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Bill Dunster has his eyes on the Government's eco-towns. TiC strips the architect down to his green shoots to find out what gives him the zed factor.

ONCE SEEN as the maverick pioneer behind the Beddington Zero Emissions Development (Bedzed) in Surrey, Bill Dunster has come under fire for being too visionary and too ahead of the market.

After its completion in 2002, Bedzed has been criticised for being too costly and too complicated by those in the construction industry unwilling to accept change.