http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk A guide to a modern and sustainable house Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:37:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=331 http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/7-giant-herbs-you-can-grow-at-home/ http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/7-giant-herbs-you-can-grow-at-home/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:14:43 +0000 admin http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/?p=1452 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 can [...]]]> http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/7-giant-herbs-you-can-grow-at-home/feed/ 0 http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/home-owners-renewable-energy-utility-bills-rise-recession/ http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/home-owners-renewable-energy-utility-bills-rise-recession/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:46:00 +0000 admin http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/?p=1442 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 budget and wage cuts made during the recession. Simply put, [...]]]> http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/home-owners-renewable-energy-utility-bills-rise-recession/feed/ 0 http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/switching-to-renewable-energy-companies/ http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/switching-to-renewable-energy-companies/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 07:37:15 +0000 admin http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/?p=1423 Although the European Union has set strict deadlines for switching to renewable energy sources, the big energy companies don’t seem to be too keen to adapt the new technologies.]]> http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/switching-to-renewable-energy-companies/feed/ 0 http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/simple-tips-for-a-greener-home-office/ http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/simple-tips-for-a-greener-home-office/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 20:47:03 +0000 admin http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/?p=1417 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 workspace, we have some smart and simple tips [...]]]> http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/simple-tips-for-a-greener-home-office/feed/ 0 http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/leaf-blower-worse-than-v8-off-roader/ http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/leaf-blower-worse-than-v8-off-roader/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 07:34:50 +0000 admin http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/?p=1391 According to a very exciting experiment by Edmund’s Inside Line, a leaf blower is extremely unfriendly for the environment. For this test session they picked a Ford F-150 Raptor 4×4 with a 410BHP V8 engine, a small “eco-friendly” Fiat 500 with a 1.4-litre engine and a couple of leaf blowers – just like the ones [...]]]> http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/leaf-blower-worse-than-v8-off-roader/feed/ 0 http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/vihervaja-multipurpose-garden-shed/ http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/vihervaja-multipurpose-garden-shed/#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2011 21:20:37 +0000 admin http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/?p=1312 A Finnish company Kekkila has come up with this amazing combination of a greenhouse and garden shed called Vihervaja (translates as the Green Shed). They aparently thought that garden with scattered and differently styled outbuildings didn’t look neat.]]> http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/vihervaja-multipurpose-garden-shed/feed/ 0 http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/missing-a-stone-plant-something/ http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/missing-a-stone-plant-something/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 20:38:42 +0000 admin http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/?p=1250 It is a good idea if some stones are loose or missing altogether. It is possible to design a wall to include planters.]]> http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/missing-a-stone-plant-something/feed/ 1 http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/the-benefits-of-led/ http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/the-benefits-of-led/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 19:24:36 +0000 admin http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/?p=1246 A more recent addition, is the emergence of LED lighting as a potential highly energy efficient mainstream light source.]]> http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/the-benefits-of-led/feed/ 0 http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/free-pvs-from-homesun-challenge-energy-prices/ http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/free-pvs-from-homesun-challenge-energy-prices/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 19:11:26 +0000 admin http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/?p=1234 All you have to do is enjoy your savings - on average more than 200 pounds a year. Some families report up to 54% savings off their normal electricity bills. It has to be said that the free solar program is not available everywhere in England.]]> http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/free-pvs-from-homesun-challenge-energy-prices/feed/ 0 http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/saving-money-with-a-clothes-airer/ http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/saving-money-with-a-clothes-airer/#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2011 21:31:44 +0000 admin http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/?p=1226 There are many eco-friendly laundry airing alternatives one of which costs just a couple of quid - airing line. Another popular type is the X-frame clothes airer and its simplified derivative.]]> http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/saving-money-with-a-clothes-airer/feed/ 0 http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/the-green-deal-explained-webtv-show/ http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/the-green-deal-explained-webtv-show/#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2011 20:29:55 +0000 admin http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/?p=1209 http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/the-green-deal-explained-webtv-show/feed/ 0 http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/energy-prices-increasing-time-to-switch/ http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/energy-prices-increasing-time-to-switch/#comments Thu, 18 Aug 2011 20:28:29 +0000 admin http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/?p=1187 http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/energy-prices-increasing-time-to-switch/feed/ 2