The environmental effects of coal
Coal power is reliable and relatively inexpensive, but it is controversial for a reason. The catastrophic environmental impacts of coal power generation are well known. Now, new research published on World Water Day has revealed that during energy production, coal power plants…
Is living off-grid realistic?
It is realistic to live off grid? Living off grid means that you are not connected to, or rely on the national grid for your energy needs. This will probably involve some sort of energy storage system to ensure that…
5 easy ways to make your home greener
Today we are going to take a look at 5 of the easiest ways to make your home just a little bit greener – from the quick and easy to the weekend home improvement project these small changes will help…
Should I get a green roof?
A green roof is a roof of a building, which is covered with vegetation – think of the kids’ programme ‘Teletubbies’. The popularity of green roofs have increased dramatically over the past few years due to the perceived environmental and…
Sustainable Building Materials for Self Build Homes
Self building is becoming increasingly popular recently, for a multitude of reasons. At the same time, people are becoming much more environmentally conscious, and with a big project like a self build, people want to make sure the home you…
Best Way To Heat Your Home – Log Burner
Our View – Log Burners Log burners have soared in popularity over the past few years due to spiralling gas and electricity costs. This means that more and more people have turned to wood in order to cut down on fuel…
Carbon Monoxide – What can you do?
We have had a pretty good summer, with temperatures rarely dropping below 10oc. However, with winter creeping up on us, it will soon become very important to have a well-insulated and tightly sealed home to fight the cold. Boilers, and…
What is Embedded Water?
What is Embedded Water? Despite being constantly replenished by the water cycle, accelerated population growth in recent times is dramatically increasing water demand, which as a result is putting excessive pressure on global fresh water supply. We know we need…
What is a Green Roof?
What is a Green Roof? To many of us, a green roof seems very ‘out there’. Something only the most hardcore ‘greenies’ would even contemplate. But they aren’t quite as unusual or impractical as they would first appear. In fact,…
Should I get a wood burning stove?
Wood burning stoves have become incredibly popular over the last few years, and it’s easy to see why. With spiralling energy costs, people are really keen to find ways to save money and not only do wood burners save money,…