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Eco-warrior upsetting the establishment

Four years after starting the zero-carbon estate that made his name, Bill Dunster is wowing Beijing -- and London

By Terry Slavin  /  THE OBSERVER , LONDON

Bill and Ken joining forces -- you can already hear the pencils snapping and the teeth grinding in property development offices across the capital.

"Most people find Bill's approach too inflexible," says Chris Twinn, head of sustainability in Arup's London office, who has worked with Dunster for 15 years. "But if he didn't have that he wouldn't have got where he is. He wouldn't be leading in the UK in sustainability. He pursues things relentlessly where other people are persuaded to default to the norm."

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