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==Background== BedZED was designed by the architect [[Bill Dunster]] to be [[Carbon neutrality|carbon neutral]].<ref name="EnBrief 44" /> The project was led by the [[Peabody Trust]] in partnership with Bill Dunster Architects, Ellis & Moore Consulting Engineers, [[BioRegional]], [[Arup Group|Arup]] and the cost consultants Gardiner and Theobald. The project was the first construction project where a [[local government in the United Kingdom|local authority]] sold land at below market value to make sustainable development economically viable.<ref name="EnBrief 44" /> The 82 homes and {{convert|1405|m2|ft2}} of work space was built within the period of 2000β2002. The project was shortlisted for the [[Stirling Prize]] in 2003.
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