The Green Building Bible
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.
PLEASE NOTE: A download link for Volume 1 will be sent to you by email and Volume 2 will be sent to you by post as a book.
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Ashdon Award for Sustainable Building 2017
25 Apr 2017, 11:25 PM
Carbon Co-op, Haileybury Youth Trust, T.R. Hamzah and Yeang, and Passivhaus Trust shortlisted for prestigious Ashden Awards in Sustainable Buildings categories. Pioneering organisations based in Uganda, Malaysia, and the UK have been shortlisted in the Sustainable Buildings categories for the Ashden UK and International Awards.
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New working party to tackle indoor air pollution in homes
21 Apr 2017, 10:35 PM
A new working party addressing the challenges of indoor air pollution and its negative impact on people’s health in homes is launching today (12 April) at the “Better homes, better air, better health” event in London. This event is bringing together the research and practice communities across the medical and built environment sectors to help reduce exposure to indoor air pollution.
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Transforming social housing into energy efficient smart homes
6 Feb 2017, 11:01 PM
A new pilot scheme transforming social housing into energy efficient smart homes has seen energy consumption slashed by over 80 per cent. The project, known as Retrofit Plus, has been carried out by Beattie Passive alongside Birmingham City University, InteSys Ltd and iZDesign to see how changes made to houses could cut heating energy bills and lift low-income households out of fuel poverty.
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Hardwood substitute finally developed
15 Sep 2016, 10:04 AM
Researchers from the Flinders Centre for NanoScale Science & Technology (CNST) in South Australia have collaborated with Australian company 3RT Holdings Pty Ltd to develop a method for converting cheap pulpwood into a highly sustainable tropical hardwood substitute.
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Sustainability integration reaps award for Passivhaus designers
23 Jul 2016, 8:04 AM
Sustainability consultants HLMGreenBuild, alongside its architect HLM, has won the rural category at this year’s UK Passivhaus Trust Awards for its design of Tigh na Croit, demonstrating how high design quality and low energy can be achieved to deliver a sustainable and aesthetic scheme.
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Homeowners literally live under the same roof as birds and animals
2 Jul 2016, 1:28 PM
The first Habitat House property has officially been handed over to their new owners - Conceived by award-winning practice Featherstone Young, the Habitat House has been developed to both visually blend with The Estate's natural landscape as well as create enhanced opportunities for birds and other wildlife. The House1s form was conceived as emerging from the landscape rather than being imposed upon it, as is usually the case with a more traditionally-shaped house.
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New ecohome for disused quarry
6 Jun 2016, 11:54 AM
A Sussex design and planning consultant and his clients are celebrating after gaining planning approval to turn a disused reservoir site into a post-modern home. Hailsham-based Glenn Moore of Glenn Moore Associates is well known for his sustainable, striking designs and dealing with challenging planning issues.
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