Green House

Green, affordable, stylish, smart. Since when can sustainable architecture be, as the Guardian says, both "virtuous and sexy"? The Beddington Zero Energy Development (or Bedzed) in South London is a carbon-neutral neighborhood (i.e. doesn't contribute to global warming) built with recycled materials for maximum solar gain and comfortable community with plenty of eco-gadgets: rainwater collectors, solar panels, two-way rotating chimneys that recycle stale air, etc. The best part is that it's real architecture--the kind of homes people want to live in, not a house-sized green hairshirt.