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From the very beginning in 2000 up to the latest News for ESBG 2023 in Brenderup, Denmark.
Sustainable village in Friland, Denmark
The residents of Friland resident build experimental houses using natural and recycled materials. Residents try to build with as low an environmental impact as possible, and test alternative materials and construction methods. The houses at Friland include straw bale houses that are plastered with clay, and wood-clad houses insulated with wood fibre, sheep’s wool, flax…
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CAT – Centre for Alternative Technology in Wales
CAT – The Centre for Alternative Technology in Wales is at the forefront of sustainable building in the UK. The Centre for Alternative Technology or CAT in Wales was founded in 1973 on the site of the disused Llwyngwern slate quarry near Machynlleth, in Mid Wales. It is now a world-renowned education and visitor centre…
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Simon Dale, Tony Wrench and Paul Wimbush about Lammas Ecovillage in Wales, UK
Lammas, the UK’s first planned Ecovillage. Lammas is a project which began as a fireside chat (as so many do!). Fortunately, around the fire were some of the most capable and determined low impact pioneers in the world. Tony Wrench had built a low impact roundhouse which has come to define low impact living in…
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Cloughjordan Ecovillage – sustainable settlement in Ireland
Situated right next to the tranquil village of Cloughjordan, this is Ireland’s first eco-village. Building commenced in 2009 and continues step by step. More than 50 of the planned 130 houses/apartments/live-work units are already completed. The development shares a common technical infrastructure, including a central heating and hot water system. Unlike what you would find…
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Building a loadbearing Straw Bale House in Zaježka Ecovillage, Slovakia
Great movie about a workshop in Zazejova, featuring Jakub Wihan, Isabelle Melchior, Thomas Buzek and many others building a loadbearing straw bale house from foundation to roof icluding clay-plastering.
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Arkadien Winnenden, Germany
Don’t be put off by the cuteness! Arkadien Winnenden (Germany) is a hardcore industrial regeneration project. A diversity of high performance components make this “the world’s most sustainable neighbourhood” (Green Dot award for 2011) and provides a fresh new vision for people-friendly and resource productive suburbs. Mixed architectural typologies are kept a cohesive neighbourhood thanks…
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Straw Bale: LILAC Cohousing in Leeds, UK
Standing for ‘Low Impact Living Affordable Community’ LILAC is the UK’s first cohousing project. A community of 20 people are living and sharing this area in Victoria Park, making the world a better place for it. It’s a world away from any of the more modern buildings in the Leeds area, yet it’s probably the…
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Ecovillages and Eco-Communities in Europe: Siebenlinden, DE
Das Ökodorf Sieben Linden ist eine sozial-ökologische Modellsiedlung und Lebensgemeinschaft in der altmärkischen Gemeinde Beetzendorf (Sachsen-Anhalt). Es versteht sich als Modell- und Forschungsprojekt für eine zukunftsorientierte Lebensweise, in der Arbeit und Freizeit, Ökonomie und Ökologie, Individuum und Gemeinschaft, weltoffene und dörfliche Kultur in kleinen Lebenskreisen zu einem Gleichgewicht finden. http://www.siebenlinden.de Ecovillages and Eco-Communities in Europe…
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