A self-build sustainable house on the outskirts of York has pushed the boundaries of low carbon living with the help of straw bales and an air source heat pump. read more...

Housing Associations were given the stark facts about excess winter deaths at a recent event, where they heard that every winter around 30,000 people die in the UK because they are too poor to heat their homes. read more...

Work has begun on the site of one of the UK’s largest zero carbon developments, the Virido project, with adjustments being made based on the findings from an earlier pilot scheme. read more...

Wales National Assembly Member Joyce Watson recently took a tour of a unique eco housing project in north Pembrokeshire, where a local company is building Wales’ first solar powered hamlet. read more...

Plans for a waterfront development of more than 300 innovative self-heating homes in Hunslet have been given the green light by Leeds City Council planning chiefs. The development will include 150 energy-efficient houses and 162 flats - just 16 of which will be classified as ‘affordable’. read more...

The winners of the 2015 Ashden Awards were announced last night at a ceremony at the Royal Geographic Society hosted by broadcaster Emma Freud. The keynote speaker was Kandeh Yumkella, CEO of the UN’s Sustainable Energy for All initiative. read more...

This year’s Eco Technology Show, which takes place on 11-12 June, is shaping up to be the biggest yet – with a packed show floor of 120 exhibitors and a free programme of over 70 seminars at the American Express stadium, Brighton. read more...

The number of homes approved to be built on green belt land increased fivefold under David Cameron’s first five years in power, new figures have revealed. Almost 12,000 new homes won planning permission on green belt sites last year. read more...