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Category Archives: Sustainable Development

  1. The Residence – luxury holiday homes with a conscience

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    Combining leading-edge sustainable design, a boost to the Cornish economy and a shared ownership model which makes 5-star living more affordable, The Residence at the award-winning Gwel an Mor resort in Portreath is an exciting new development designed in harmony with its own and [read more]

    November 11, 2011

    Posted in Eco Homes, News, Property & Real Estate, Sustainable Development, UK.

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  2. Avoid rogue traders when it comes to researching renewables for your home

    A technician fitting solar panels

    Most of us know about the environmental and energy saving benefits of renewable technology and we’ve heard there are grants available to homeowners to help fund their installation, but how can be we be sure that ‘green’ improvements will be carried out safely? [read more]

    September 24, 2011

    Posted in Eco Homes, Home Improvement, Property & Real Estate, Sustainable Development, UK.

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  3. Your home could make you money

    Cathryn Hickey

    Cathryn Hickey, from the National Skills Academy for Environmental Technologies, explains the steps we can take to make a dent in household expenses while doing our bit to cut carbon. “There’s never been a better time to ‘go green’, with cash-back incentives from [read more]

    July 28, 2011

    Posted in Eco Homes, Property & Real Estate, Sustainable Development, UK.

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  4. Luxury sustainable marina resort, Porto Montenegro, joins Sustain Worldwide

    Porto Montenegro

    Located in the UNESCO World Heritage Bay of Kotor, Porto Montenegro features state-of-the art marina and collection of waterfront and village promenade homes. Opened just over one year, the first 185 berths at Porto Montenegro are at near-full capacity and another 465 berths [read more]

    April 19, 2011

    Posted in Eco Homes, Property & Real Estate, Sustainable Development.

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  5. Homes&Travel has 30 double tickets to The National Homebuilding & Renovating Show 2011 to give away

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    Britain’s biggest self-build and renovation event, The National Homebuilding & Renovating Show is returning to the NEC, Birmingham (24-27 March 2011) with new ways to educate and inspire visitors wanting to build their future. This year’s show is even bigger and more interactive, [read more]

    February 25, 2011

    Posted in Eco Homes, Home Improvement, News, Sustainable Development, UK.

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  6. Sustain Worldwide Luxury Property Collection launches

    PGA Catalunya

    PGA Catalunya, near Girona on Spain’s Costa Brava In a week when the British government has confirmed that by 2015 up to 100,000 Green Deal workers could be employed in the effort to upgrade Britain’s homes, the Sustain Worldwide Luxury Collection has been [read more]

    November 18, 2010

    Posted in Eco Homes, Property & Real Estate, Sustainable Development, Worldwide.

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  7. Overseas Round-Up

    Le Centaure was designed by one of France’s leading architects, Christian Hauvette of Paris

    FRANCE New ski apartments for sale in a residence de tourisme described by developer MGM as ‘state-of-the-art in terms of sustainability and fuel economy’ are to be built at Flaine in Haute-Savoie region of the French Alps. MGM, which has signed-up to the [read more]

    November 10, 2009

    Posted in Apartment, France, Portugal, Sustainable Development.

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  8. Homes in Britain with technology for the future

    Crest Nicholson's Avante development

    Recently, the BBC revealed that over three million homes in the UK have broadband speeds of less than 2Mbps per second (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8068676.stm). In research commissioned by the BBC, a list of broadband ‘notspots’ were identified despite the Government’s pledge to provide all homes [read more]

    July 7, 2009

    Posted in Apartment, Sustainable Development, UK.

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  9. Sustainable Development Commission (SDC) report

    Jonathon Porritt

    Gordon Miller, journalist and founder of sustainable residential development website: www.whatgreenhome.com reports Britain is failing in its key sustainability targets, finds a report published today by the Sustainable Development Commission (SDC). The SDC report, first published in the Independent on Sunday newspaper, notes [read more]

    July 1, 2009

    Posted in Sustainable Development.

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