London contributes zero-carbon buildings for Expo

The City of London is building two carbon-neutral buildings as its contribution for the Shanghai World Expo's Urban Best Practices Area.

an artist's rendition of the carbon-neutral buildings

The buildings will house a lecture hall, a restaurant, an exhibition hall and six model rooms.

Six designers will create six different styles for the rooms, which will have environmentally friendly furniture and decoration.

an artist's rendition of the carbon-neutral buildings

The inspiration for London's UBPA Pavilion came from the Beddington Zero Energy Development (BedZED), an environmentally friendly housing development near Wallington, in the London Borough of Sutton.

BedZED encourages public transport, cycling and walking, and discourages cars with limited parking.