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Lammas Ecovillage (Welsh: Tir-y-Gafel) is a low-impact, off-grid ecovillage in Glandwr, near Crymych in Pembrokeshire, West Wales, comprising nine households and a community hub on a 76 acres (31 ha) site. Buildings are constructed of natural materials and energy obtained from renewable sources.
Part of the marathon that is the Ulster Way, the Causeway Coast is one of the most jaw-dropping routes in the UK. It is home to the Giants Causeway, a nature reserve consisting of some 40,000 ...
Oxford Ecohouse is a house in Oxford designed to maximise energy efficiency. It is equipped with the first photovoltaic cell roof installed in Britain (in 1995). Situated in a suburban street in North Oxford, it was designed by Susan Roaf, a professor at Heriot-Watt University.
Par Docks, near to Par: a new marina with facilities for local fishing boats, 500-700 homes, and a biomass energy centre. Blackpool, close to the villages of Trewoon, High Street and Lanjeth: 2,100 and 2,500 homes, a new railway station, new schools, a lake and eco-parkland. Goonbarrow on the edge of the village of Bugle: 450-550 homes.
For our 2020 Whole Home, we gathered a team of designers to decorate a home in Fox Hill, Colorado, an eco-friendly community between Denver and Colorado Springs that's centered around a ...
Findhorn Ecovillage, known in the past as the Findhorn Community, and also referred to as Ecovillage Findhorn, is an experimental and utopian community project based at The Park, in Moray, Scotland, near the village of Findhorn focused on ecological solutions to the world's crises and reconnecting humans to nature and spirituality. It has ...
Green space: a minimum of 40% of eco-towns must be greenspace; Waste and recycling: eco-towns must have higher recycling rates and make use of waste in new ways; Homes: homes must reach Code for Sustainable Homes level 4 or higher (surprisingly not the highest standard available, casting doubt on the credibility of these requirements)
Ecohouse near Faaker See, Austria. An Eco-house (or Eco-home) is an environmentally low-impact home designed and built using materials and technology that reduces its carbon footprint and lowers its energy needs.