Homes & Property

Previous articles in Eco living

Eco books

Using Natural Finishes is helpful for anyone who wants to renovate their home in an eco-friendly way; and Confessions of an Eco Shopper chronicles a change of lifestyle entirely for the better with good humour and style.
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Colin Firth's new eco shop

Actor Colin Firth, a passionate environmentalist, along with his wife and some of their friends, hope to convert wasteful London with the opening of their eco shop in west London.
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Grass ceilings

Roof gardens, once a common sight in London, are enjoying a renaissance, together with the growing popularity of living roofs. Grow a lawn on your roof space or a Japanese garden - even a golf course.
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The ultimate treehouse

Jon Broome, pioneer of green building and one of the country's leading architects, has built a wooded hideaway home among the trees in Forest Hill, south-east London.
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Why the delay?

More energy price rises are expected, and climate change continues to make the headlines, so why are new homes still not being built to maximum energy-efficiency standards?
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Your family and other animals

Birds, bats and bugs need homes, too. Housebuilders are working with eco groups to save the local environment.
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