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

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 [...]

Very good 2009 show. Friday was packed, with the talks well attended. Staff at Buildstore, the organisers, said they added more eco exhibits this year in response to last year’s Big Green Home Show. They also added a section outside, the Outdoor Living Zone, to the rear of BuildStore’s National Self Build & Renovation Centre [...]

Reminder – Fri 23rd – Sun 25th Oct – The National Self Build & Renovation Centre, Swindon
Great show in Swindon centre off the M4 junction 16. See main blog about this
Free tickets >

Many exhibitors and advice sessions at this great exhibition in Swindon off the M4.
It is an eco and green show for self builders, DIY fans, and small scale developers.
Get more info and tickets at The National Self Build & Renovation Centre, Swindon – The Big Green Home Show >

We had a visit to this fine castle in Kent, England. We have many images, please have a look at our image gallery for this building. There are also image folders for exteriors and interiors as well as the actual building.
Leeds Castle – stone building – Kent UK >
See also our page on Building DIY [...]

For more images of Changi Airport Singapore >
Changi Airport Singapore is a great airport for the user – very spacious, green, fast to get through, and clean.
It has nearly a thousand (919 when built) energy saving skylights (ventilation flaps), a butterfly garden, koi pond and over 200 species of mostly tropical plants and trees.
It [...]

19 Jul, 2009

Singapore water ABC green futures

Posted by: Geoffd In: Recycling| water

A new guide for improving water control in the city state of Singapore was announced in July 2009.
ABC Waters Programme – Active Beautiful Clean Waters – aims to enhance use of reservoirs, public and private, and improve drainage and water filtration systems.
This will cut dirt in waters, and improve surge control in tropical monsoon or [...]


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