I wasn’t expecting Ecobuild to be quite so large. Ecobuild is a whole Earl’s Court-full exhibition devoted to green building. And a surprising amount of it was about windows.
I was hoping that I would be blown away by some new developments, but I can’t say I was. However, there was a lot of practical and [...]
So says the cover of the Hitchiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. That would be the guide in the book - not the actual book. If you know what I mean. You might remember that Douglas Adams put this in the hands of his slightly inept hero when the world was completely obliterated (as a result of [...]
Sad news from the credit crunch: pioneering housing developer, Living Villages, was put into administration last week. It’s main backer decided not to invest any further capital, having already put £1.15m into it. Living Villages have been developing eco-homes using all the technologies that are talked about, but not often actually used - and doing [...]
Sometimes you find things where you least expect them. Take this forthcoming shop. You might expect the picture to come from the new Westfield shopping centre in Shepherd’s Bush. Or maybe Bluewater? Well, it wasn’t either of those. I took this picture in a shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. I have to say that [...]
While 2007 seemed like a banner year for electric cars like the G-Wiz and the Nice Mega, it looks like 2008 has been particularly harsh. Green motor website, Clean Green Cars revealed that electric car sales had more than halved from 374 in January to October 2007 to only 154. Although the numbers are extremely small [...]
The Small Steps Blog: experiment to live in a more principled and sustainable way - without losing out on all the things that make life fun
A practical guide for Londoners who want to live sustainably
