Sustainable Development: BedZED
[ BioRegional Development Group ]
The Beddington Zero Energy Development, or BedZED, is the UK’s largest eco-village.
The multi-award winning development is one of the most coherent examples of sustainable living in the UK.
Initiated by BioRegional, BedZED was developed by thePeabody Trust in partnership with BioRegional Development Group and designed by Bill Dunster Architects.
Located in Wallington, South London, BedZED comprises 100 homes, community facilities and workspace for 100 people. Residents have been living at BedZED since March 2002.
BioRegional are working to show that eco-construction and developing green lifestyles can be easy, accessible and affordable, and provide a good quality of life. For example, the heating requirements of BedZED homes are around 10% that of a typical home. We have produced research reports and training to save industry professionals time and money.
I was looking at Bedzed a lot while President of the East Chicago Redevelopment Commission. I considered redeveloping Marktown and parts of the North Harbor Project into green communities. For Marktown it was a perfect marriage of garden city meets sustainability. Part of the plan was to create renewable energy districts and thus lower the costs for homeowners.
