More homes and businesses could soon be heated by a range of low carbon technologies, according to a recent announcement by Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Davey. read more...

Plas Newydd, a National Trust property on Anglesey has won an energy efficiency award after unveiling the largest ever marine source heat pump earlier this year. read more...

“Every Mosque or building built by a Muslim should be ‘green,’ that is, friendly to the environment,” says Baraka Khan, the 23-year-old Cambridge University student who has launched a project to build Europe’s first ecologically friendly mosque in the city of Cambridge. read more...

Northumberland National Park Authority, and its partners, are celebrating today after plans for The Sill National Landscape Discovery Centre were officially given the green light. read more...

British businesses from the high street and timber, construction, publishing, DIY and grocery industries are among the first UK firms committing to responsible forest trade. The aim - to end deforestation with a shift to 100% sustainable timber and wood products by 2020. read more...

The BRE Centre for Innovative Construction Materials recently launched a new facility funded by the EPSRC to test low carbon construction materials and systems in realistic open-air conditions. The HIVE, based at the University of Bath’s Building Research Park, Swindon, is the first facility of its kind in the UK. read more...

Eco homes built at the Lincolnshire Showground will have kitchens kitted out with wood from sustainable forests. Scampton-based Chris Sharp Cabinets are working with the developer to fit out the kitchens and utility rooms. read more...

Recently, a local family purchased a decommissioned Essex air base intending to turn it into a sustainable farm. The land was dotted with old Nissen huts, still in good condition, and now one of the most significant collections of such buildings in the country, but lacked an actual farm house. read more...