Case Studies

A Few of Our Favourite Successes

Self build communities are appearing all around the world. Together they are actively supporting a change in thinking in how housing is delivered. There is a need for more sustainable homes, which are not only low carbon, but more sustainable in a broader sense.  Stronger communities, local horticultural space to grow your own veg, good play space and social space. These case studies will provide you with a resource of what can be done, the benefits and how they did it.

 

Bristol (St Werburghs)
UK

AVAG and Ashley Vale Self-Build Co-operative have turned 2.1 acres of concrete slab into a sustainable house-building project where people have built their own homes using low impact building materials.

   

Freiburg (Vauban)
Germany

Vauban is the urban redevelopment of a 35 hectare, former French army barrack site to the south of Freiburg.