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- Last August, Hurricane Harvey set records as the costliest hurricane in history and the wettest tropical cyclone ever in the U.S. The storm displaced more than 30,000 people, many of whom are still struggling to recover in...
- Boring Company confirms plans to use excavated dirt for low-cost housing bricks Thu, 10 May 18, 1:37amWill Elon Musk foray into affordable housing next? Earlier this week, he said on Twitter that The Boring Company would transform dirt from tunnel digging into bricks for low-cost housing...
- Boring Company confirms Elon Musk's plan to use excavated dirt for low-cost housing Thu, 10 May 18, 1:37amWill Elon Musk foray into affordable housing next? Earlier this week, he said on Twitter that The Boring Company would transform dirt from tunnel digging into bricks for low-cost housing...
- Students bask in the light of cost savings after a year of going solar Thu, 26 Apr 18, 6:45amA solar energy battery system installed by a student cooperative cuts power bills by more than half for its tenants a year after installation.
- RRAs Mandal Slipway offers a contemporary twist on the local Norwegian vernacular Thu, 15 Mar 18, 4:52pmThis striking timber housing development breathes new life into the former industrial area of Mandal at Norway’s southern tip. After five years of development, Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter recently completed the Mandal Slipway...
- New 3D-printed house can be built in less than a day for just $4,000 Tue, 13 Mar 18, 10:36pmOne billion people on Earth lack access to adequate housing — but that could change if ICON and New Story are successful. They've found a way to 3D-print 600 to 800-square-foot houses for $4,000 in under one day — and...
- Helping renters get solar panels on their roof Sun, 18 Feb 18, 6:37amAs a record number of Australian households benefit from putting solar on their roof, we look at some of the options for renters who have traditionally been locked out of doing this.
- Social housing in hottest parts of NSW to finally get air conditioning Fri, 20 Oct 17, 11:46amThe NSW Government announces it will install air conditioning and solar panels to 970 Aboriginal Housing Office homes in some of the hottest parts of the state.
- UK could rescue energy efficient homes policy with few key steps Wed, 27 Sep 17, 9:01am‘Clean growth’ report steps into scrapping of green deal void and reinstates all new homes be zero carbon by 2020
- Under-occupation plays a key role in the housing crisis | Letters Wed, 6 Sep 17, 2:51amAdd to the top council tax bands to boost effective use of our housing stock, writes David RenshawYour letter writers on the housing shortage (5 September) neglect a key point – under-occupation of the existing stock...
- Thanks for nothing: Provincial cash for social housing must go to green energy projects Thu, 31 Aug 17, 9:00amFrom The Toronto Sun First posted: Sunday, August 27, 2017 03:14 PM EDT | Updated: Sunday, August 27, 2017 03:22 PM EDT This is a case where you want to look the proverbial gift horse in the mouth...
- Millions of renters, unit owners locked out of solar savings Thu, 17 Aug 17, 11:07amA growing number of Australians can't lower their power bills by accessing solar energy due to red tape and the rise in apartment living and rentals.
- Here comes the sun: Walgett looks to solar Tue, 1 Aug 17, 6:59pmPower bills are soaring across Australia, but in remote areas with extremes of temperature the cost can be cripplingly high.
- Scotland hosts groundbreaking wind energy project to build new homes Wed, 19 Apr 17, 4:30pmHousing association invests in electricity-generating turbines that will fund affordable homes in rural ScotlandAmid the rolling hills and woodland pastures of south-east Scotland, a wind of change is blowing through communities...