Analysis of Sustainable Energy Systems in Ecovillages: A Review of Progress in BedZED and Masdar City
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53870#.VNm4MCzQrzE Author(s) Dan Zhu 1 , Michael Kung 2 , Liang Zhou 3,4 Affiliation(s) 1 College of Design, Construction and Planning, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA . 2 College of Education, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA . 3 School of Geographic and Oceanographic Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China . 4 Department of Geography, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA . ABSTRACT This paper explores sustainable energy systems in ecovillages based on the concept of the Zero Energy Building. The cases discussed in this paper include BedZED in the United Kingdom and Masdar City in the Middle East. These two communities contain features characterized by the sustainable principles of the ecovillage concept by using renewable energy and reclaimed materials to reach a low/zero energy system in buildings. The creation of mo...