Pioneering town planning The sustainable town tries to reduce its carbon footprint. Buildings are built to consume less energy [see energy in buildings]. They favour the use of renewable energy: photovoltaic panels, wind turbines and solar and geothermal water heaters. They are insulated to the optimum level way to reduce heating energy consumption and are built with materials that are less harmful to the environment (wood, hollow bricks, vegetal insulation…). (1) Wastage is avoided on both an individual and collective level : recycling, rain water recuperation, … The sustainable town is dense: it takes up less space and encroaches less on the environment. It favours walking, bicycles and public transport. It is also greener: new urban landscapes include vertical gardens, green roofs and even local parks and gardens. (2)
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Two years ago, an organic producer set up plots of land on the roof of his headquarters in Richmond. Each of...
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