Construction and Architecture
Leaky 1930s test house gets 2016-style makeover
Why would the University of Nottingham build a house meeting 1930s specifications in 2008? So it can use it as a guinea pig for
Innovative façades could save energy in buildings
A building design that allows air to circulate between an inner and outer façade could help keep structures cool in the summer and warm
Hemp and straw ‘house of future’ goes up in Bath
A “BaleHaus” made of prefabricated straw bales and hemp cladding panels will soon be going up on the campus of the University of Bath,
UK plans up to £3.5 billion for greener homes
Two Government programmes will see extra investments that bring funding for energy efficiency and “whole-house” green makeovers to British homes up to £3.5 billion
Deutsche Bank’s ‘greentowers’ win gold
Deutsche Bank has been awarded a preliminary certificate in gold from the German Sustainable Building Council for the renovation of its towers in Frankfurt.
Welcome home: Here’s your fruit bush and bat box
Buyers of Scotland’s first New Energy Homes will receive a different sort of gift set from the welcome wagon: a fruit bush, laundry pulley,
Greener standards to make UK homes cheaper to heat
Developers will be encouraged to build to greener standards and make homes cheaper to heat and run, under changes announced this week by Housing
Wales launches design contest for affordable eco-homes
Wales has launched a competition to design eco-efficient homes that can also compete on price with standard-built housing. The architectural design contest, which is
EU portal shares energy reduction strategies
The European Commission today launched its new BUILD UP Web portal as a tool for sharing information on reducing energy use of buildings. The
New lab sets sights on energy-efficient ‘Zero’ house
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