ruralZED

WHO'S BEHIND ruralZED™ Background to the Zedfactory practice

The ZEDfactory Ltd (formerly Bill Dunster Architects) is a 20 strong practice established in 1998. We have extensive experience in the design and realisation of energy efficient buildings of all types and sizes. We believe that to combat global climate change and reduce carbon emissions we need to offer more than energy efficient buildings. Our target is a zero carbon / zero waste society capable of running off the limited supplies of renewable energy and resource available within each nations boundaries worldwide. The ZEDfactory also has access to additional specialist expertise from a range of consultants, which it uses regularly.



As leaders in the field of zero-carbon design and development, we have a unique track record of delivering Zero (fossil) Energy Development (ZED) buildings in the UK .



We offer the full range of architectural services, from masterplanning and design of large-scale 'eco villages' to one-off individual building commissions. We also offer architect-developer services under our "land partnering" initiative, where we employ a range of 'standard' house-types and off-site manufacture to minimise risk and cost.



We are always pushing the boundaries to try to advance the construction industry's approach to low-carbon, low-impact buildings and to make the technologies and thinking more accessible to all. We do this in all sorts of ways - our current initiatives include the ZEDbook published by Taylor and Francis and the supply chain ZEDfabric to make microgeneration kit affordable in the UK and China.