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Good News for the UK Mortgage Market

Good News for the UK Mortgage Market
It’s not easy for a first-time buyer to get your foothold on the UK property ladder. It’s a little slippery, this ladder. However, there is some light at the end of the tunnel with some Councils piloting a deposit guarantee scheme. For example, Herts County Council...

7 Tips for Choosing Home Insurance Wisely

7 Tips for Choosing Home Insurance Wisely
The main reason why home insurance is so complicated is that the policies and the marketing material surrounding them are hardly transparent. Also, we often associate this insurance product with the sales techniques that some brokers are using. Nevertheless, home...

Idea for a Green Wall – Moss Tile

Idea for a Green Wall – Moss Tile
Here’s an interesting idea for those who are thinking about building a green wall as part of the interior. We’ve already looked at some green wall designs for the façade of a building. What about interiors? Italian company Benetti Stone Philosophy famous for...

Home and Industrial Engineers Look Towards G...

Home and Industrial Engineers Look Towards Green Jobs
Many engineering analysts and professionals are looking at green engineering as a way to make the industry more efficient and to add jobs. Green engineering runs the gamut, from retrofitting buildings and urban planning to smaller tasks like installing HET toilets for...

Two Beautiful Museums to Commemorate Titanic

Two Beautiful Museums to Commemorate Titanic
Oh, not you too… you may think. Well, yes, I’m kind of joining the ever growing army of people commemorating the centenary of the magnificent Titanic. I’m also doing it from a slightly different perspective. Architecture. The centenary has given us two...

E.ON Innovation Has Been A Great Success

E.ON Innovation Has Been A Great Success
As the E.ON Innovation crowdsourcing project draws to a close, it’s time to look back at the challenges and find out how many green ideas the Great British public has come up with. You may remember my first post about this unique community-driven effort that...

Is the UK Renewable Energy Industry back to ...

Is the UK Renewable Energy Industry back to Normal?
Although the UK Government maintains that it wants Britain to become green, the latest events surrounding the Feed-in Tariffs have left both the installers and consumers uncertain of the future. In November 2011 it was announced that the Feed-in Tariffs would be cut...

Planning Changes in England – Alarming...

Planning Changes in England – Alarming or Necessary?
The Government has come up with the most extensive and controversial planning guidelines since the 1950s. Brace yourself for big changes. The question is, will these planning changes keep us all happy? The easiest approach is just to condemn the Government...
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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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