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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...

Home Owners Turn to Renewable Energy as ...

Home Owners Turn to Renewable Energy as Utility Bills Rise in the Recession
Drastic rises in gas and electricity prices have left millions of households across the U.K. feeling the squeeze when it comes to energy bills. Last year alone saw a shocking £224 added to the average household’s living costs; an increase made even more daunting by...

Green Kitchen with Water Based Wood Stai...

Green Kitchen with Water Based Wood Stains
This glorious green kitchen design has moved away from the mainstream “white look” as far as possible. Who has said that a kitchen has to be white anyway? These kitchen units are natural pine with some surfaces finished in moss green. But it’s not just any moss...

Earthquake-prone Hotel Built in 360 Hour...

Earthquake-prone Hotel Built in 360 Hours
A Chinese company Broad Group has built an earthquake-prone 30-storey hotel in just 360 hours. That’s 15 days! When it comes to sustainable construction, one way of being sustainable is to build quickly. There’s no need to spend years on the building site when...

Switching to Renewable Energy Companies

Switching to Renewable Energy Companies
Only a few years ago the customers trying to approach an eco-friendly lifestyle had no choice as to which type of electricity to use in their households. Today the landscape has changed dramatically with the Government-introduced FITs allowing us to generate our own...

Simple Tips for a Greener Home Office

Simple Tips for a Greener Home Office
With a growing number of people now working from home, the onus lies increasingly with freelancers as much as giant corporations to cut their carbon footprint in the workplace. Whether you’re looking to set up a new home office or want to green up your existing home...

Random Pattern in Parquet Flooring

Random Pattern in Parquet Flooring
A California-based architect studio Sutton Suzuki Architects has showcased an amazing villa that they’ve built in Hawaii. It’s a magnificent building but the thing that caught my attention was the lounge/diner area. If you look at the parquet flooring, you’ll see...
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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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