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Why Glasgow's M74 road extension will increase air pollution
Stan Blackley
28th June, 2011
The decision to press ahead with the controversial construction was the worst environmental decision of devolution, says Stan Blackley of Friends of the Earth more...
Sustainable building: it's time to join the debate
Taking a closer look at building practices, Castle Debate's event is a must for anyone interested in sustainable construction more...
Susanne Charlesworth: we must use sustainable drainage systems to green our cities
Dr Susanne Charlesworth
7th February, 2011
Our ageing drainage systems need to be reinvented. Instead of trying to rush water into our sewer systems we should be making use of it to reduce flooding and encourage green space more...Roundwood timber framing: the greener way to build
Maddy Harland
19th October, 2010
Using our native softwoods and 'in the round' construction, this innovative technique results in beautiful buildings with high environmental credentials more...
Bexhill bypass puts road building back in the spotlight
Jan Goodey
18th January, 2011
Opponents say the controversial bypass will damage ancient woodlands, disturb wetland birds and impact on protected areas - and it's just one of 22 similar schemes currently awaiting approval. Jan Goodey investigatesmore...
Tesco and B&Q join interest in 'Green Deal' to insulate homes
Mark Jansen
10th January, 2011
The UK government plans to get companies to pay to insulate energy inefficient homes - recovering the money from savings on the householder's energy bill more...
Seoul: on course to be one of the world's greenest cities?
Anna Sheldrick
30th November, 2010
Seoul, host of this year's G20, is well on the way to achieving its goal of becoming one of the world's most eco-friendly cities. But, as Anna Sheldrick reports, there may be room for improvement elsewhere in South Korea more...
PassivHaus construction: the future of UK housebuilding?
Laura Sevier
22nd October, 2010
German design, British location, tropical climate. Super-efficient PassivHaus construction makes for warmer homes and lower energy bills. So why aren't we all building this way? more...
Do the environmental benefits of gardens outweigh the need for affordable houses?
Simon Leadbeater
19th October,2010
The need for more affordable housing is often cited as a reason for building on often-environmentally important garden plots. But does such a policy result in more cheap homes? Apparently not, argues Simon Leadbeater more...
Greening the Big Apple: how building got sustainable in the Bronx
Gwen Schantz
24th September, 2010
Things are looking up in one of New York's least affluent boroughs, with the construction of the latest cutting-edge green development designed for low-income families more...
The Government has seriously miscalculated the cost of green homes
David Thorpe
9th August, 2010
There's a lot of nonsense talked, bought and done when it comes to eco-retrofitting houses. David Thorpe's new book sorts the wheat from the chaff, and challenges some green orthodoxies... more...
Saving a pristine wilderness from an international motorway
Laura Sevier
20th April, 2010
How activist Malgorzata Górska helped protect a Polish forest valley, and changed her government's attitude to conservation in the process more...
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The community-owned, timber-framed, self-heating village shop
Maddy Harland
26th January, 2010
In an economic climate where village shops are closing, woodsman Ben Law has helped his village open a new shop with a difference more...
Architects propose 'radical' coastal flood defenses
Ecologist
15th January, 2010
Architects, engineers and developers say that the UK faces an 'extreme threat' from flooding, and must respond accordingly more...
We need a citizens' housing revolution
Stephen Hill
13th January, 2010
Self-builders are no longer a niche segment of society: they are industrious, skilled, innovative individuals who should be helped to create vital, sustainable communities more...
Why we need a right to build our homes
Lynton Pepper
8th January, 2010
Rather than depend on a corporate oligopoly to build our homes for us, why not introduce a 'right to build' for everyone... more...
Building houses with straw bales
Mark Anslow
31st December, 2009
A house built with straw could cost as little as £70,000 to build - and some are still standing after 140 years. Barbara Jones' fantastic book Building with Straw Bales reveals all you need to know more...
PHOTO GALLERY: Homes for a changing climate
Will Anderson
29th December, 2009
In an extract from his new book Homes for a Changing Climate, Will Anderson makes the case for building 21st century homes that can withstand the effects of climate change and help usher in a low-carbon revolution more...
Using compressed straw as the ultimate eco building material
Eifion Rees
20th November, 2009
A new project at Bath University shows that building with straw is not just eco-friendly, but cheap, easily adaptable and fully recyclable at the end of its life more...
Toronto introduces green roof by-law
Ecologist
19th June, 2009
City legislators in Toronto, Canada, have stipulated that half the surface area of roofs on new large buildings are to be seeded as green roofs. more...
Sustainable cities- rethinking sustainable building
Pat Thomas
1st June, 2009
Sustainability consultant Dr David Strong tells Pat Thomas why the way we think about sustainable building needs to be demolished and rebuiltmore...
House of Bamboo
Laura Sevier
1st April, 2007
It’s used for kitchen wares, flooring, furniture and textiles. It’s natural, fast-growing and versatile. Is bamboo the green gold of furnishing materials? more...
A green building debate
Mark Hoare and Bill Dunster
1st June, 2009
Two views on form and function in the green building debate that must be sensitive to the local environment and responsive to the local character, cultural diversity and ecology of its place without diluting its uniqueness.more...
Homes for climate change
Susan Roaf
1st June, 2009
Building a more sustainable future is vital if our societies are to survive in a post-fossil-fuel future – but, argues Susan Roaf, the way we build must itself first change more...
Sustainable cities: the future of the human habitat
Hank Dittmar
1st June 2009
Guest editor Hank Dittmar presents a series of articles on the green cities of tomorrow, and explains why they hold hope for us all more...Members
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