Sustainability news

A development of 35 environmentally friendly homes in South Molton, Devon, has won awards as a model of good green building practice. The eco estate will hopefully become a template for rural social...... read article

What is a sustainable school building? Where in England have they been made a reality and how have head teachers gone about it? What leadership skills and practical knowledge do school leaders need? These are some of the questions addressed by Leading sustainable school building...... read article

By Jake Kanter According to this story in the Guardian today, new figures suggest that government buildings in the UK emit more carbon dioxide than all of...... read article

Plans to power the Houses of Parliament with a 35 metre wind turbine and solar panels have been scaled back, according to...... read article

Public buildings in England and Wales are pumping out 11m tonnes of carbon dioxide a year, more than Kenya's entire carbon footprint, the Guardian can...... read article

By: Ben Needles Play the Million Dollar Body Game Green home building and remodeling requires a different approach than the traditional, established way of...... read article

By: James Copper-5768 Play the Million Dollar Body Game The United States Department of Energy has devoted itself to the cause of renewable energy promotion with its creation of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden...... read article

By: Solar Living Play the Million Dollar Body Game With Americans creating almost three times the amount of carbon emissions as citizens of other countries, and climate change on everyones lips and minds, now is the time for...... read article

Prince Charles says green doesnt have to look modern.... read article

By: Bryan Wong Solar energy can be used and is used for electricity, central heating, hot water, cooking, for producing salt and even for...... read article

The world s energy crisis The world is gradually marching towards a severe energy crisis, what with an ever-increasing demand of energy overstepping its...... read article

How to save power at home We all learned about the renewable and non-renewable sources of energy in school. However, we never paid much attention to the rapid consumption of the non-renewable sources of energy until...... read article

How to reduce your electricity bill If you have been bogged by the enormous electricity bills you have been getting, it is time to take some concrete...... read article

Solar panels in Australia are being used extensively both at homes and non-residential buildings. Like anything else, solar panels have their own gains and...... read article

Release type: Application The University of Sheffield has today received planning permission from Sheffield City Council for a new research facility designed by Bond Bryan...... read article

The Grand Designs Awards, which pay tribute to the UK's best house renovations, new build and eco projects as well as interior design, are supporting Shelter in...... read article

Most of us are at least a little familiar with green energy, be it the use wind farms, or solar panels on a roof top to charge electricity, or a small wind turbine attached to a generator for an individual house.... read article

David Bellamy opens Environmental and Global Centre at Cambridge school David Bellamy OBE, the well known botanist and environmental campaigner, opened a brand new, purpose built Environmental and Global Centre at Swavesey Village School near...... read article

Nick Clegg wants to see greener energy bills cutting household bills while creating jobs On his first year anniversary as leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg is expected to lay out a new...... read article

that has had a 'green makeover' offers real benefits to businesses, new research has claimed. By taking an environmental approach to their , firms can save money and cut their tax bills, according to a new white paper produced by office design group, Morgan...... read article