Citu outlines Climate Innovation District vision

Sustainable development company Citu has outlined its vision to create a £125m “Climate Innovation District” in Leeds.The development, which forms part of the city’s major South Bank Leeds regeneration plans, will incorporate more than 500 new low carbon homes alongside manufacturing, leisure, offices and climate resilient public realm.The £125m scheme is part of the city’s development plans for the South Bank, one of the largest, most ambitious city centre regeneration projects in Europe. Citu’s 15 acres of brownfield land played a vital role in the industrial and engineering revolution in the city, once home to an abundance of iron, steel, glass and chemical works.Straddling the River Aire, a key element of the Climate Innovation District will be the installation of a new pedestrian bridge across the river that will create a much needed link for existing and future residents. The bridge design also will enable delivery of the city’s heat network to the South Bank, providing future resilience of low carbon heating.