Sustainable Design...
Below are our articles on the subject of Sustainable Design. If you can't see what you are looking for our other categories are displayed on the left under 'Our Quick Links'...
Building Design and the Natural Environment
Humans live in a very anthropocentric world; that is most of us, unless we are farmers, or live deep within the countryside, spend our time...
Careers and Courses for Eco Build
Learning about green building techniques, and ways to make construction more environmentally friendly, are becoming much more common and easily available through a...
Choosing 'Green' Kitchen Worktops
If you’re planning to update your tired kitchen by installing new worktops, you can choose from a range of ‘greener’ options.
Sadly, no worktop is truly...
City Planning and Sustainable Design
Sustainable design is such a major part of the concept of design that it is now often included in the planning and design process by urban and city planners, in...
Compost Toilets
Composting toilets (also called biological, dry or waterless toilets) are systems that treat human excrement through biological processes, turning it into organic...
Eco Friendly Ventilation
We all know what its like to be in an office environment or home without air conditioning, particularly if there's an untypical heat wave across the UK, but how can we...
Energy Efficient Appliances
Electricity usage has a profound detrimental effect on the environment. Electricity is sourced from power stations, the majority of which burn harmful fossil fuels....
Environmentally Friendly Carbon Reflection Techniques
There is little doubt that at the start of the new millennium, the planet is in an environmental crisis. The production of carbon by humans is...
Heating and Sustainability
The biggest issue facing house designers and builders in the modern age is how to ensure the construction accords with the worldwide need to exist within limits of...
Low Allergen Design
Allergens are substances that cause an allergic reaction in the immune system. Symptoms include: headaches, shortness of breath, eczema, sneezing, watery eyes,...
Measuring How Much Your Household Recycles
Recycling the objects and materials we use on a daily basis is now such an urgent task that Governments, Local Councils and concerned individuals are...
Renovating and Refitting
Renovating an old house or simply refitting is perhaps the most sustainable means of construction. If the outer shell is kept, and the project needs no major building...
Space Usage in Sustainable Design
Within the field of sustainable design, space, or the use thereof, is paramount.
Sustainability in building design means can the building be wholly constructed from...
Sunrooms and Greenhouses
Sunrooms and greenhouses are a wonderful asset to any type of building be they attached to the building or freestanding in another part of the garden or property....
Sustainable Buildings Using Bamboo Construction
Bamboo is a woody evergreen plant traditionally grown in South-East Asia, and now grown across India and the Himalayas, North-East Australia, and...
Sustainable Lighting
Lighting accounts for around 15% of the energy bill in most homes, and around 25% in commercial buildings. It is supplied by electrical power plants using fossil fuels,...
Sustainable Sewage Design
Sewage, also called blackwater, is a complex mixture of contaminants containing pathogens, toxic chemicals, heavy metals, debris, nutrients, nitrates and phosphates. It...
The Best Options for Outdoor Surfaces
Just 20 years ago, most gardens in Britain had a lawn. Usually, it covered most of the garden – with a few bushes, flower beds or features such...
Water and Sustainable Design
Water is an increasingly scarce and precious resource. Rising demand, water pollution and climate change are a huge threat to fresh water supplies. The construction...
Windows in Sustainable Design
Windows are a critical component in sustainable building design. Most energy flows in and out of a building through its windows, but with intelligent design and...
