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Sustainable Building Projects
www.hockerton.demon.co.uk  The Hockerton Housing Project is the UK's first earth sheltered, self-sufficient ecological housing development. Website includes a virtual tour.
 
www.gaiagroup.org The Gaia Group comprises three companies who share an approach to ecological design at all scales of the built environment from materials through systems, buildings and landscape to urban design and town and country planning.  Good examples.
 
www.sustainablebuildings.com About buildings which are entirely timber.
 
www.sustainablehousing.org.uk   Somerset Trust for Sustainable Buildings, including exemplar projects.
 
www.strawbalebuildingassociation.org.uk  Building with strawbales!
 
www.bedzed.org.uk information about BedZED, the Beddington Zero Energy Development, is an environmentally-friendly, energy-efficient mix of housing and work space in Beddington, Sutton.
 
www.sustainable-scotland.com/ECOVILLAGES.htm  information on ecovillages and a guide to sustainable living
 
www.bioregional.com an organisation promoting a network of regional industries based on sustainable land-use, providing fulfilling employment and maintaining bio diversity
 
www.cat.org.uk the website of the Centre for Alternative Technology - key areas of work are renewable energy, environmental building, energy efficiency, organic growing and alternative sewage systems