Sustainability features in bedzed london

The underlying objective 
of Bill Dunster’s Zed 
projects  is to reduce 
the environmental
impact, give residents 
the ability to live

sustainably without  decreasing their quality
of life of residents  (Bill Dunster Architects, 2003; Dawson, 2004). 
This is translated into sustainable practices that are based on
being carbon neutral, increasing energy efficiency in the home, 
linking to a sustainable transport network and on getting food 
direct from ‘farm to plate’ (BedZED, no date). 
These include the use of reclaimed building materials, 135kw
wood fuelled combined heat and power generator, building 
orientation to maximize solar gain, on-site water treatment 
and grey-water recycling, promoting sustainable alternatives 
to the car (including photovoltaic power to charge up electric 
cars) and the siting of community facilities within the residential
development. 
Bill Dunster has extended the principles to even higher densities
 in a proposal for a sustainable high-rise form, ‘SkyZed’ , which 
is built around a wind turbine and photovoltaics to generate 
the energy needed for the scheme.