Green Building Bible, fourth edition (both books)
These two books are the perfect starting place to help you get to grips with one of the most vitally important aspects of our society - our homes and living environment.
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1 year Green Building magazine subscription
Green Building magazine is the UK's only eco-building magazine. It always features a wide range of eco-building projects from all around the UK. Order a subscription which includes the next four issues of this popular and highly respected magazine.
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Green Building Bible Volume 1 (fourth edition)
The most comprehensive and practical introduction to green building ever!
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3 year Green Building magazine subscription
A three year subscription to the Green Building magazine is great value. It always features a wide range of eco-building projects from all around the UK. A three year subscription includes the next twelve issues of this popular and highly respected magazine.
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3 Feb 2012, 6:24 PM
Chris Huhne's departure from the Department of Energy and Climate Change sees the exit of a minister who is generally regarded as having fought tenaciously for "green" policies within the Cabinet, writes Richard Black on the BBC website. read more...
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3 Feb 2012, 5:17 PM
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...
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1 Feb 2012, 7:14 PM
A consultation on changes to Building Regulations has today been announced by the Department of Communities and Local Government. The news that they will finally include a requirement on consequential improvements was welcomed by WWF. read more...
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1 Feb 2012, 6:53 PM
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...
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25 Jan 2012, 6:55 PM
"The Court of Appeal has upheld the High Court ruling on FITs albeit on different grounds. We disagree and are seeking permission to appeal to the Supreme Court. We have already put before Parliament changes to the regulations that will bring a 21p rate into effect from April for solar pv installations from 3 March to help reduce the pressure on the budget and provide as much certainty as we can for consumers and industry.
“We want to maximise the number of installations that are possible within the available budget rather than use available money to pay a higher tariff to half the number of installations. Solar PV can have strong and vibrant future in UK and we want a lasting FITs scheme to support that future and jobs in the industry.” -
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7 Dec 2011, 6:19 PM

"So if you’ve got an empty property that needs work done to it, you can personally apply to get some of those funds at a low cost borrowing. If that was a long-term scheme and people borrowed against it, they could just do the property up and offset the costs with the slight increase in rent to pay the loan back. Which basically means the money goes back into the system." - .
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25 Nov 2011, 8:37 PM
"The green deal is about putting energy consumers back in control of their bills and banishing Britain's draughty homes to the history books, by stimulating billions of pounds of private-sector investment, the green deal will revolutionise the way that we keep our homes warm, making them cosier, more efficient and all at no upfront cost." -
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Always featuring numerous articles on a wide range of eco-building projects from all around the UK, most of which are written by the very people that designed or built them. It is the ideal read for architects, builders, developers, self builders and anyone interested in eco-building, including interested homeowners/clients.
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