From Beligium is a project that caught my attention recently. Passive House denotes a specific construction standard for residential buildings with good comfort conditions during winter and summer, without traditional heating systems and without...
Category - eco friendly
The Times has reported that Defra, the UK environment department, has struck a deal with Ford and Hemcore, a company that specialises in hemp production, to research the possibility of using the material as the basis of car components...
In this Harris poll, the good news is that over 75% of us report recycling something in our homes. That is great. That is a lot of materials and energy saved. What about the 23% that don’t recycle? 15% of them say that recycling is not...
Deforestation is a heated topic with many programs offering to plant trees in exchange for donations. What really happens after you give up a dollar for one of these trees? Far too often programs with the greatest intentions end up flopping because...
Eurosolar is inviting applications for the European Solar Prizes 2007. Applications/proposals must be received at the EUROSOLAR office in Bonn (Germany) not later than July 31, 2007 (deadline). The respective prize winners will be selected by a jury...
