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London contributes zero-carbon buildings for Expo
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Updated: 2009-08-18 15:46

London contributes zero-carbon buildings for Expo

an artist's rendition of the carbon-neutral buildings

London contributes zero-carbon buildings for Expo

an artist's rendition of the carbon-neutral buildings

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The City of London is building two carbon-neutral buildings as its contribution for the Shanghai World Expo's Urban Best Practices Area.

The buildings will house a lecture hall, a restaurant, an exhibition hall and six model rooms.

Six designers will create six different styles for the rooms, which will have environmentally friendly furniture and decoration.

The inspiration for London's UBPA Pavilion came from the Beddington Zero Energy Development (BedZED), an environmentally friendly housing development near Wallington, in the London Borough of Sutton.

London contributes zero-carbon buildings for Expo

an artist's rendition of the interior of the carbon-neutral buildings

London contributes zero-carbon buildings for Expo

BedZED community

BedZED encourages public transport, cycling and walking, and discourages cars with limited parking.

The buildings will use the technology and methods used in BedZED with adjustments for Shanghai's climate.

The London Pavilion will be situated north of Shanghai's UBPA case on the Puxi side of the Expo site.

Construction started in May.