Work has started on the Refurbished House, one of ten demonstration homes being built on the BRE Innovation Park @ Ravenscraig. The experimental designs aim to showcase the best in energy efficient future housing for Scotland. read more...

Nine organisations have won awards for their efforts in delivering homes under the Government's Code for Sustainable Homes (CSH) scheme. The BRE Award winners included, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Southern Housing, Fairview New Homes, Victory Housing, Leazes Homes, Stock Woolstencroft, Richard Hodkinson Consultancy, Michael Axtell from Queensbury Design and Bill Dunster of Zed Factory. read more...

Further delays to the Zero carbon homes target fuels uncertainty in the construction industry, although the government continues to insist that upgraded Part L building regulations will be announced 'very shortly'. read more...

Residents and businesses in Portsmouth will soon have an opportunity to tour an innovative eco house in Eastney. The two-bedroom Victorian terraced property at 35 Tokar Street has been retrofitted by Portsmouth City Council's housing service to the highest green standards. read more...

The results of a recent survey reveal that more than nine in ten people think fuel poverty levels in Britain will increase if nothing is done to improve the adoption of energy efficiency. Three quarters of British consumers admit to being worried about their energy bills and 68% of people have made some energy efficiency improvements to their homes in the past five years. read more...

Updated design concepts for a new green Landscape Discovery Centre and YHA Youth Hostel at Once Brewed, gateway to Northumberland National Park, have been unveiled at a second public consultation event hosted on The Sill project. read more...