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- A unique community of modern green homes hug the desert floor in Utah Tue, 21 Jun 16, 1:41amAccording to Joshua and Natsuko Shaffer, the couple behind Chibi Moku, Marten is a pioneer of "desert modern architecture." Educated as an architect, Marten wanted to create homes that would protect the spectacular views,...
- A lightbulb moment for the old-fashioned filament Wed, 13 Jan 16, 4:38amDo you yearn for the soft, instant light of the incandescent bulb? Edison’s invention could be back – in an even more efficient form than energy-saving fluorescents
- From New York to Seoul: 10 of the best designs for water-stressed cities – in pictures Thu, 22 Oct 15, 12:50amJoin our live chat next Monday - Water resilient cities: how is business building them? Continue reading...
- Shell and Exxon's €5bn problem: gas drilling that sets off earthquakes and wrecks homes Sat, 10 Oct 15, 8:00pmGroningen has been one of Europe’s richest gas fields for 30 years, and thousands of people say their homes have been damaged by the tremors that drilling sets off...
- What happened to Architecture For Humanity? Sat, 28 Feb 15, 4:10amArchitecture for Humanity, one of the foremost humanitarian building initiatives in history, shut down operations on January 1st, 2015. Despite the significant public funding and grants that it received over the past 15 years,...
- First straw homes go on sale Mon, 9 Feb 15, 10:38pmThese ones won’t be blown away and could keep the energy wolves at bay by cutting fuel bills by up to 90%, say team behind the project in Bristol
- Bangladesh wants to become the world’s first “solar nation” by 2021 Thu, 29 Jan 15, 10:00pmThe Bangladeshi government intends for every household in the nation to be powered by solar energy by 2021. In the race to become the “first solar nation,” they hope to achieve this goal by focusing on what they call...
- How to make old homes energy efficient Tue, 18 Nov 14, 6:00pmGreen deal is inappropriate for Britain’s 5m historic homes, so what’s the best way to stop them leaking energy? John Vidal gets expert advice for his Grade II listed home
- POD-Indawo Offers a Compact Sustainable Living Concept for Young South African Professionals Tue, 18 Nov 14, 6:00amSouth African architect Clara da Cruz Almeida and designers Dokter + Misses have just launched a new and sustainable pod living system, the POD-Indawo...
- Weed Wildfire Leaves Hundreds Without Homes, Jobs Fri, 19 Sep 14, 12:35amWhat would you do if all your most cherished possessions suddenly went up in smoke? That’s the situation facing dozens of families in Weed, California right now as a fast-moving wildfire destroyed about 150 buildings in...
- EU ban on powerful vacuum cleans sparks anger and legal move Fri, 22 Aug 14, 4:58amWhich? tells consumers to buy now as Best Buy cleaners fall foul of EU energy label that prohibits motors above 1,600wConsumers are being urged to buy powerful vacuum cleaners while they can after it emerged that some of...
- Hope Villa: from a leaky semi to a sustainable superhome Tue, 19 Aug 14, 9:39pmChris Newman explains how he retrofitted his draughty Victorian townhouse so thoroughly it beats the PassivHaus standard
- Sustainable homeware: pretty, practical and upcycled - in pictures Tue, 19 Aug 14, 9:44pmFrom psychedelic teapots to rugs woven from thrown-away saris, weve pulled together some of the most beautiful and cleverly sourced homeware around
- 10 ways to renovate sustainably Tue, 19 Aug 14, 9:46pmFrom sun tunnels to wood burners, here are a some small-scale, energy saving ideas for sustainable renovation, inspired by some of Britains superhomes
- Greywater systems: can they really reduce your bills? Mon, 21 Jul 14, 9:53pmWe examine three technologies touted to reduce our water use. Greywater systems can halve use, but are they worth the cost?