Changing trends in the way households around the world stay together may have a huge, and so far unaccounted for, environmental impact, a new study has...
We need honesty, not short-term headline grabbing, from politicians about the real reason energy bills are going ever upwards, argues Richard Griffiths of Parity Projects. For...
Andrew Simmonds, chief executive of the Association for Environment Conscious Building (AECB), tells Blue & Green Tomorrow how the organisation’s 1,400 individual and organisational members are...
The big six energy suppliers have agreed to pass on savings to customers, after it was announced over the weekend that the government would be rolling...
A committee of MPs has told the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) that it should “think again” before axing the Code for Sustainable Homes...
David Cameron’s pledge to ‘roll back’ green levies could in fact cause energy bills to rise, the chairman of the energy and climate change select committee...
A new competition has been launched, offering £250,000 to the person who can create the best design of a new garden city to help solve Britain’s...
Mortgages aren’t everyone’s first choice of specialist subject. Most people see them as an important but uninspiring means to an end: owning a home. But what...
Chief executives from over 50 of the UK’s leading companies operating in the built environment have warned the prime minister that it would be a mistake...
Liberal Democrat energy secretary Ed Davey has described attempts from the Conservative party to cut renewable energy subsidies as crossing a “complete red line”, and vowed...
The UK is second from bottom in a ranking comparing levels of fuel poverty in European countries, according to damning figures released on Friday. The UK...
One in four households are concerned that the UK will not be able to generate enough energy to meet demand in five years’ time, according to...
The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) is launching a new task group to debate the definition of ‘zero-carbon’ for non-domestic buildings. In 2008, the Labour government...
“The best/worst thing about great design is that you shouldn’t notice it; it should just make your decisions easier and your life run smoother.” So says...
Thousands of housing professionals will gather in Birmingham this weekend for the UK’s leading homes show, Grand Designs Live. Visitors will have the opportunity to test...