bioregional ‘a development cannot be truly sustainable unless travel, food buying and waste are...
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BioRegional
• ‘a development cannot be truly sustainable unless travel, food buying and waste are also addressed’
www.cohousing.org.uk
• Communal ‘sign-up’ for a sustainable lifestyle
Community Project, nr Lewes
• District heating system - biomass woodchip burner with back-up oil boiler.
• 90% houses have woodburners
• Own water supply (bore hole)
• No formal car pooling system but several jointly owned cars and car sharing
• Lift rota for regular trips to station, school, college, local town.
Springhill Community
Springhill Community
Springhill Community
Threshold Centre, Gillingham
Threshold Centre, Gillingham
Threshold Centre, Gillingham
• A community market garden and local food-sourcing
• Car-pooling and social activities to reduce car-use
• Shared energy systems: biomass (wood pellet) heating and photovoltaic electrical
Threshold Centre, Gillingham
BedZED
• Transport: 64% reduction in car mileage (compared to national av.).
• Water: 58% reduction in water use (compared to local av.).
• Waste: 60% waste recycled.
• Food: 86% of residents buy organic food.
• Community: residents know 20 neighbours by name on average
www.cohousing.org.uk
• ‘The Cohousing Approach to ‘Lifetime Neighbourhoods’.
• http://networks.csip.org.uk/_library/Resources/Housing/Support_materials/Factsheets/Factsheet29.pdf