The manufacturing of the miniHome doesn’t involve any toxic materials or processes. The building eliminates site disruption and is as green as you can wish for. No nasty plastics like vinyl. No chipboards and veneers releasing formaldehyde.

This is an inspiration to those who want to live off-grid. This eco house offered by Sotheby’s is allegedly one of the best sustainable Houses in Hunterdon County. It is old for an ec0 house – built in 1990.

Currently we consume 400 million tonnes of paper yearly. We also keep using chipboard that emits hazardous components. What if there was a solution to both of those problems? Banana waste can be turned into paper and green building material. Great!

There is no reason to go on using toxic paint any more. It’s not just the painter who is risking with his health, it’s the people who will live in the house. Did you know that majority conventional interior paints will continue emitting volatile substances for many years. Even after they’ve dried out.

Some architects say that a green home is a small home. That is not necessarily true. This is your home we’re talking about and if it doesn’t work for you it won’t make you happy. So, don’t build small, build smart!

Take a look at this contemporary eco flat. Built in 2006 using the best quality green materials. It is heated with a geothermal heat pump. Generous reception areas, decked area (pay attention to the wooden decking – that’s as green as it may possibly be)

Many of us remember how the Dream Job was announced when the Tourism board of Tasmania searched for the perfect blogger to promote their island. Now Australians are looking for a whole blogging family. The reward is a year in a rent-free eco home (or smart home as it is called in this case) plus an electric car.

Have you ever been to Swakopmund? No? That’s in Namibia. Just look at the pic, isn’t it adorable? Look how naturally those vibrant colours work.

Green ideas keep popping up in the most unlikely places. Could you imagine that there would ever be green clothing? Well, there is actually – you can always wear organic cotton and linen – but I mean it in another way.

The unusual Lammas community is working for a couple of years now. Their aim is to build a low impact eco village near Glandwr in North Pembrokeshire. It recently gained a long awaited planning consent and the job can start.