Eco Home

eco home (photograph: Dominic's pics via Flickr)

If you’re looking for green ideas and advice on making your house a greener and healthier place to live, you should feel right at home within this section. From providing information about the green alternatives available for the decor within your home, to energy saving and water saving tips to help reduce your home’s carbon emissions, the Eco Home section will show you the steps you can take to start making a difference.

flooringsupplies.co.uk Receive FSC Accreditation

Online flooring retailer flooringsupplies.co.uk have received an FSC accreditation which enables the company to use the well known FSC logo on a number of their engineered wood flooring products following chain-of-custody certification by SGS.

OLED light emitting wallpaper

Light Emitting Wallpaper Could Help Cut Carbon Emissions

A revolutionary new product from organic light emitting diode (OLED) technology company, LOMOX, based in St Asaph, North Wales, could replace the light bulb.

Acre mill - asbestos site

Action Group Fights Proposal To Build Eco Home Near Former Asbestos Factory

A proposal to build an eco home near to the site of a former asbestos factory is facing continued opposition from a local action group.

Big Green Home Show Promotes Eco-Renovation and Self-Builds

Solar Tiles Could Eclipse Photovoltaic Solar Panels

Incandescent Light Bulb Ban Begins 1st September

British Gas Green Skills Training Centre To Be Built In South Wales Valleys

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netatmo weather station box

Netatmo Weather Station Review

We were lucky enough to be offered a personal weather station from Netatmo to review. As a quirky concept, we didn't know quite what to expect, but after a month of use, there's lots to report. What is it?

Self build timber house

Preparing to Build an Eco-Home

An Englishman's home is his castle, and for that reason, many people love the idea of building their own home.

organic food

Low Impact Living: Simple Steps To A Greener Kitchen - Food

The food sitting in tins, bottles, cardboard boxes and plastic bags in your cupboards and fridges can have a huge impact on your family's carbon emissions.

Low Impact Living: Simple Steps To A Greener Kitchen - Appliances

Reduce, Re-use, FREECYCLE!

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If you live in a windy area, think about installing a wind turbine to take advantage of the free, green energy available. Britain is one of the windiest countries, so turbines are a key way that many British homes and businesses could reduce their demand on fossil fuel.

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