Clean Air – 80 Trees or One House

Imagine how life in big cities would change if the houses had the ability to… emh… clean the air. Mad fantasies, you say? Not really. Alcoa Architectural Products has created a process to apply titanium dioxide coating to an aluminium surface by employing Reynobond and EcoClean technology. It can...

Crawley Welcomes 4 new Eco-Friendly Homes

With the growing concern over CO2 emissions and the rising cost of energy for the home in the UK, the government has invested in a scheme to transform 86 homes across the country into clean living, energy saving eco-wonders! The Retrofit scheme involves giving the homes better insulation and triple glazed...

Gas Prices Going Up in the UK

It probably won’t come as a huge surprise that the gas and electricity bills are going up. British Gas is putting the prices up by 7% but there are companies that will by 9%. Isn’t it the best time to gain a little bit of freedom from the fuel price wars and start thinking about approaching a...

Change the World – Share your Ideas

What if you’d been given an opportunity to change the world? We all have the potential to invent things and make the world a better place; and sometimes all it needs is a little spark for the imagination to be activated. A very exciting green forum Open Planet Ideas...

Highlights of the Big Green Home Show 2010

Well, that was a treat! I just returned from the Big Green Home Show, Swindon and I’m buzzing with new ideas and impressions. It was packed with seminars and exhibits all centered towards the ideas of sustainable construction. There were some things that stood out for me. I was glad to meet the people...

Putting Barrels on the Floor

McKay Flooring of Glasgow, Scotland has pioneered a method allowing to straighten the sides of whisky barrels. The reclaimed timber can then be used as flooring. Aparently, whisky barrels make wonderful oak floors – they have a special tint and a subtle aroma of vanilla. You can also have planks with...