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In Sweden, most residential heating and hot water comes from heating networks – helping to pool resources and innovation

Expert recommendations will influence plans for energy, housing, transport industry and farming for decades

Subterranean homes stay cool in summer and warm in winter and can save about 80% in energy costs

‘Future homes standard’ will not mandate replacing boilers with environmentally friendly alternative

Bring in ‘future homes standard’ or leave families at risk of higher bills and emissions for decades, MPs and experts...

Electricity costs are constantly increasing. This article explains 10 top tips that are cost effective and practical.

Home Ventilation improves the quality of living in your home, we look at the ventilation system options available.

Solar hot water heating uses the sun to heat hot water. We explain what the hot water heating options are, their advantages...

How the R-value of a buildings insulation or home is calculated and the factors that effect the final R value, and how to...

We look at whether using a wood fire to heat your home is being really green or not.

Some more functionality has been added to make it more useful.

Sustainable House Day is on again.

The Surry Hills Library and Community Centre in Sydney, Australia was recently awarded the 2010 National Award for Sustainable...

CSR Hebel Wall Systems are a class of wall cladding that has some unique properties that makes them useful in certain building...

Passive Solar design can be applied to existing buildings as well as new buildings. We explain some useful techniques and...

Works out the repayments on a home loan and displays a handy graph to show you how quickly you are paying off the loan. Also...

Helps you work out the running cost of electric based underfloor heating taking into account peak and off-peak electricity...

Works out the ideal Eave depth for a given height of window and world location; so the Sun comes in in Winter but not Summer,...

R-value to U-value conversion calculator

Calculator for the number of insulation batt packs required for a ceiling or wall. Also works out how downlights effect the...

Calculator to help work out the total R-Value of a wall with a window or other fitting within it.

R-Value calculator to work out the total R-Value of a set of materials, say in a wall, ceiling or floor. Great for working...

In a property it is important to ensure adequate ventilation to ensure the air is fresh and clean, also it helps keep mould...

It is possible to control the air quality within a property whilst being energy efficient and sustainable.

Sustainable houses with websites on the Internet.

Insulation is important in helping maintain a constant comfortable temperature in a property regardless of the external conditions;...

Green or Eco Architects are architects who specialize in designing buildings that are energy efficient, sustainable and kind...