how can urban living be made more sustainable
- Created by: Hannah Jeffery
- Created on: 17-05-13 14:44
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- BedZED- how can urban living be made more sustainable
- Beddington zero energy development
- location
- wallington
- south london
- eco village
- houses 100 homes
- aims to reduce waste
- creates a sustainable urban living area by being more energy efficient
- built in 2002
- sustainable
- only meets 10% of a typical UK home's heating requirements
- reduce waste of landfill sites by 10%
- constructed from waste materials eg timber, doors, kerb stones and paving
- pay-as-you-drive
- club members use a locally based fleet of vehicles
- encourages only essential car uses
- sedum plant
- succulant acts as a sponge
- water collected is used to flush toilettes
- brownfield site
- by putting lots of people in the land it is being used efficiently
- energy efficient appliances and segregated recycling bins
- reduce waste and landfill sites
- water meter eye level
- so can be monitored regularly
- water waste is cleaned and re-used (in flushing toilettes) on site
- reduces waste and electricity
- duel flush toilettes and low flow taps
- reduce water waste
- lots of natural lights
- less spent on lighting
- secure bike shed
- encourage people to use bikes, reducing green house gases and obesity
- specially made vents
- reduce the need for air conditioning in the summer
- large south facing windmills to heat house
- no need for central heating
- carbon neutral
- amount of energy taken from the national grid should be no greater than the amount being put back in
- sustainable
- meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
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