PowerPoint 3: BedZED (Beddington Zero Energy Development)

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PowerPoint 3 BedZED (Beddington Zero Energy
Development)
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BedZED claims to be the UKs largest sustainable
community. Built in 2002, it has 100 homes
designed to provide ordinary people with a high
quality of life while living within their share
of the earths resources.
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BedZED, in Beddington, south-west London, was
built on a brownfield site on previously
industrial land. Fifty per cent of houses are for
private sale or rent, 25 for shared ownership
and 25 social housing for rent
Photo Bio Regional
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In a BedZED home energy use for heating and hot
water is reduced 81 by simple things like
south-facing windows and triple glazing.
Electricity consumption is reduced 45 by
low-energy lighting and appliances
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BedZED walls are thicker than average, with
insulation between the bricks to prevent energy
loss. The building materials have used less
energy to make and, where possible, are locally
produced
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A combined heat and power plant was designed to
burn BedZED waste to produce hot water and
electricity. But technical and commercial
difficulties mean the system is not in operation
and will be replaced. Effluent from the buildings
is treated on site and the water is used for
flushing toilets
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A distinctive feature of the buildings is the
wind cowls on the roofs. These cowls ventilate
the houses and recover heat from the air coming
out. The roofs are covered by solar panels (to
generate electricity) and plants (for insulation
and a habitat for wildlife)
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People separate their waste in their kitchens to
make recycling and composting easier. Sixty per
cent of waste is recycled, three times the UK
average. Residents encourage each other to recycle
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BedZED has a green transport plan to reduce car
mileage. There is a car-sharing club and electric
car charging points. Good public transport links
and cycle storage spaces are also provided
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Photo credits

• The photographs included in this presentation
  were taken by Bio Regional.
• For more information and images of BedZED visit
  www.bioregional.com/what-we-do/our-work/bedzed/

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Your Task

• For the exam you will need to know case studies
  of urban issues in MEDCs and LEDCs
• So far for MEDCs we have done Bath and Salisbury
• Now you are going to research Bedzed .

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Bedzed your work

• The exam board syllabus says you need to know a
• case study of sustainable housing
• An exam question from 2010 said Use one or more
  named case studies to describe the features of a
  sustainable settlement. (8 marks)

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What you need to do.

• Introduction What is Bedzed and where is it?
• Main part What have they tried to achieve/ how
  have they tried to achieve it? Split into
  sections such as energy, transport, community,
  housing etc)
• Conclusion what do you think of their
  achievements? Is Bedzed a success? Refer to the
  evidence you have collected

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What you need to do. (part 2)

• Next lesson you and your group will produce a
  presentation about Bedzed. You need to cover all
  the points from the previous slide. You should
  refer to Egan Wheel ideas and do some internet
  research as well
• You can present this in ANY WAY YOU WISH (poster,
  powerpoint, drama, TV show, estate agents ad,
  ANYTHING)
• You need to split the class into groups of 3 or 4
• The rest is up to you