Carbon Reduction at intu Metrocentre
As intu Metrocentre approaches its 30th birthday, I meet the centre’s management to discuss their ambitious carbon reduction programme and more … In 1986, the Metrocentre rose from the ashes...
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A Diary of Zero Waste Week
Taking part in this year’s Zero Waste Week, I report on just how hard it is to drastically reduce household waste. For thousands of years, prehistoric people discarded waste in...
Low Carbon Living in Mickley
A new family house near Stocksfield demonstrates that low carbon living can be both stylish and affordable. A couple of weeks ago, I called in to meet Liam Newton and...
This Changes Everything
With the Paris climate summit in three months time, I review Naomi Klein’s book on Climate Change, ‘This Changes Everything’. In just a few months time, world leaders will convene...
Bucking the Trend
We reveal the mysteries of how to design and build better homes. The Racecourse Estate in Houghton le Spring is an anomaly. It is to say the least a very...
Rewilding Northumberland
A discovery in Kielder Forest adds weight to calls for ‘Rewilding’ in the North East, and the reintroduction of species extinct for centuries. In 2011 a small group of naturalists...
A Greener Way to Go
I visit two green burial sites in the North East to discover what makes an environmentally friendly funeral. I was encouraged to consider my own funeral arrangements when making a...
Steel Farm – Northumberland’s First Passivhaus
A reinterpretation of the traditional Northumberland farmstead. Materials and form are in harmony with the region. Windows are proportioned and positioned to act as the eyes to the world, playfully...
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