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Fresh approach to blogging at Kits and Mortar. Follow Suw & Kevin Charman-Anderson as they learn about building an eco- and cat-friendly house. They have no land, and no budget, just a healthy obsession with building their own home… and trying to do so through blogging.
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Passive resistance
This is the future - and it’s airtight. Leo Hickman visits Ireland’s revolutionary eco-home. It’s all so simple it makes you want to round up all the ministers currently talking so enthusiastically of building carbon neutral “eco-towns” and guide …
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My google alert for eco-towns has being spewing forth over the last couple of days, collectively painting a picture of the current reactions to eco-towns across the country. First up is Wayne’s piece from Building:
Wayne Hemingway on eco-towns: Ready to rumble
The shortlist for England’s 10 eco-towns is out but now the real contest [...]
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from inhabitat
The ultra quiet rooftop wind turbine
Solar energy as cheap as coal
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From Michael at Building and Think08
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I attended Think08 yesterday afternoon, visiting some of the free seminars and chatting to a good number of exhibitors. It was also good to meet up with fellow bloggers Phil, Mel, Paul, Rob and Casey for an early evening drink.
My impressions from the afternoon was that it didn’t quite have the buzz of last [...]
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On route to Think08 today so watch this space for live twitters and blog posts, so if you are attending and see me - please say hi !
Comments, reviews and posts from Think08 will also be carried by the group of UK bloggers who are meeting up later today at Think08, including:
carbonlimited
Elemental
extranet evolution
sustainability blog
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Patagonia’s Mission Statement
I have mentioned Patagonia the outdoor clothing organisation a few times before on this blog, and recently searching for a model CSR policy or statement for a Masters course I am in part delivering, went [...]
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A pre-design carbon calculator has been launched in a bid to boost the green credentials of the construction industry. The free online tool will allow the industry to evaluate sustainable options at the earliest stages of construction and covers various building sectors. Developed by Faithful+Gould, the tool will ensure costs associated with carbon saving techniques [...]
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Now the Eco City World Summit 2008 has concluded there is a rich source of live blog reports, reviews and videos over at the Eco City blog.  Go view and mine the collective source of global views on the future of cities
If you take away one thing from the summit : the ecological city message [...]
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