Can the principles at Hockerton Housing Project be replicated?
From the very outset the Project has been recognized as a possible model for sustainable living. The massive interest that it has attracted indicates that there is a desire to seek new ways of living that reduce their impact on the environment. HHP has been very encouraged with the interest from developers, housing associations, and district councils, architects and planners, who are eager to learn more. “The project could be easily replicated with its communal philosophy although the house design could be quite different and still have the ultra low energy features. Such a communal enterprise could be extensively repeated as there have been, and exist, many successful small communities. The biggest factor for its continuance will always be the will of its participants. Overall the Hockerton housing scheme shows a refreshing combination of boldness and realism in taking on the seemingly insurmountable Agenda 21 challenge of the next century.” (BRE interim report as part of a monitoring
