window.google_render_ad(); Eco-housing, or houses built in accordance with the principles of sustainable development, which use resources and technologies that capitalise on renewability, are a fast-developing industry in the UK be they individual projects, or whole estates, designed to accommodate and create a new community.
Individual or one-off projects, such as those detailed on other pages on this website, For example yurts, straw-bale houses or dwellings built underground, might reflect the owner or architects unique vision, or maybe use one material pre-dominantly. But how to incorporate ecological design and 'green thinking' into projects and buildings that can appeal to a wider group of people - those who like the idea, but don't necessarily have the time or money to invest in such a project? How can eco-housing live alongside or even replace traditional housing units and estates in the UK?
This article will look at 3 examples of larger ecologically-built projects.
