Environment

• Sustainable modes of transport are environmentally friendly - reduces CO2 emissions
• Preserves heritage and reduces cost of new materials
• Ensures area is safe to live on and work on. Buildings are re-used eg drawing offices are now the titanic hotel
• Land was contaminated which is expensive to remedy
• Can be expensive to decontaminate and repurpose an old building
• Implemented new recycling and waste initiatives - sustainable
• Green technologies allows for alternative energy sources eg wind and solar
• Developed on brownfield site - removes much of waste and pollution and is more sustainable than greenfield sites