Virido - Best Eco-living award Virido – Latin for ‘becoming green’ - will be one of the country’s largest zero carbon communities, and is an innovative joint venture between developers Hill and Cambridge City Council. As one of the UK’s innovation and technology hubs, Cambridge is determined to be at the forefront of the sustainability agenda. Half of Virido’s 208 new homes will be affordable homes managed by the council, ranging from one-bedroom flats to four bedroom family houses. Thames View East - Best Affordable Development The redevelopment of Thames View East provides 276 high quality affordable homes, achieved without grantfunding or cross-subsidy, using a new private investment model.