BedZED, special commendation
About the award
In September 2004, a special commendation was awarded to BioRegional and the BedZED team, by Bremen's Senator for Construction, Environment and Transport.
The jury saw BedZED as "a perfect example of sustainable home-building and a way of life for the future. The project illustrates the high potential for reducing the consumption of resources". A special prize was also awarded to BioRegional for its work in Johannesburg.
The awards were aimed at projects which feature cooperation between business partners and the fields of science, politics, local government or NGOs. Senator Jens Eckhoff explained "The 168 entries for the competition completely exceeded all our expectations. The awards go to three projects which are highly committed to the environment and set examples for sustainable economic activity. A fourth project has been awarded a special commendation prize of recognition for its outstanding success".
www.umwelt-unternehmen.bremen.de/The_bremen_partnership_award_2004_winners.html
BedZED
Bedzed is the UK’s largest mixed use sustainable community. It was designed to create a thriving community in which ordinary people could enjoy a high quality of life, while living within their fair share of the Earth’s resources.