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How the insulation R value of a building or home is calculated and the various factors that effect the final R value.

Info and sites that help with building a sustainable and green home in Australia and useful government agencies to be aware of.

Read the rest of Crazy Pixel Building to Be Australia’s First Carbon Neutral OfficePermalink | Add to del.icio.us | diggPost tags: "wind turbine", carbon neutral office building, carbon-neutral, eco design,...

Italian firm Studiodosi’s proposed building for the waterfront in Leeds, UK definitely packs a radical punch with its bright green facade, but its sustainable features are just as notable...

Inhabitat readers huffprojects recently wrote in to tell us about this green office complex they designed for their clients R. B. Murray and Co. Here at Inhabitat we have been referring to this beautiful building as the Butterfly...

There are a lot of things wrong with the way we build our cities, and in these hard times, there is a lot wrong in the way we are rebuilding them, or unbuilding them as the case may be...

Read the rest of BREEAM Awards Showcase the Most Outstanding Green Buildings in EuropePermalink | Add to del.icio.us | diggPost tags: "sustainable architecture", breeam awards, BREEAM excellent, Green Building,...

Read the rest of Zendome: Gorgeous Geodesic Domes Create Flexible Green SpacesPermalink | Add to del.icio.us | diggPost tags: "prefabricated housing", "sustainable architecture", geodesic domes, Green Building,...

Austrian architects Tobias Weiss and Gernot Reisenhofer have designed a beautiful series of terraced hillside homes that save energy by blending into their environment...

The UK government's 'green loans' scheme is worth waiting for, but there are simple energy efficiency measures that can save homeowners money nowThe government's announcement today on "green loans" to help homeowners make...

We asked the Department of Energy and Climate Change to explain how the loans for homeowners will workWhen can I apply for a loan to improve the energy efficiency of my home?Pay As You Save green finance, with repayments...

Under the scheme loans will be attached to the property in order to overcome the financial barriers householders faceThe energy and climate change secretary, Ed Miliband, will announce details of a "green loans" scheme today...

Read the rest of Carbon-Free Battersea Power Plant Renovation Gets the Green LightPermalink | Add to del.icio.us | diggPost tags: "sustainable architecture", adaptive reuse, battersea power plant, Green Building,...

Read the rest of Miapolis LEED Eco-City Could Be Next World’s Tallest BuildingPermalink | Add to del.icio.us | diggPost tags: "leed", burj khalifa, carbon sequestration, eco design, Green Building, green design,...

Government adviser calls for smarter management of land because of climate change and population increasesParts of the UK could face water shortages, rapidly rising house prices and threats to wildlife and landscapes without...

It may sound a bit creepy, but wouldn’t it be cool if buildings could grow their own skin? California-based architecture firm Faulders Studio certainly thinks so...