Efficient CityEfficient City

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AT A GLANCE…

The site was selected because it was a brownfield site with good transport links

Green Lifestyles Officer

A key part of the role was to offer training and support to residents to

run these schemes in the long term. 

Typical Lifestyles, New Behavior

• Design solves certains problems

• Services help people make sustainable choices

• Community created to improve quality of life

on-site car club to reduce individual transport useResidents are share in a car pool* Car Pool : Car sharing

Providing a café,

shop and other community facilities opportunities within the development to reduce the need to travel

Growing Food On-Site :Seasonal and organic vegetables

Aim to reduce food waste and promotingLow meat and diary diets.

Comment …..““We wake up every morning and think we’re on holiday. We wake up every morning and think we’re on holiday.

The heat pours through the windows into the light, airy The heat pours through the windows into the light, airy rooms. We have the sitting room upstairs to make accrooms. We have the sitting room upstairs to make access to the garden ess to the garden across the bridge easy. It’s very flacross the bridge easy. It’s very fl

exible’’exible’’

Steve TarbardBedZED resident

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The Key Facts..!

Community: Community: residents know 20 neighbours by name on average.residents know 20 neighbours by name on average.

• Energy: 81% reduction in energy use for heating, 45% reduction in electricity use

• Transport: 64% reduction in car mileage 2,318km/year

• Water: 58% reduction in water use 72 litres/person/day

• Waste: 60% waste recycled.

• Food: 86% of residents buy organic food.