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The latest environmental design news, green and sustainable design and technology, from solar technology to sustainability and design regulations.
Whether it’s ceiling tiles that absorb heat, or a thermostat that can 'learn’ people’s behaviour, the challenges posed by getting our buildings more energy efficient is throwing up some exciting innovations. Louise Bateman finds out from the experts the energy efficiency innovations showing the most promise.
Alex Goldmark looks at why our future buildings will be shaped as much by the materials on offer as by the visionaries whose work we come to hate or love.
A T-shaped design has been announced the winner of a competition to find a new generation of pylons to keep up with the UK’s goals for greener energy.
UK entrepreneurs that are developing green projects have just over a month to enter an award scheme that could end up earning them £40,000 in prize money.
A new 'smart' window system has the unprecedented ability to inexpensively change from summer to winter modes, darkening to save air conditioning costs on scorching days and returning to crystal clarity in the winter to capture free heat from the sun, scientists are reporting.
In a departure for the giant carmaker, Ford today unveiled an electric bike concept the company has designed to explore future green mobility solutions.
Six finalists in a competition to find the electricity pylon of the future were unveiled today with designs ranging from one shaped like a spinnaker to one entitled 'Flower Tower’.
Vauxhall/Opel is developing a lightweight, two-seat electric concept vehicle aimed at young drivers and those on a tight budget.
Göran Persson, chairman of Sveaskog and a former prime minister of Sweden, and Janet Ranganathan, vice president of science and research at the World Resources Institute, argue that it makes good business for forest companies to move into services.
Innovative small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) making the battle against climate change a top priority have been invited to enter a competition that could earn them as much as £40,000 from Shell UK, the company announced today.
Carpeting manufacturer and green industrial pioneer InterfaceFLOR has announced the launch of a new line of carpet tiles that the company claims to be the industry’s most sustainable ever.
As more of our famous stores close down, the high street can be reinvented as a place where we not only shop, but learn and do.
Companies looking to reduce their waste through resource efficient business models can now benefit from a £1 million fund being managed by Government-funded agency the Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP).
Britain’s first train manufacturing plant to be built in decades will assemble high-speed trains that will better the sustainability and eco-friendliness of rolling stock in the UK, the company behind the facility said today.
Taking into account the rapidly changing nature of energy consumption across the UK, British architects, designers and engineers have been challenged to design a new electricity pylon than can keep up with the country’s goals for greener energy.