BioRegional and the BedZED eco-village partners discuss the construction materials strategy and the building approach at south London's ground breaking sustainability project.
Reclaimed, recycled, environmentally accredited and local materials were selected with 52% coming from withing a 35 mile radius of the site. Even though the design was material heavy (for insulation purposes) the embodied energy of the build was no more than for a conventional development.
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