|
The Millennium Communities Programme (or Millennium Villages initiative), is an English Partnerships initiative to construct 7 new 'villages' that are intended to 'set the standard for 21st Century living, and to serve as a model for the creation of new communities' in England. English Partnerships (or EP) is a regeneration agency for England, performing a similar role on a national level to that fulfilled by Regional Development Agencies on a regional level. ...
Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy - Queen Queen Elizabeth II - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification - by Athelstan 967 Area...
This is to be achieved by promoting innovative building technologies, increased economic and social self-sufficiency, high urban design standards, and sustainable development principles. Sustainable development has also been defined as the process of balancing the need of humans for economic and social development with the need to protect the natural and built environment so that these needs can be met not only in the present, but in the indefinite future. ...
The villages
A competition for the development of the first of the 'Millennium Villages', Greenwich Millennium Village, was launched in 1997. It is expected that 6,000 new homes will have been completed within the programme by 2010, although construction will continue beyond this. 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...
The full list of Millennium Communities is:
The Greenwich Millennium Village (GMV) is an innovative modern urban village in London, designed by architects Ralph Erskine (architect) and partners as part of the regeneration of the whole of Greenwich Peninsula, home of the Millennium Dome. ...
This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...
Leeds is a major city in West Yorkshire, England. ...
This page is about the City of Manchester in England. ...
This article is about the town of Telford, Shropshire. ...
Milton Keynes is a large town in northern Buckinghamshire, in South East England, about 45 miles/75 km north-west of London, and roughly halfway between London and Birmingham. ...
For other uses, see Hastings (disambiguation). ...
Environmental objectives Among the environmental aims are cutting energy used during constructing 50%, energy consumption by 20%, water consumed by 20%, and waste disposal by 50%.
Some of the villages plan to go beyond this - for example Greenwich plans to cut primary energy used by 80% [1] using low-energy building techniques and renewable energy technologies. Generically, a low-energy house is any type of house that uses less energy than a regular house. ...
World renewable energy in 2005 (except 2004 data for items marked* or **). Enlarge image to read exclusions. ...
Compare to View of Vauban Vauban is a new carfree neighborhood of 5000 inhabitants and 600 jobs 4km to the south of the town center in Freiburg, Germany. ...
BedZED BedZED or the Beddington Zero Energy Development, is an environmentally-friendly housing development near Beddington, England. ...
See also The Code for Sustainable Homes is an environmental rating scheme for housing in England, under which new homes will be given a star rating to indicate their environmental impact, ranging from level 1 to level 6 (high sustainability). ...
Domestic housing in the United Kingdom is currently one of the major obstacles to achieving the 20% overall cut in UK carbon emissions targeted by the Government for 2010. ...
Environmental design is the process of addressing environmental parameters when devising plans, programs, policies, buildings, or products. ...
Sustainable architecture is building design that takes into account all aspects of the building that will affect and be affected by the environment. ...
The Sustainable Communities Plan was launched in 2003 and is a key policy of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister in guiding its regeneration and departmental objectives. ...
External links - English Partnerships official Millennium Communities Programme page
- Millennium villages and sustainable communities (independent assessment)
In the media |
Feeds |
Contact