BedZED: Promoting green living

Kit Sand Ottsen — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:16:37 +0000

Located South of London in a town called Wallington, BedZED (Beddington Zero Energy Development) is UK’s first and largest eco-village. The multi award-winning project was initiated by the environmental organisation BioRegional and was designed by Bill Dunster Architects. Completed in 2002, the development illustrates the capabilities of present-day environmental technologies and demonstrates that a sustainable lifestyle can be achieved without compromising the characteristics associated with modern urban living.

Sutton: BedZED - Leading the way in eco village design

Malene Freudendal-Pedersen — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:13:34 +0000

If everyone in the world lived like the average North American, we would need five planets-worth of resources to subsist. Three planets would suffice if everyone lived like the average European but this is still a sure shot away from the one planet that we inhabit.