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This annual show is on today Friday, Saturday and Sunday 26-28 February 2010.
Get more information on National Self Build and Renovation Show >
Have a look!

This opens today, if you still want to go you can still register for free at
Register for EcoBuild 2010 >

Next year’s Ecobuild has a look at the effect of 3 years of Government legislation on building practice – the Code for Sustainable Homes, EPCs, and many others. These are for new building and also refurbishment and DIY refitting.
We are supposed to be headed for the zero carbon home by 2016 – that is [...]

New student competition to design build and use a zero carbon home (no emissions or balanced emissions).
The University of Nottingham’s student entry (with Saint-Gobain) will début at Ecobuild in March 2010 at Earls Court, London. (See other post). The student final is in Madrid later in the year.
This is of great interest to builders and [...]

World’s biggest event for sustainable green building, DIY, architecture, and living.
2 – 4 March 2010 at Earls Court London.
Ecobuild has:

100 free seminars
1000 suppliers’ stands
Conference with famous people
Speakers include Joan Ruddock, lots more
Cityscape & Ecobuild Installer – for builders, DIY fans and developers
Commentators at Ecobuild Arena
Sponsored by RIBA, BRE
Free registration for invitation >

reat piece in Scientific American about a plan to replace fossil fuels completely by 2030.
Achievable with political will, if not capsized by vested interests of oil, coal, gas, car companies.
I will add a proper article in our main web site when I get around to it (sense of urgency huh!) – and maybe start a [...]


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