Eco Friendly & Sustainable Living
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- 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...
- Stripped down modular Gomos homes inspired by sewage pipes pop up in Venice Thu, 9 Jun 16, 3:00amGonçalves installed three concrete modules on the waterfront at the Arsenale, one of the Venice Biennale’s two main venues, to illustrate the simplicity of his inspiration...
- We are mortgaging the future by scrapping zero-carbon home rules | Angus MacNeil Wed, 11 May 16, 7:00pmThe UK government’s failure to build new homes that are energy efficient will see future generations dealing with our costly mistakes
- San Francisco resident pays $400 a month to live in a box to avoid ridiculous rent prices Fri, 1 Apr 16, 12:51amHousing prices in San Francisco are notoriously high, so twenty-five-year-old illustrator Peter Berkowitz thought inside the box to come up with a clever solution...
- Why Sunderland GPs are prescribing boilers instead of pills Thu, 3 Dec 15, 10:37pmCold homes make health problems worse. One housing association is saving the NHS thousands by keeping residents warm
- New houses will have to be retrofitted, UK climate watchdog warns Thu, 26 Nov 15, 4:30pmHouses not built to high standards of insulation will have to be expensively retrofitted or risk breaching national carbon targets, climate watchdog warns
- Green campaigners condemn cuts to energy-efficiency scheme Thu, 26 Nov 15, 6:43amMeasures announced by George Osborne reduce requirement for energy firms to install new boilers and insulation in homes of UK’s poorest
- Autumn statement and spending review – the key points at a glance Thu, 26 Nov 15, 2:55amGeorge Osborne has unveiled the results of the government’s spending review; here we analyse the key points in 25 main areas
- Green homes plan finally gets funding for just 10% of proposed houses Thu, 5 Nov 15, 11:41pmGround-breaking Energiesprong project is massively scaled back after falling short of funds to provide eco-makeovers for 100,000 British housing association and council homes
- Malem: how Belgium's garden-city suburb is sinking into a swamp Sat, 29 Aug 15, 1:21amDamp basements, cracked walls and wallpapers dotted with mould patches – life in the town built on marshland is getting sticky, reports De Standaard
- Britain's first 'energy positive' house opens in Wales Thu, 16 Jul 15, 3:00pmPowered by the sun, this low cost three-bedroom house is the first in the country to produce and sell more energy than it uses
- Productivity plan is death knell for zero-carbon homes, say campaigners Sat, 11 Jul 15, 4:03amConservationists say decision to drop energy-efficiency plans and emissions target is short-sighted and damaging to housebuilding industry
- Ten bills Labour wants to implement in government Sat, 2 May 15, 6:00amEd Miliband reveals 10 measures, from an energy price freeze to repealing the market framework for the NHS, he would set out in a Queen’s speech if elected