Sustainable Design

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...

Learning about green building techniques, and ways to make construction more environmentally friendly, are becoming much more common and easily...

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...

Composting toilets (also called biological, dry or waterless toilets) are systems that treat human excrement through biological processes, turning it...

Living with Nature Humans live in a very anthropocentric world; that is most of us, unless we are farmers, or live deep within the countryside,...

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...

An introduction to issues surrounding energy efficient appliances including advice on energy labelling (with both the 'EU energy label' and 'Energy...

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...

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...

Allergens are substances that cause an allergic reaction in the immune system. Symptoms include: headaches, shortness of breath, eczema, sneezing,...

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...

Within the field of sustainable design, space, or the use thereof, is paramount. Sustainability in building design means can the building be wholly...

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...

Bamboo is a woody evergreen plant traditionally grown in South-East Asia, and now grown across India and the Himalayas, North-East Australia, and...

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...

this article describes the ecological wastewater management systems of reed beds, constructed wetlands and solar aquatic systems, along with biogas...

Water is an increasingly scarce and precious resource. Rising demand, water pollution and climate change are a huge threat to fresh water supplies....

Windows are a critical component in sustainable building design. Most energy flows in and out of a building through its windows, but with intelligent...