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Ahoy Captain – a Porthole for Door...

Ahoy Captain – a Porthole for Doors
I was just strutting my stuff along the promenade the other day. It was raining but the sea was beautiful as always. I couldn’t help noticing a short row of modern beach huts. They were so different from the traditional type of beach huts of Bournemouth....

Collaborative Design and Manufacture

Collaborative Design and Manufacture
By Sophie Corfan I am a student at Manchester School of Art and am currently striving to create a sustainable design practice. This article is written based on research for an extended essay written for my final year assessment on sustainable design and consumerism. To...

Earn Extra Money and Save the Planet wit...

Earn Extra Money and Save the Planet with Wikaniko
Apparently, the Government wants us to go green. You see it on the TV and read it in the newspapers – eco-friendly living has been the buzz-phrase for the last few years. And although there is a guideline of how much CO2 we should cut by 2020 or 2030, there’s...

Storage Within the Staircase

Storage Within the Staircase
Brooklyn, New York-based Jordan Parnass Digital Architecture studio has solved the life-long problem of crammed apartments. This one is just 400 square feet and considering the owners use the flat both for living and working, accommodating a living space and home...

Buying Quality Furniture Means Greener L...

Buying Quality Furniture Means Greener Living
Once upon a time, furniture was built to last. It wasn’t out of the ordinary to see a cabinet or a bookshelf pass through several generations. But things started to change around the turn of the 20th century. One of the many transitions brought on by the...

Tiny Eco House in Tokyo

Tiny Eco House in Tokyo
We often hear that building small means building green. Although, I cannot say I always agree that small equals eco, there is certain sense in this statement. At least, heating and electricity is much cheaper in a smaller house. I don’t know if the Tokyo...

7 Giant Herbs You Can Grow at Home

7 Giant Herbs You Can Grow at Home
For those who love to cook and eat a lot of salad there is nothing better than having one’s own herb garden. To grow your own herbs, it is not necessary that you should have a large garden, as you can grow them in pots or in a small section of your garden. You...

Don’t Sit on the Fence – Reu...

Don’t Sit on the Fence – Reuse Plastic Bottles
As far as the plastic bottle facts go, it’s truly amazing how much plastic we consume every year. In Britain, we use estimated 15 million plastic bottles every day! Worldwide, however, people consume around 9 billion bottles per year. Sadly, only between 2.5 and...
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Eco Homes

Although the concept of eco houses has been around for decades it's only the recent years that green home design methods are being actively explored and applied. Building eco houses is great fun and it makes sense both for the sake of environment and from the point of living-space quality. Living in a green home is much healthier and more comfortable. Regardless of whether you're a DIY enthusiast or actively researching issues related to eco houses, on this site you'll find valuable advice and inspiration for sustainable construction. We have a great guide on eco friendly materials and a convenient map of architectural salvage yards in Britain.

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