Everybody who lives in Hammarby Sjöstad is a part of an eco-cycle. The eco-cycle solution in Hammarby Sjöstad is called the Hammarby Model and handles energy, waste, sewage and water for both housing and offices.

The model has been developed by Fortum, Stockholm Water Company and the Stockholm Waste Management Administration.

The goal is to create a residential environment based on sustainable resource usage. Energy consumption and the  waste production are to be minimized while the resource saving, reusing and recycling are maximized.

The waste heats up the apartment
One example of the eco-cycle is how the combustible waste is incinerated to produce both electricity and district heating. Combustion of waste is not exclusively for Hammarby Sjöstad, it's rather quite common in Sweden, but the way it is interacted like it is in the model is not as common, if at all existing.

Another example of renewable energy used in Hammarby Sjöstad is how the waste heat from the treated wastewater is used for heating up the water in the district heating system.
 

	The Hammarby Model (796kB) recommended for printing
	The Hammarby Model (121kB) recommended for modem

Last updated 20100621