Greenwich Millennium Village
Greenwich, London, United Kingdom
The Greenwich Millennium Village is a mixed use brownfield redevelopment that aspires to become a leading urban ecovillage. The Greenwich Millennium Village promotes sustainable living by providing energy efficient apartments in a community that emphasizes alternative modes of transportation.
70 acres, 2,300 residents
2000- ongoing
Architect: EPR architects Ralph Erskine
Performance levels achieved:
Standard
Good
Better
Living
Regenerative
| Place | |
|---|---|
| Limits to Growth | |
| Food | |
| Habitat | |
| Transportation | |
| Water | |
| Energy | |
| Health + Happiness | |
| Civilized Environment | |
| Neighborhood Design | |
| Biophilia | |
| Resilient Connections | |
| Materials | |
| Material Plan | |
| Embodied Energy & Carbon | |
| Waste | |
| Equity | |
| Neighborhood & Access | |
| Access to Nature | |
| Access to Community Services | |
| Investment | |
| Beauty | |
| Inspiration |
Goals & Strategies:
Place
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Food
Goals: Not defined.
Strategies: Garden plots throughout the residential areas, grocery store included within development.
Habitat
Goals: Not defined.
Strategies: 22 acres not developed, ecological park containing lakes and wetland habitat, landscaped courtyards, community gardens.
Transportation
Goals: Not defined.
Strategies: 79% of commutes by public transportation, 0.8 parking spaces/resident, bicycle infrastructure, walking paths, 2.5 bicycle parking spaces per unit, car-sharing vehicles, transit station.
Water
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Water
Goals: Not defined.
Strategies: Rainwater harvesting, water storage provided for homes, rainwater filtered through ecological park and enters the parks pond.
Energy
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Energy
Goals: Rainwater harvesting, water storage provided for homes, rainwater filtered through ecological park and enters the parks pond.
Strategies: Reduce energy use by 80%, Lifetime Homes Criteria, heat recovery ventilation, meters in units, high performance design and construction, metering of performance.
Health + Happiness
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Equity
Goals: Not defined.
Strategies: Public access to streets, human scale design, high density residential units, access to public spaces, commercial services, live-work units, community schools, recreation areas.
Materials
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Materials
Goals: Code Level 4 for Sustainable Homes.
Strategies: Preference for sustainable materials, high performance materials.
Waste
Goals: Not defined.
Strategies: Standard practices.
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Sources:
gmv.london
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countryside-properties.com
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itdp.org (PDF)
*Note: This case study was developed using found information.
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