Eco village

Living in Harmony: A Glimpse Into Eco-Village Life Harmony My foray into eco-villages was more of a spiritual awakening than a mere professional diversion. Think of a world where people live in harmony with nature, rather than in a busy metropolis where the only wildlife you're likely to see is the odd urban fox digging through trash. It all started on a normal Tuesday when, in the middle of all the email and deadline madness, I came across an article on eco-friendly living. There was…

Image 11 of 23 from gallery of An Eco-Village for Orphaned Kenyan Children - Competition Winners Announced. Masterplan. Image Courtesy of ClarkeHopkinsClarke

Eco-villages are essentially designed communities which strive to produce the least possible negative impact on the natural environment through intentional physical design and resident behaviour choices. They are consciously planned through locally owned, participatory processes to regenerate and restore its social and natural environments. An eco-village mostly ranges from a population of 50 to 250 individuals, although some are smaller, and traditional eco villages are often much larger.

As tiny living continues to gain in popularity, tiny home communities have been popping up throughout the United States and are now available coast-to-coast.

The Holloway Team was selected as the winners of New Zealand's international 'Breathe - The New Urban Village Project' design competition. The ...

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ReGen village, in the Netherlands, will collect and store its own water and energy, grow its own food, and process much of its own waste. Also: no cars.

“The Tread Lightly Village” is a proposed 34 unit Code 6 Eco Village for the Cotswolds. It will be the first Code 6 Village in the UK and will employ state of the art Zero Carbon systems to power and heat itself. Simple design, form and construction help maintain affordability whilst allowing full inclusion of environmentally friendly technology. Designed by AR Design Studio an award-winning RIBA certified contemporary architectural practice, based in Winchester, Hampshire…

Set on a picturesque 1.4ha site in Castlemaine, The Paddock is designed to the Living Building Challenge (LBC) environmental framework – a comprehensive, holistic design standard consisting of seven performance areas including place, water, energy, health, happiness, materials, equity and beauty. The ecovillage combines energy efficient homes designed for low-impact living with native gardens, a strong connect to nature and a holistic community environment.