# Linen Quarter BID

> Supporting a zero-carbon and circular Belfast

Source: https://darkmatterlabs.org/feed/linen-quarter-bid  
Date: 2021-09-15  
Units: X0 Economy  
Team: Oliver Burgess  
Partners: Linen Quarter BID, ARUP  
Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/  
Attribution: Dark Matter Labs, https://darkmatterlabs.org

Dark Matter Labs is working with the Linen Quarter Business Improvement District and Arup to identify, prototype and scale opportunities to support the transition to zero-carbon and circular neighbourhoods in Belfast.

As part of the ongoing work, the partners have conducted a Material Flow Analysis of an office building in the Linen Quarter to identify opportunities to improve circularity and reduce building-related emissions. Providing a series of actionable interventions as part of a broader case study highlighting more sustainable building operations and refurbishment practices.

Working alongside Arup, DML has also produced a scoping document which explores how Belfast could adopt a people and nature-first approach to mobility and public realm interventions, whilst unlocking wider green infrastructure derived benefits, by taking inspiration from Barcelona Superblocks and other European precedents.

## Links

- [Website](https://linenquarter.org/lq-superblock/)
- [Report](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vfQC4bSdYTja9xOB87Iju3jh3coUVmgu/view)