A Postcard from Barbados
Notes from the tropical island paradise of Barbados: architecture, environment and progress towards sustainability. Regular readers will have noticed that a month has passed since my last post. I’ve been...
Tagged: Rainwater Harvesting
The Mysterious Case of the Sinking Flamingo
A new illustrated children’s book by water sustainability expert Cath Hassell makes understanding the urban water cycle fun! Earlier this year, I sponsored Cath Hassell’s Kickstarter campaign to publish The...
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...
Environmental Enterprise : Cross Lanes Organic Farm Shop and Cafe
Cross Lanes Organic Farm Shop and Cafe, near Barnard Castle, combines passive solar design with the thoughtful use, and reuse, of materials, integrating low and zero carbon technologies with vernacular...
The New Autonomous House
In The New Autonomous House, architects Brenda and Robert Vale follow up their research into super-insulated environment friendly homes by building one for themselves. This book is about just one...
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