How to Shop for Green Roofing Materials

In our attempt to reduce our carbon footprints as greatly as possible, many are looking to various ways to update their homes whether it be solar panels or more efficient insulation. While these are great ways to reduce the amount of money spent on utility bills and reduce your overall impact, they are often...

Now is the Time to Install Solar Panels on Your Roof

With the conventional gas and electricity prices on an inevitable rise, the question of sustainable energy future is on the agenda of many families. Although just a few years ago solar panels were considered scientific fiction, today thousands of households in Britain are benefiting from green electricity....

How Can Sugarcane be Cool and Modern

The sugarcane is nothing more than an overgrown grass and you’d not normally think of it as a material for a modern interior design. Apply some simple magic to it and you get recycled sugarcane wall panels – a highly fashionable interior design item in the USA. Now also available in Europe. The...

The Ultimate Recycled House – The Lost World

What do you do if your hobby has gone too far, if you’re just yearning to kick it, get rid of it for good? It’s all right if you collect stamps – you just sell them (or chuck them as they seem to have lost the value) but what if the visible result of your hobby forms a shameful heap in the middle...

Things to do with Cardboard Tubes

If you happen to get your hands on industrial toilet-roll tubes or (in this particular case) packaging material rolls, don’t throw them away. Those sturdy cardboard tubes make an amazing material for various lovely DIY things. This practical cardboard wall was spotted in the office of the...

Will Coconut Palms Save the Forests from Extinction?

We all seem to be talking about the number of trees that are being cut every day to satisfy the demand for paper and furniture. Have we progressed much beyond talking about it? The problem is that the available alternatives have various issues – chipboards, for example, emit VOCs and are bad for your...