EcoBuild is the largest showcase of sustainable construction products anywhere, exhibiting at the Excel Arena in London between the 5th-7th March. There’s a huge variety of things to see and do including; attractions, conferences, speakers and seminar sessions. I have picked out some of the key seminars which might be of interest to you- im certainly going to try and …
Climate Week 2013 – be green in ’13 !
The first week of March brings us Climate Week now in its fourth year. its on from the 4th to the 10th March Each year over half a million people attend around 3000 events in Britain’s biggest environmental occasion. The events are run by Charities, Schools, Businesses and Councils, to name but a few, and you can get involved too by …
Eco Homes future trends – predictions for 2013
With 2012 over and 2013 about to kick off, our thoughts here are turning to what’s going to be happening in the year ahead. So here are our Eco homes future predictions for 2013. The Green Deal – green shoots The Green Deal scheme becomes available to customers as of the 28th January 2013. But do you know what it …
Eco Homes – It’s Big Energy Saving Week!
For those of you who aren’t aware, this week is Big Energy Saving Week! The Citizens Advice Bureau has teamed up with British Gas to bring us the Big Energy Saving Week and it is now a bigger and better event than ever before. The main aim is to increase awareness about the information and help which is available to …
Climate chaos is coming to a home near you- how eco homes of the future must adapt to survive
It seems pretty clear, after another summer of disastrous weather, that things in the climate department are changing or you could say even sliding into chaos. Of course, this isn’t just restricted to our shores but is being seen across the world, as this recent article from the Yale Environment 360 group discusses, be it hurricanes, droughts or flooding. But …
Share and Share Alike- the key to sustainable communities
With rampant consumerism all around and the effect of the recession set to impact on our lives (and wallets) for 5 more years, it seems certain that the next big thing for us all is to get back to the good old-fashioned world of sharing. Whether it’s sharing resources, such as tools or equipment, skills, knowledge or even a lift …
Beat the drought….simple eco water saving measures at home
I don’t know why im quite so obsessed by water use, perhaps it’s because I grew up in Brighton, swimming in the sea from an early age, or even that I was even a windsurfing instructor for a few years – which teaches you to respect water and the sea, that’s for sure. Or perhaps quite simply unlike gas or …
Temporary Structures: Working With Nature
With summer just around the corner, my mind turns to the camping season. It gives me the chance to get outside, be closer to nature and make the most of my fabulous new Bell Tent. But what we are also seeing in the design world is that there is a new found fascination with temporary architecture, challenging our long-held …
Biomimicry: What eco design can learn from nature?
As a designer, there’s really no greater inspiration than the marvels of nature. Increasingly we’re seeing science taking its cues from the natural world in an effort to solve complex design issues in a more organic way. Hopefully creating better spaces for us to live in. In a nutshell (nice idiom right?), biomimicry or biomimetics is the examination of …
Superhomes – energy efficient eco homes opening up in your neighbourhood soon!
Last summer I had the pleasure of giving Greg Barker MP Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change, a tour of my home. And if you thought I only open my home for Royalty and the occasional passing MP well you’d be wrong. As it happens Greg was the 98th visitor to take a guided tour of my now …