One of the biggest volunteer-built organic straw-buildings in Britain, and an architectural piece of innovation constructed of just five main materials, is ready to throw open its doors for the first time for youth groups such as Scouts, Guides, care groups as well as weddings. The Bunkhouse at Fordhall Farm,
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Royal Parks learning centre to be eco-friendly
The Royal Parks has revealed the first designs for a new Learning Centre to be built in Greenwich Park, which includes the generation of new green park space for public use. The plans are part of ‘Greenwich Park Revealed’, an exciting multi-million-pound project to conserve and enhance Greenwich Park’s historic and
The Rookery – new Build eco-let in Lancashire
A professional carpenter and artist husband-and-wife team in Lancashire have generated a profitable business after transforming a derelict lean-to into a sophisticated urban eco-retreat in an area of outstanding natural beauty in Roughlee, East Lancashire. The Rookery, a detached stone property with grass roof, has plenty of unusual features, as
Energy consumption of East London office reduced by half
A sustainable refurbishment of a 6-storey commercial property in Bethnal Green (now called the Green House) was a disused and derelict 1960s office block with a modern and flexible workspace for up to fifty social change organisations. The existing concrete frame was maintained to minimise waste, pollution and reduce carbon
Excellent’ BREEAM rating for Royal Albert Dock project
ABP London’s £1.7 billion Royal Albert Dock Development’s (RAD) first phase has been placed in the top 10% of sustainable commercial building design after it was awarded an ‘Excellent’ rating by sustainability body BREEAM. Multi-disciplinary design practice, Hilson Moran were the BREEAM assessors for the project whilst also providing sustainability