Green building materials such as split bricks and zinc sheeting
aim to cut primary energy use by 80%
To expand until 2015 with an integrated village shopping and community centre
By2008,1 095 homesand a village square with shops had been completed:1 843 morehomes planned
Importance of a natural environment has been emphasized throughout the development: 3 areas of parkland including an ecology park+ improving the riverside environment.
Britain`s first low-energy Sainsbury
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Limitations
Only way to get from GMV to Greenwich is by the infrequent 129 bus so lacks an integrated transport system
It is cut off from surrounding traditional Edwardian and Victorian areas by Blackwall flyover
It isvery well connected to Canary Wharf, where most of its inhabitants work but this causesearly morning bottlenecks.
Although planned to be self-contained, many residents work elsewhere
Few families are to be seen – so it is nicknamed the “Yuppie Village” – a middle-income young professional enclave with extremely high rents and flat prices.
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