Hockerton

The Hockerton Housing Project in Nottinghamshire: the first earth-sheltered housing development in the UK. This terrace is a self-built co-operative run by a team of five committed families.

Unlike Mole Manor, which is dug into the ground, this project is built into a south-facing hill. The residents generate their own clean energy using a wind turbine, recycle waste materials and cause no pollution or CO2 emissions. But perhaps the most remarkable feature of Hockerton is that using solar energy makes it completely self-sufficient when it comes to space heating and hot water.