In focus
Recycled timber: material that tells a story
Recycled timber can be a beautiful feature in a new build or renovation – but there’s quite a bit to get your head around when deciding how best to use this valuable material.
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In focus
Simple pleasures: saving energy in the smart home
Smart tech has the potential to save energy in the home – but you need to go well beyond a product’s energy-saving claims in order to really work out if the ‘smart’ solution is in fact more effective than a ‘simple’ one.
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Incentivising green: Green home finance
Government schemes and discounted home loans can make a sustainable build or green upgrade more affordable, so why aren’t householders taking them up?
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Ideas & Advice
Green granny flats and studios: 10 of the best
10 sustainable secondary dwellings that strike the right balance between urban infill, amenity and precious urban vegetation.
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In focus
More affordable and more sustainable?
Why does sustainable design not rate in the affordability debate?
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In focus
Over to you: Open source housing
We look at some innovative takes on the project home that aim to shift the power from the developer to you.
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Costing comfort
Danielle King outlines the issues around valuing green homes and some of the efforts to address them.
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In search of good wood: building with sustainably sourced timber
How do you go about finding sustainably sourced timber?
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Interiors
Sustainable carpet choices
Interior designer and healthy home expert Melissa Wittig helps you tread the woven path to sustainable carpet choices.
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Interiors
Living with plants
Indoor plants can help soften sterile environments and may have remarkable impacts on our health, as interior designer and healthy home consultant Megan Norgate explains.
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In focus
Modular and prefab homes around the world
From high-end, glossy affairs to inventive and economical buildings, here are a few fine examples of sustainable modular and prefab homes from around the world.
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