Using more energy from renewable sources is an important strategy for nations, governments and individuals but, as a householder, you may be put off by the cost of solar heating systems. If you have do-it-yourself skills, however, you can try out several small-scale solar energy projects that are relatively easy [...]
Early in 2009, the UK government announced that all homes in Britain were to get an energy makeover to bring them in line with requirements to reduce the amount of energy we used by 2030. The plans are intended to help cut down the amount of money we all spend [...]
Everyone knows that tarmac and asphalt are various shades of dark grey rather than green but tarmac has the potential to be truly green if we use it wisely. Green in the sense of environmentally sound, that is. Both tarmac and asphalt have the capacity to absorb the heat of [...]
Ever since the 1930s, the policy of ‘green belt’ – rural, green land that has been designated as protected from outside development – has been preventing urban sprawl from encroaching into the countryside and protecting the environment. But just as bringing in planning and development legislation to protect green belt [...]
Energy consumption is tied closely in to climate change issues, with the burning of fossil fuels impacting on global CO2 levels in particular. This makes the prospect of an ever increasing demand for more and more energy a bleak picture for the environment in the future indeed. So when the [...]
The seaside resort of Brighton and Hove, famed for its beaches and piers, was recently crowned the greenest city in the UK. An in-depth study into the energy efficiency and sustainable habits of cities across the country found that it wasn't just the sea air making this area environmentally friendly [...]
Housing policy has taken a greener turn since Gordon Brown became Prime Minister. One of the Government’s proposed housing plans announced in the Queen’s speech in November, is the creation of ten new ‘eco-towns’ – completely sustainable and carbon neutral communities – in Brownfield sites across the UK. But what [...]
