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Warren Buffet’s Modular Homes

Clayton Homes of Tennessee have launched new additions to their i-house modular home range. The company started to build pre-fab houses in 1934 but it was recently bought by Warren Buffet. He is confident that despite the current slump in the real estate market, there...

Change the World and Win 500,000

The Netherlands based Postcode Lottery Green Challenge has opened for this year’s submissions. If you have a great original idea how to make the planet greener, visit greenchallenge.info and submit your application. They are mainly looking for new technologies...

Magic Lego Table

What if you could always take your table with you? I think the gourmets will appreciate this design idea. The Danish designer Julian Kyhl has created this wonderful out-of-the-box table called “Timber”. It consists of ten parts and as you can see from the...

Dolmen Home – Megalithic Architecture

Antón García-Abril has recently come up with a very interesting idea. He’s trying to recreate the technology first used in around 9000 BCE. This is much like the dolmens (some people round here call them cromlech) of the Neolithic age. Although the dolmens were...

Feed-in Tariff Comes to the UK

You might have noticed that on 1st April this year a revolution began in the energy sector of the UK. And that is no April joke. The feed-in tariffs or clean energy cashback became available for homeowners and communities. It means that you will be paid good money for...

Green Retrofits for Businesses

Remember I said a while ago that the number of buildings in the USA would double by 2035? Well, here’s another proof that the construction sector is on the rise. Just received a tip-off from Houston Neal, who has written a great article about green retrofits for...

Green Fashion – Banana Beads

Whoa, everything seems to be going green lately. Now it’s jewellery’s turn to go green. I’ve just stumbled across banana leaf beads. Made from the dried strips of banana leaf. These banana beads are hand rolled just like the more usual paper beads....

What’s Inside an Eco Tiny House

Have you ever wondered what’s inside an eco tiny house? Well, not much really. The average size of a prefab tiny house is 15 by 20 ft (4.5 x 6m) but they somehow manage to fit in a decent size room, a kitchenette and a shower room on the ground floor. What about...

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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.