Renovation at Branshoggle: Jenny Humphries tells us how her company dealt with the tricky job of greening a pair of stone cottages.

Cruck frame revival: Oliver Lowenstein reports on two very different buildings in this traditional concept.

Better Buildings: Last October, at the Better Buildings Summit, Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott called on the building industry to ‘put high quality design and environmental efficiency at the heart of the built environment’. He wanted “More innovation, better design, better planning, higher standards - more of the ‘wow’ factor David Eliot reports

Admissible Evidence David Finney has monitored the energy consumption of his past three homes. He brings us his findings.

The condemned roundhouseThe builder, Tony Wrench, also outlines the problems that he has had with the planners regarding this low impact dwelling. The details and Tony’s report are essential reading for anyone wishing to pursue a ‘very low impact lifestyle’ in the UK.

The BedZED files: Case studies from this Influential project.

Practical ecobuilding: Harry Quince reports on a practical woodstove installation course that he attended in France.

Villages for a future: Villages sprang up or grew along spring lines, trade routes or emerged close to rich agricultural land. Many were laid out at the meeting point of several tracks or in convenient woodland clearings whilst others existed as a result of border conflicts, as strategic outposts.