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The Beddington Zero Energy Development (BedZED) is a highly innovative scheme which comprises housing, in a variety of tenures, together with workspace units and community facilities. Its key objective is to be ‘carbon neutral’ by implementing a wide range of sustainable features. At 59 dwellings per hectare, the scheme provides a model of high density urban development which makes efficient use of land and reduces transport costs.
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| Developer | Peabody Trust / Bio-Regional / Zed Factory |
| Architect | Bill Dunster Architects |
| Engineer |
Ellis and Moore (Services)
Ove Arup (CHP installation) |
| Contractor | Gardiner & Theobald (construction managers) |
| Other consultant |
Gardiner and Theobald, (Quantity Surveyor)
Bio-Regional (ecological issues) |
| Location | London Road between Mitcham and Wallington in London Borough of Sutton |
| Dwellings |
82 homes - 1 and 2 bedroom flats and 3 bedroom maisonettes
1600 m2 workspace (23 units) + community facilities 3 storey terraced development |
| Completion | 2001 |
| Targets |
As much recycled and reclaimed material as possible
Keep within cost of new - achieved on steel, timber 5% over |
| Materials |
Structural steels - 95% reclaimed - mainly in workspace units (circa 75 tonnes)
Timber studs - 50 to 75% reclaimed A small number of reclaimed doors |
| Materials selection |
Tenders sought from contractors
Steel shot-blasted and design oversized Timber de-nailed and visually stress-graded |
| Sources | Within 35 miles radius of the site |
| Comments |
Timber - high rejection rate
Reclaimed doors generally proved too costly |
| Other green features |
High levels of insulation, minimal heating
CHP (Combined Heat and Power) unit fuelled by tree surgery waste. |
| References |
Building Design 09.02.01 p12
Building Design 05.10.01 p15 www.sustainablehomes.co.uk/indexgp.htm (under Peabody Trust) |
| Contacts |
Jonathan Deans from Gardiner and Theobald 020 7637 2468
www.bedzed.org.uk |