April 2008
35 posts
A great article on designer's contribution to a... →
Lots of interesting soap box issues tackled; from packaging to air traffic control to the virtues of owning a vintage Porsche - well worth a read over a cup of freshly picked nettle tea !
Code for Sustainable Homes Assessors - and more →
Crossway is featured on their website. They provided our CSH assessment
“The amount of solar energy that falls on the Earth every day is 10,000 times...”
PV-T Photo Voltaic Thermal →
A new tech from Passive House Solutions & Newform Energy; Combines Photovoltaics with evacuated tubes (glycol cooling the photovoltaic cells to increase performance by 40%) Also enables heat to be stored within the ground via a ground source heat pump. You actually use the ground as your heat store !
“If you take a frog out of its pond and put it in a pan of hot water, it will...”
– The New Scientist
Combined WC and hand wash basin →
An innovative way of using greywater from your handwash basin - a great space saving solution
Carbon Free Group →
A consortium of leading companies dedicated to making ultra low-carbon living both practical and affordable.
Roofkrete the ultimate DOES-IT-ALL waterproofing... →
This stuff really is amazing. Must be made by aliens !
March 2008
23 posts
“There is an eloquence in true enthusiasm”
– Edgar Allen Poe
WashUp combined washing machine & toilet ! →
A wacky new concept gadget - you’ve gotta love the imagination of these guys !
