Tag: Zero Energy

Eco-friendly brand drives eco-friendly factory

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Neal's Yard Remedies extends and refurbishes

When Neal’s Yard Remedies decided it needed to extend and refurbish its existing factory HQ in Dorset, it was down to award-winning architects Boon Brown to ensure the company’s green ethics were woven throughout the project. From a three-storey-high ‘living’ wall to unique honeycomb-inspired office buildings, the extensions demonstrate the

The Oxford Ecohouse – timeless and iconic

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Sue Roaf's Ecohouse

The Oxford Ecohouse was designed as a pioneering British Ecohouse in North Oxford. It is best known for having the first solar roof in Britain. The house was designed to provide a healthy and comfortable environment in current and future climates and to require minimal fossil fuel energy to do

One Million Solar Roofs in Britain: Join the Revolution

by Sue Roaf - 3868
One to one million solar homes

June’s G7 summit in Bavaria ended with leaders of the world's major industrial nations pledging to end reliance on fossil fuels by 2100. A month later on July 7th in my Oxford Ecohouse I threw a party to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the first solar roof in Britain

Tony’s House Five Years On

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Tony's House

Now quite famous in UK eco-building circles, 'Tony's zero carbon house' which was first featured in Green Building magazine some five years ago gets a revisit from the author who kindly updates us on the successes and challenges that the project has highlighted since completion. Tony Cowling reports....   I'm so pleased