Small, well-designed and low-cost homes are a key tool for building cities and dense communities where many people and families can live safely and comfortably while sharing resources efficiently. With the green theme growing in …

More than seven million homes in the UK will be offered a complete eco-makeover under ambitious plans expected to be announced this week to cut fuel bills and reduce global warming emissions from power plants.
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Massive investments in renewable energy and clean tech will ensure that workers in the solar power, wind power, green building, sustainable development and recycling industries are in demand for decades to come. This short primer …

Underneath the proposed Zero Carbon Masdar City in Abu Dhabi (see this earlier post) will lie a hidden, vault-like space, in which a long dreamed of transportation system may one day carry passengers back and …

The Seifert House by Bau Kultur architects in Austria
The UK is going to require that new homes be carbon emissions neutral by 2016. One of the ways that this target can be achieved is by …

Winter has arrived for us here in the northern hemisphere and it’s time to turn on the heat. The problem is that many of us are using more heat than necessary due to thermal leaks. …