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Supporters of proposed eco-towns counter-argue that their districts need more affordable housing and that eco-towns will provide these homes in a comprehensively planned and sustainable way. Population Matters , (formerly known as the Optimum Population Trust), has pointed to a discrepancy between the limited number and size of eco-town schemes ...
The ecovillage is centered on a Community Hub, from which courses, conferences and open days are run. [3] It was constructed using local timber, straw bale insulation and locally sourced aggregate as well as incorporating various green technologies (such as a masonry stove, passive solar heating and a wood-fired kitchen).
There are also 5 Lustron homes in the Kansas City area near 85th and Wornall Road. One of them was the display model and residence of the local sales representative. Local legend says that the salesman came home one day and told his wife that he no longer had a job because the company was bankrupt, but they still had their house.
Perceptions of costs are one of the main issues for many builders and owners. This perception is induced by the medias coverage of Eco-houses built according to the standards of above average income homeowners. According to SmartMarket Report, around two-thirds of Eco-house owners, who built their own homes, had an annual budget of over $50,000 ...
Under the company's plans, 5,000 eco-homes would be built on former china clay quarries and other sites owned by Imerys over a 20-year period. [1] The sites are: [2] Baal & West Carclaze near the villages of Penwithick and Stenalees. The plan includes 1,800-2,500 homes, a 31-acre lake and eight hectares of employment land.
The Excalibur estate in Catford, London Borough of Lewisham is the UK's largest remaining estate of post-WW2 prefab houses, with 187 Uni-Seco wooden frame bungalows plus a flat-roofed prefab church. While residents fought to save the entire 187-unit estate, English Heritage wanted to save 21 examples, and the council, which still owns 80% of ...
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Structure in North Wales, UK composed of cob and ecobricks. This project symbolizes plastic sequestration, net-zero construction, as well as collaboration within the community. The 'Y Hwb' earthen roundhouse relates to environmental justice as these houses reduce usage of environmentally harmful building materials, reuses plastic, and utilizes ...