Edinburgh's Garden District has been conceived with sustainability at its core.

A green development that aims to have a zero carbon impact, Edinburgh's Garden District will boast eco homes and utilise the latest sustainable technologies.

Green technologies that will be ideally used are...

• Biomass Heating
• Combined Heat and Power (CHP)
• Photovoltaic Panels
• Solar Water Heating
• Wind Turbines
• Rainwater harvesting
• Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS)
• Anaerobic digestion

Edinburgh's Garden District masterplan boasts a large amount of woodland and green space. These areas will create an attractive, healthy and functioning environment for those who use them. Critically, no existing trees will be removed and have been accommodated in the post charrette Edinburgh Garden District masterplan. The plan exhibits best practice in environmental planning:

• New and existing woodlands will provide visual and recreational opportunities and shelter to improve the local microclimate and reduce thermal loss from buildings
• A range of native landscape types (woodlands, meadows, hedgerows) will encourage ecological diversity
• Green networks linking woodlands and open spaces will promote wildlife corridors
• Linked networks of footpaths, cycleways and equestrian routes will promote healthier living
• Biomass woodlands could supply local and district heating systems
• SUDS ponds/swales/natural drainage systems will promote biodiversity and prevent flooding
• Recycling centres will promote a more sustainable approach to waste materials