Eco Friendly & Sustainable Living
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- Dutch eco initiative halves energy bills in first UK homes Tue, 8 Jan 19, 1:00amNottingham pioneers ‘Energiesprong’ after it wins £5m funding from EU
- Why you need a supercomputer to build a house Sun, 9 Dec 18, 5:38amWhen the hell did building a house become so complicated? Don’t let the folks on HGTV fool you. The process of building a home nowadays is incredibly painful. Just applying for the necessary permits can be a soul-crushing...
- Coastal flooding and peat bogs | Letters Thu, 29 Nov 18, 4:34amMore than 15,000 buildings were built in coastal areas at significant risk of coastal flooding in the UK between 2005 and 2014, write Tom Spencer and Gerd Masselink...
- UK's housing stock 'needs massive retrofit to meet climate targets' Thu, 11 Oct 18, 5:01pmHundreds of millions of pounds must be spent to achieve 80% cuts in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, report shows
- Our jobs plan for a green and pleasant land Mon, 10 Sep 18, 3:36amA national environment-friendly infrastructure plan is urgently required to restore the UK to social and economic health, says a group of MPs, academics and green campaigners
- A 19th century building is reborn as solar-powered temporary housing for families in need Fri, 20 Jul 18, 1:00amNo matter where you live or what you do for a living, there’s always a chance that fate will take a few bad turns, leaving you and your family in need of temporary housing...
- New 'agrihood' coming to the Island of Hawaii Thu, 14 Jun 18, 5:00amIn a first for the Big Island of Hawaii, a new sustainable "agrihood" known as Kuwili Lani, Hawaiian for “to embrace the heavens,” has received final subdivision approval and properties in this new neighborhood are now...
- Hurricane Harvey has increased homelessness in Houston Sat, 26 May 18, 4:00amLast 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.