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Category Archives: Eco Homes

  1. By 2040, your kitchen could be alive, according to the Future Kitchen report

    also this one

    According to an independent Future Kitchen report* by The Future Laboratory, commissioned by home furnishing specialists IKEA, by 2040 your kitchen will be your personal trainer, dietician, psychologist and lifestyle coach. It will respond to your energy levels, nutritional needs and mood. Even [read more]

    August 17, 2010

    Posted in Eco Homes, UK, Worldwide.

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  2. Environmentally-friendly homes at Lake Annecy in France

    Lake Annecy is located in the Haute Savoie regioin of France

    Bespoke new homes planned for an historic lakeside town in the Haute-Savoie region of France will be a showcase for environmentally-friendly development. That is the claim of of one of France’s leading Alpine developer, MGM, which has just started work on exclusive new [read more]

    August 2, 2010

    Posted in Eco Homes, Features, France, Property & Real Estate, Snow.

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  3. Homes that are a real Turkish delight

    An exterior view of Seaview

    In 2003, Cumberland Properties decided to build investment and holiday homes in and around the Bodrum Peninsula in south-west Turkey that offered five star holiday resort quality, comfort and amenities.
    In the intervening seven years the company has gone from strength to strength, addressing [read more]

    June 11, 2010

    Posted in Beach, Eco Homes, Features, Overseas Property/Real Estate, Turkey.

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  4. Developing sustainable luxury properties

    Andrew Murray, Director of Morpheus Developments

    “I started in the construction business in my second-to-last year at school in 1988 when I persuaded a friend of my father to let me decorate his office block in the school holidays. It involved overseeing 14 people from my school to do [read more]

    May 12, 2010

    Posted in Eco Homes, London, UK.

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  5. Investment or environment?

    Leon Butler

    Two issues dominating global news reports over the past twelve months are the struggling worldwide economy and climate change. Unfortunately saving the planet does come at a cost and during such arduous times this means numerous eco-friendly schemes are being delayed. Leon Butler [read more]

    February 18, 2010

    Posted in Eco Homes, UK.

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  6. Natural swimming ponds

    A recent gartenART swimming pond in Hertfordshire

    gartenART talk to Stewart Andersen on the methods used in the creation of natural swimming ponds or pools. They’re an asset to any property, at home or abroad
    A natural swimming pool/natural swimming pond is specifically designed so you can swim in pure, clear water [read more]

    September 15, 2009

    Posted in Eco Homes, Overseas Property/Real Estate, Property & Real Estate.

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  7. Energy efficiency begins at home

    Gordon Miller, editor of http://whatgreenhome.com/ looks at some of the eco homes that are available in the UK
    The findings of a comprehensive survey by Halifax Estate Agents reveals that two out of five homes in England and Wales (44%) rate ‘average’ for energy efficiency, [read more]

    July 24, 2009

    Posted in Eco Homes, Finance, House, Land, Property & Real Estate, UK.

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