRES BY LARGE-SCALE INFRASTRUCTURE

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WHO ARE THE STAKEHOLDERS? Studio Polpo

Jags Pandhal (UoS BioEngineering Algal Tube Research

Tinsley Forum Jake Nickles (UoS Plant Science) Groundwork South Yorkshire

Ross Cameron (UoS Landscape)

TINGAS

PARTNERS

Joanna Harley (PHD Student) Ogo Ossamoor (SCC Air Quality) AQ Monitoring Freeland Horticulture ltd

FUNDING ?

IKEA Meadowhall Shopping Centre Magna Science Adventure Centre AMRC Factory 2050

Tinsley Meadows School

Amazon

Sheffield Libraries

OUTREACH

Tinsley Allotment Cooking Classes/Catering St. Lawrence Church Heeley City Farm Local Businesses Womenʼs Sewing Club Sheffield Roma Network Tinsley Methodist Church Tinsley Time and Travel Residents 11

COMMUNITY GROUPS

Temple Borough PowerStation Blackburn Meadows Biomass Power Station Advanced Manufacturing Innovation District

BRINGING TOGETHER THE AIM, THE SITE, THE CLIENT

THE AIM

THE CLIENT OWNERS

TINGAS is looking to create workspaces and community facilities in the former School with an aim to make a community hub that the can be run by local people and organizations.

Greening Tinsley is working with TINGAS, which is a project by Studio Polpo working with Sheffield City Council & Tinsley Forum.

TINGAS (Former School)

Tinsley Forum is a volunteer based organization, which relies on funding through grants and raising money.

Tinsley Forum (One Stop Shop)

THE SITE

Studio Polpo

The building has been temporarily licensed by Sheffield City Council to Studio Polpo; a social enterprise architectural practice.

The former Tinsley Infant School and Nursery, closed in 2016 due to pollution in the area from the M1 and is now an importnat part of the TINGAS Tinsley project.

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TINSLEY IN CONTEXT Our project is based in Tinsley, a suburb of north-east Sheffield. We began with a visit to Tinsley Tingas building, our base for the duration of the six weeks, and an exploration of the area. We also looked at factors such as Tinsley’s demographic, existing amenities, community activity and history to begin exploring Tinsley’s identity.

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LOCAL CATERERS ALLOTMENTS

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SCULPTURE

STEEL + COAL

INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT

M1 TINSLEY TOWERS

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EXISTING COMMUNITY BUILDINGS + USES

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TINSLEY MEADOWS PRIMARY ACADEMY

TINSLEY TINGAS

PREVIOUSLY LOCATED IN THE TINGAS BUILDING, AND WAS MOVED TO CURRENT LOCATION BECAUSE OF POLLUTION CONCERNS

CONSORTIUM OF : STUDIO POLPO TINSLEY FORUM SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL GROUNDWORK S. YORKS

LINKS TO COMMUNITY ALLOTMENT

FURNITURE + FABRICS WORKSHOP ROOM RENTAL WORKSHOPS SOCIAL EVENTS ROSHNI AGE BETTER PROJECT

AIM: TURNING THE FORMER TINSLEY INFANTS SCHOOL ON SIEMENS CLOSE INTO A MIX OF WORKSPACES AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES

FAMILY ARTS DAYS

TINSLEY FORUM & ALLOTMENT TINSLEY COMMUNITY CENTRE

EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT CONVERSATION CLUB POP UP LIBRARY COMMUNITY ALLOTMENT

VENUE BOOKING AIM: COMMUNITY SUPPORT, INFORMATION AND SIGNPOSTING FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN TINSLEY

COMMUNAL DINING COMMUNITY GROUPS EVENTS COFFEE MORNINGS AIM: - SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS - EDUCATION AND TRAINING COURSES

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GREEN TECH TINSLEY

500 BC Hanging gardens of Babylon are an early example of vertical gardens

1862 Parkesine is created, the first man-made plastic using cellulose

1700s Tinsley area becomes industrialised following alterations to the River Don’s course

ORIGIN The name Tinsley stems from the Old English ‘TingasLeah’, meaning Field of Council

1920s Garden City movement encouraged urban plant usage in US & UK

1950s NASA and US Army look into algae as a food source

1990 Meadowhall shopping centre opens

1819 Sheffield Canal opens between Sheffield and Tinsley

1800s Area is established for its collieries, iron, steel and wire works

1970s Oil crisis becomes driver for development of bioplastics

2010 Bioplastics company set up using seaweed

2015 First ‘algaepowered’ building completed by Arup

2008 Demolition of the Tinsley Towers

1960s M1 motorway built through Yorkshire, with Tinsley Viaduct opening in 1968

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Tinsley school built

2017 Breakthrough in using genetic engineering to increase yield of biofuel from algae

2017 ‘Tinsley Live’ previous Sheffield University Live Project

2018 Ikea announces intention to use bioplastics in all future plastic products

PRESENT

2020 Greening Tinsley’s medium scale proposals begin to be implemented by community groups and stakeholders

2018 Groundworks move into Tingas building

PRESENT

2017 2015 Ikea opens Blackburn in Sheffield Meadows Biomass Power Plant opens

1968 Tinsley Viaduct opens to traffic

NOW Greening Tinsley Live Project

POLLUTION

PRESENT

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1800s Effects of air pollution during the Industrial Revolution on population health are becoming apparent

1961 UK establishes the National 1956 Survey, the Clean Air Act world’s first comes into national air force in the UK pollution monitoring network

1980 Closure of coal-fired power station in Tinsley

2008 Demolition of the Tinsley Towers

2016 Tinsley Infants School is closed due to pollution concerns

2019 Year of Green Action in the UK, as proposed by the government, a youth-focused environmental action scheme

2021 ExxonMobil and SGI aim to be producing 10,000 barrels of algae biofuel a day by this point

2030s Algae as a food source and urban vertical farming contribute largely to food security

HISTORY + FUTURE We have looked at Tinsley’s historic context and the history of green technologies which could be taken forward to benefit this area. Projecting forward, technologies such as algae and green wall systems may be used to provide valuable resources, interest and tackle issues being faced on a global scale.

2030s The bioplastics industry is thriving in Tinsley and Sheffield, providing jobs and encouraging innovation

2021 ‘Leisure Hall’ extension to Meadowhall due to open

2050 By this point the UK government aim to double resource productivity, maximising resource value and benefits

2020s Blackburn Meadows Biomass Plant grows and uses algae as biomass

2025 Plastic in our oceans is due to triple between 2015 and 2025, making it vital to look for alternatives such as bioplastics

2030s Algae and green wall systems are being used globally alongside motorways to try to improve air quality

2040 UK government to phase out fossil fuel cars by this point

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CREATING AN ALGAE SYSTEM This diagram shows the inputs and outputs of a photobioreactor, which can be used to grow algae whilst removing pollutants from the air. The process creates oxygen and harvestable algae which can be used in a variety of ways.

ALGAE

We have created a number of associated guides which can be used to build a photobioreactor, right from small scale (a plastic bottle) to a fully functioning commercial system.

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SUSTAINABILITY + THE CLOSED LOOP A closed-loop system is a concept which can be used to describe the aspiration to reuse, recycle or recover outputs in order that they may be utilised within the system, thus minimising waste. It is a useful concept for thinking about sustainability and is particularly relevant to green and algae systems, as the waste (for example, harvested algae) can be fed back into the system as fertilizer, or used in another way to make viable products (such as cosmetics, biofuels, bioplastic and even food).

These are all examples of photobioreactors being used to grow algae, at a variety of scales and complexities

POLLUTED AIR

RAINWATER

CLEAN AIR

ALGAE

HARVEST WATER

COSMETICS FOOD BIO-FUEL

USING FOOD

GROWING FOOD

COMMUNITY

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SITE ANALYSIS A thorough examination of Tinsley allowed us to gain an understanding of the area, while also collating relevant information for the design brief. The development of site interventions came primarily from the impact of the M1 which divides the site and increased pollution levels in the area; leading to the development of our brief.

Transportation majorly shaped the site analysis; the environmental impact of this transportation offered Greening Tinsley the opportunity to investigate green solutions. This information was further developed through engagement with the community which emphasised certain aspects of the initial research.

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SITE:

ISSUES RAISED BY LOCAL PEOPLE

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SITE:

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PEDESTRIAN + VEHICULAR ROUTES

SITE:

LAND USE

Residential

Green

Recreational

Industrial

Commercial Residential

Meadowhall Green

Recreational

Industrial

Commercial

Meadowhall

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POLLUTION

POLLUTION REDUCTION

CURRENT SITUATION

POLLUTION FROM THE M1

TINSLEY TINGAS

DISPERSE NOISE POLLUTION

NOISE POLLUTION FROM THE M1

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POPULATION + DEMOGRAPHIC OF DARNALL WARD

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Acres Hill Burngreave Darnall Housteads Tinsley Wincobank*

36%

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53.8% 12.8% BME population

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people are in Higher Education ‡

Economically inactive

Born abroad, lived in UK >10 yrs

45.3%

Population: 21,607

Roma population in schools

1.0%

Economically active †

Born abroad, lived in UK <2 yrs †

Male 50.2%

Muslim 41.0%

Christian 36.6%

26.7%

No religion 15.0%

Not stated 6.2%

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16 - 24

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Women

80.5 yrs

Deaths under 75 years old, per 100,000*

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351.0

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12.6% Female 49.8% †

76.8 yrs

Life expectancy *

Age distribution

47.4%

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54.7%

most deprived ward in Sheffield (out of 28) §

25 - 64

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Source: 2011 Census

Men

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Women

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SITE:

LOCAL OPINIONS ABOUT TINSLEY

ENGAGEMENT / COMMUNITY FEEDBACK

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SUMMARY

SITE:

SUMMARY

SITE ANALYSIS SUMMARY

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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Throughout the six week project, we wanted to gain insight into the thoughts and opinions of Tinsley’s residents and community.

Through a number of engagement activities, we spoke to a range of people about issues in Tinsley, proposals and how they would like to see Tinsley develop in the future.

SITE VISIT & CLIENT MEETING We met Sheila from Tinsley Forum and discussed issues with engaging the community

TINSLEY COFFEE MORNING & WALKABOUT CONSULTATION Informal conversations resulting in insights into issues facing Tinsley residents, and maps and sticky-note questionnaires left for Forum and Tingas building users to fill in

ALGAE ALLOTMENT EVENT WITH SCHOOL Engagement with local school and children, focusing on a fun and educational activity using algae and plastic bottles to create a ‘bioreactor’

VISIT TO BIOENGINEERING LABS Exploration of algae potential with Sheffield bioengineering department WEEK 1

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WEEK 2

WEEK 3

WEEK

SHEFFIELD LIVE TV APPEARANCE Short interview on Sheffieldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s TV channel, discussing the project and promoting our community event

PAVILION UNVEILING CLIENT HANDOVER GREENING TINSLEY COMMUNITY DAY A great opportunity to engage with people of all ages and provide information about green systems and the potential to carry forward community-led proposals

FOCUS GROUP MEETING WITH STAKEHOLDERS Productive meeting with representatives from the council, Tinsley Forum, the bioengineering and landscape departments and Groundwork charity 4

WEEK 5

FINAL PRESENTATION

WEEK 6

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GRAPHICS + PROMOTION We created a simple graphic style which could be adapted and applied to different types of documents, whilst still maintaining a recognisable, unified style and colour palette.

The following are examples of promotional material created to advertise our events and information about the project.

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S SMALL SCALE: ALGAE GROWING KIT We created a resource for children to use in order to create their own algae bioreactor in a plastic bottle (incorporating the idea of reuse) and observe the algae change and grow using just sunlight and carbon dioxide.

We then arranged to take the kits along to a lesson for Year 4 children organised by the local school, the community allotment group and Greening Tinsley. The children used plastic bottles and the kits and algae provided to mix their own algae solutions, which they took back to the school to keep on the windowsill and show their classmates.

This kit could easily be distributed to schools and childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s activity groups in order to encourage them to learn about algae, beginning with a fun activity and incorporating themes such as photosynthesis, pollution, and recycling.

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S SMALL SCALE: COMMUNITY DAY + PAVILION Our aim at the end of the six week project was to host a community day at Tingas in order to show both locals and the people we had been working with the output of our project.

The centre point of the community day was an ‘algae pavilion’, to allow people to experience and explore algae and green wall systems which are easily replicable at a local and individual garden scale. The pavilion was then taken apart so that panels could be reused by the allotment, school and on site to continue growing green systems.

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The pavilion takes cues from the recognisable shape of a greenhouse, which links to ideas of homegrown food and local, small-scale production, whilst also introducing people to a new system of algae and green wall growing.

Another conceptual link is to the 19th Century ‘Wardian case’, a protective case for plants which was invented partially in response to London’s air pollution which was causing ferns (a fashionable Victorian pastime). These cases look like miniature greenhouses, and were used on expeditions to bring back exotic plant species from abroad.

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Re-routing access to the underpass under the M1, encouraging more people to pass through and use the site

After consulting with local people and community groups, we understood that there is a need to reanimate the old school yard which is now the Tingas building’s grounds.

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We began looking at ways to encourage people to utilise and take ownership of the space. This included looking at how the spatial design could encourage more people to walk through in order to access the underpass under the M1 (a common route for residents), and creating spaces for activity and events to animate the area.

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Reconnection of green spaces within and near the site, new green walls and algae systems in addition to new garden areas

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Modular system

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MEDIUM SCALE: COMMUNITY GARDEN SCHEME The scheme utilises a grid system, designed to accomodate a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;closed loopâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; system that includes playful algae walkways, vertical growing, and seating and dining areas.

The modular grid system allows for reproduction and adaptation by anyone wishing to alter or add to the system.

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Play area

Tinsley Community 1

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Hydroponics [8]

Green wall [6]

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Existing wall Algae walkway timber frame Algae tubes Vertical suspended allotment [5] stations Allotment space Bench

Aquaponics [7]

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L LARGE SCALE: TINSLEY’S ALGAE ECONOMY Tinsley and the surrounding area was previously a major industrial centre, known for iron and steel, collieries and wire works. Toward the end of the 20th century, these industries were all either in decline, or lost for good.

In addition to needing a new type of industry to revitalise the area, it seems clear that Tinsley needs an identity. Since the loss of its iconic cooling towers in 2008, the area is better known as being surrounded and dwarfed by the industrial giants and infrastructure nearby such as Meadowhall, Ikea and the M1.

We wanted to explore how Tinsley can hold its own among these overbearing neighbours, in a way which is sustainable for people, economy, jobs and environment.

We have followed a number of strands which examine how algae as an industry could induce enterprise and investment in this area and further afield, such as biofuels, bioplastics and health supplements, to name a few.

This image shows a potential production line for bioplastic packaging. More information can be found in Greening Tinsley’s ‘Business Propositions and Future Vision Document’.

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ALGAE AS ENTERPRISE

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L LARGE SCALE: ALGAE’S FUTURE POTENTIAL On a regional and national scale, interest in algae as a business is on the rise, partially due to the variety of outputs and the environmental potential of growing a material which absorbs pollutants such as particulates and carbon dioxide. This also makes for a viable case in recieving funding from commercial players who wish to reduce their own environmental impact (locally to Tinsley, these include E.ON and Ikea among others).

Not only could industrial scale algae production provide muchneeded jobs at all levels, but also begin to influence a striking visual aesthetic for the area, whilst stripping pollutants out of the air.

Tinsley’s location seems to suit this potential new industry. There are already many links to existing businesses and stakeholders who are showing interest in the areas of green technology, bioplastics, biofuels and reducing their environmental impact, as can be seen in the map opposite. Its central location on the M1 motorway, cause of so many issues of pollution and air quality, could now look toward an answer to creating a flourishing new algae industry in this postindustrial region.

Visuals of algae’s potential uses and aesthetic in the Tinsley area, relating to a business and air quality theme

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HOW COULD THE ALGAE ECONOMY LINK INTO EXISTING CONNECTIONS?

MEADOWHALL Existing sustainability goals at the shopping centre could be expanded to benefit the local area and link in with new green technologies such as living walls and algae, for example its food waste to bioenergy/fertilizer scheme

FLOREON This bioplastics manufacturer is exploring innovations in materials and a greener, safer form of plastic. Florean are currently working in partnership with the University of Sheffield

WATER TREATMENT WORKS Algae can grow in wastewater and grey water; the existing water treatment infrastructure could incoporate the growing algae/green walls

MAGNA This existing children’s science centre has the potential to expand education themes to incorporate topical issues such as sustainability, food security, plastic and pollution

IKEA The furniture retailer already manufactures products made from renewable and recyclable materials, and plans to expand its use of bioplastics and closed loop production

SPACE10 The ‘future-living’ innovation lab, supported

by Ikea and based in Copenhagen, is exploring topics such as urban farming, shared housing and sustainable living

BLACKBURN MEADOWS BIOMASS PLANT Algae and plant mass can be used to produce energy via this existing biomass plant.

Algae also has the potential of being used as carbon/ pollution capture for plants such as this

ADVANCED MANUFACTURING PARK This innovation district could provide future research links related to sustainability and the potential of algae and green wall technologies SHEFFIELD UNIVERSITY The bioengineering and landscape architecture departments are currently exploring the potential of algae and living walls

GRIPPLE LTD This wire and tensioning manufacturer’s systems could be used to create living wall and vertical algae systems on a large scale

INCUB Innovation incubator linked to Gripple and Glide, which supports new ideas and entrepeneurship

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KEY CONTACT LINKS The following is a list of people we have had the pleasure of working with over the course of our project, and the ways in which they can be contacted in relation to Greening Tinsley.

Sheila & Graham

Cleo Metcalf Groundwork South Yorkshire

lahari.parchuri@groundwork.org.uk

Cleo.Metcalf@groundwork.org.uk

Groundwork are a charity based on site at the Tinsley Tingas building. They are working on plans to develop

Groundwork are a charity based on site at the Tinsley Tingas building. They are working on plans to

The forum undertake community-led work to improve the lives of the local people of Tinsley, which whom they have many links. They run the existing Tinsley allotment and will

the site.

develop the site.

be occupying the Tingas building in the near future.

Gordon Macrae Gripple LTD

eamonnward@live.co.uk

Gripple are a global manufacturer of wire and wire joining systems. They are keen to be involved in any community-led project and could provide materials for

Tinsley Forum

0114 2444887 admin@tinsleyforum.co.uk http://www.tinsleyforum.co.uk/index.html

Mark Parsons Tinsley Tingas / Studio Polpo

Eamonn Ward Sheffield Green Party

07795 604945 0114 2288 659 g.macrae@gripple.com www.gripple.com

The Green Party in Sheffield are particularly concerned with air quality in areas such as Tinsley, in addition to projects that can benefit the community.

Tinsley Tingas are a collaboration between social enterprise Studio Polpo, Sheffield City Council and Tinsley Forum, who are working towards creating community

Freeland are looking to build algae bioreactors in Sheffield, and are looking for a space to do so. They are also keen to be involved in any initiatives that seek to improve air quality.

air quality.

Joanna Harley PHD student, Biological Engineering department, University of Sheffield

j.pandhal@sheffield.ac.uk

jharley1@sheffield.ac.uk

The Bio Engineering department are working to discover the potential of algae, including improving air quality and the uses of the waste biomass

The Bio Engineering department are working to discover the potential of algae, including improving air

produced.

Industrial partner of

The local council are concerned with the air quality in the area, particularly levels of NO2. They have been given a grant from the nearby biomass plant towards improving

Jagroop Pandhal Senior lecturer, Biological Engineering department, University of Sheffield

Andrew@freelandhorticulture.co.uk

collaborators

Ogo.Osammor@sheffield.gov.uk

facilities for Tinsley in the closed infant school.

Andrew Goddard Freeland Horticulture

Tinsley Tingas

Ogo Osammoor Lead Air Quality Officer, Sheffield City Council

mark.parsons@studiopolpo.com

this to be implemented.

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Lahari Parchuri Groundwork South Yorkshire

quality and the uses of the waste biomass produced.

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