Directory of Eco-villages in Europe - Kennedy Bibliothek

Hjortsh0j Denmark
Aarhus
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unburned clay bricks. eco-village
Group 1: 10 private houses, the last house was finished in 1996, with
28 people including 11 children. The people who live in these houses
were involved in the whole building process, which included drawing
and building the houses as well as designing the interior. 1 '
Group 2: 20 residences and a community house. These houses for 50
people, including 25 children, were finished in 1996 and are owned by
a Building Society. In co-
operation with the architects
and the Building Society,
the residents also
had influence on the interior
design. It is the first
time that a Building Society
was involved in building
ecologically sustainable
houses. This is parti­
cularly important for
people who wish to live in this form of housing, yet do not want to or
cannot afford to build their own house.
Group 3: this group will include 11 private houses and a community
house, soon to be built for 26 people, including 9 children. The group
will continue the experience already gained in the community and will
improve grey water treatment through evaporation and by using a grove
of willow trees for nutrient retention and evaporation of excess water.
Group 4: This group is in the making and are looking for a Building
Society to help finance and build their houses.
Building concepts include:
• locally extracted materials as far as possible
• houses with breathable materials, walls of unburned clay, wood,
plaster, and recycled paper as isolation
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