An eco home based on a design by a 10-year-old girl is to be built in Redditch as part of the largest Norwegian timber frame housing development in the UK. Redditch Co-operative Homes, part of the Accord Group of housing associations, will build 58 houses and 21 apartments in Church Hill. read more...

A milestone in the UK building industry has been reached with the formal certification of the first Passivhaus schools in the UK. Warm Low Energy Building Practice, accredited by the Passivhaus Institute in Germany as a UK Passivhaus Certifier, announced completion of the rigorous certification process. read more...

Residents of South Bank, Redcar and Cleveland, who have seen hundreds of houses demolished in recent times, are celebrating the first new home in the area for 20 years. Local Teesside people, who have strongly supported the development, were among the guests of honour when a green show home was officially opened recently. read more...

Winner of Best Public Building in the 3R Awards 2011 (Refurb, Rethink, Retrofit) the Mayville Community Centre is the first certified Passivhaus non-domestic retrofit in the UK. The building achieved full Passivhaus Certification in December 2011. read more...

The first resident has moved into a new development of environmentally friendly affordable housing in Bicester. Councillor Debbie Pickford of Cherwell District Council handed the keys to the first tenant, Edward Brassington, last week. read more...

A new green school has won Best Built Project – Community Scale Scheme in the Mayor’s London Planning Awards. St Paul’s Way Trust School in Bow, Tower Hamlets, East London, was rebuilt as part of Tower Hamlets’ Building Schools of the Future Programme. read more...