BedZED
- Created by: Megan1404
- Created on: 14-03-16 13:34
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- BedZED
- Green transport
- 40 electric car charging points
- Car sharing club
- Can book quickly
- Good public transport links
- Cycle storage space
- Limited parking space
- 5 minute walk from Hackbridge station
- Location
- Brownfield development
- 100 homes
- 1,405 metre square of workspace
- Previously industrial land
- 25% social housing for rent
- 25% shared ownership
- 50% private sale
- 25% shared ownership
- 100 homes
- Sutton
- South of England
- South of London
- Brownfield development
- Features
- Roofs covered with plants
- Wildlife habitat
- Insulation
- Thicker walls - 60cm
- Wind cowls
- Ventilation
- Biofuel powerplant
- Converted to boiler due to issues
- Effluent from buildings treated on site
- Thicker walls - 60cm
- 45% less electricity used
- 81% less energy used
- Roofs covered with plants
- Sustainable
- Reduced energy demand for heating by 90%
- 60% of waste is recycled
- 3 times UK average
- People seperate waste in kitchens
- Makes recycling and composting easier
- Electricity demand reduced by 25%
- Low energy appliances
- Lots of daylight reduces need for artificial lighting
- During construction
- Using the least transport energy possible
- Heavy materials - within 34km
- More vegetation instead of hard surfaces
- Balance of CO2 in atmosphere
- Attempted to use recycled materials
- Live-work site
- Saves energy bills by 10-20%
- Green transport
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