On a rainy day in Sutton, south London, the brightly-coloured wind cowels do not seem to rotate on the roofs of the BedZed housing development with quite the same vigour as they did in the early days.

NESTLED inside Sutton, Surrey in the United Kingdom is a housing development that represents what is perhaps the western world’s best example of a low energy, eco-friendly community. Aptly named ...

The UK's largest ever off-grid housing development will have a traffic light system prompting residents to keep their energy use low, say developers awaiting planning permission. PortzED is the ...

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Julie and Rob Starsmore had no intention of moving from their flat. But that was before visiting BedZED - a new "eco-village" in the UK that gives residents a high standard of living and at the same ...

BedZED was created by BioRegional, an entrepreneurial charity, along with the Peabody Trust and Bill Dunster Architects. It comprises 100 apartments and houses, and approximately 2,500 sq m of office ...

LONDON — Residents of BedZED, a pioneering low-carbon housing development in a south London suburb, use one-fourth as much energy for heat and hot water as households in neighboring communities do, ...

The BedZed overspend and the Peabody Trust's problems meeting the decent homes standard came as no surprise. It is a typical scenario faced by many registered social landlords (9 January, page 7). I ...

Built to last 120 years and totally sustainable, the company behind the BedZed development hopes it will be a model for future house building. The first residents moved into the Beddington Zero Energy ...