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- Audit office blames UK government for botched £1.5bn green homes scheme Wed, 8 Sep 21, 3:01pmSpending watchdog says home insulation drive was fatally rushed and missed chance to cut heating bills and create jobs
- Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey opposed plans to cut new home emissions Mon, 5 Jul 21, 4:00pmExclusive: firm also argued against heat pumps, which are proposed as a replacement for gas boilers
- BREEAM-certified residential development in Spain earns the name 'Nature' Wed, 16 Jun 21, 1:30amConstruction in populated areas requires a focus on the function of the development as well as the visual appeal. With some creativity, attention to green design can deliver these necessities for the residents and also protect...
- Tesla battery scheme rolled out to homes without solar to build virtual power plant in SA Tue, 1 Jun 21, 2:54pmSouth Australia's love affair with Tesla technology is about to begin another phase, with a home battery scheme to be expanded to households not suited for solar installations.
- ‘You can smell if something’s going wrong’: life in an eco-friendly goldfish bowl Wed, 24 Mar 21, 3:30amGreenhouse in Melbourne’s Federation Square is forging new ground in low-waste living. But what’s it actually like to live in?
- A solar revolution for renters Thu, 20 Aug 20, 8:45pmRooftop solar is booming, but it's still out of reach for a large number of Australians. If you're among the one third of Australians renting, or if you live in an apartment, panels may seem impossible. But there are programs...
- Eco-homes become hot property in UK's zero-carbon ‘paradigm shift’ Sat, 6 Mar 21, 7:00pmSmart, low-carbon homes were once the preserve of one-off grand designs – now there are up to 30,000 projects in the pipeline
- Green homes grant will meet only tiny fraction of target in England Fri, 26 Feb 21, 5:00pmScheme will issue vouchers to just 49,000 people by end of March at current rate, analysis finds
- Hundreds of millions in green grants for English homes pulled despite delays Wed, 10 Feb 21, 10:28pm95% of £1.5bn set aside to improve houses unspent due to slowness in making grants and paying installers
- Tallhouse: an adaptable, timber model for low-carbon urban housing Fri, 11 Dec 20, 3:30amIn an effort to bring down carbon emissions and streamline the building of cost-effective urban housing, Boston-based AEC technology company Generate is focused on revolutionizing the city’s construction industry...
- Boris Johnson: UK must not return to status quo after Covid-19 pandemic Wed, 7 Oct 20, 1:10amPM pledges to transform country in keynote address to Conservative party conference
- Solar panel project providing financial freedom to regional pensioners Mon, 5 Oct 20, 6:24amThe rollout of solar panels on 5,000 social housing properties is reducing power bills for people on low incomes.
- 'This is the Everest of zero carbon' – inside York's green home revolution Mon, 5 Oct 20, 1:00amThe city plans to build Britain’s biggest zero-carbon housing project, boasting 600 homes in car-free cycling paradises full of fruit trees and allotments...
- The Guardian view on a just transition: make the red wall green | Editorial Mon, 21 Sep 20, 3:30amBritain’s commitment to a net zero carbon footprint by 2050 can be the catalyst for a jobs revolution in regions beyond London and the south-east. The government is doing far too little to make it happen
- Queensland solar proposal could be a ray of light for those struggling, supporters say Wed, 2 Sep 20, 7:06amThousands of jobs could be created and social housing tenants could see energy bills slashed if a proposal to install solar panels on public dwellings is approved by the Queensland Government.