Tag Archives: eco-towns

eco town round up

Posted on May 13, 2008 by

My google alert for eco-towns has being spewing forth over the last couple of days, collectively painting a picture of the current reactions to eco-towns across the country. First up is Wayne’s piece from Building: Wayne Hemingway on eco-towns: Ready … Continue reading →

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08 thoughts from think 08

Posted on May 8, 2008 by

I attended Think08 yesterday afternoon, visiting some of the free seminars and chatting to a good number of exhibitors. It was also good to meet up with fellow bloggers Phil, Mel, Paul, Rob and Casey for an early evening drink. … Continue reading →

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Eco City 2008 – this week

Posted on April 21, 2008 by

Eco City 2008 conference gets underway this week in San Fransisco. isite will be relaying media from the event through to the UK as a bogging partner. What will of course be of interest to UK readers is the comparisons … Continue reading →

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Eco town locations revealed – but is it all another greenwash?

Posted on April 3, 2008 by

The government has released today the short list for Eco Towns, and they are: Bordon, Hampshire Coltishall, Norfolk Curborough, Staffordshire Elsenham, Essex Ford, West Sussex Hanley Grange, Cambridgeshire Imerys, Cornwall Leeds city region, West Yorkshire Manby, Lincolnshire Marston Vale and … Continue reading →

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Eco City 2008

Posted on April 2, 2008 by

The Eco City 2008 blog continues to profile Eco City projects and urban architects and other leading thinkers in its build up to the Eco City World Summit conference at the end of the month.  The posts, links and articles … Continue reading →

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Worlds greenest city and eco home?

Posted on March 25, 2008 by

Is the German city of Freiburg, the  worlds greenest Eco City? Is the Passiv Haus the most effective and efficient Eco-Home? If so why are we not learning for eco-homes and eco-towns in the UK ? Also, more on Eco … Continue reading →

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new blogs to check out

Posted on March 8, 2008 by

Two new blogs have come across my desktop in the last day or so: Hat Projects Blog – this is the blog of Tim and Hana at HAT – covering architecture, planning and regeneration – with an interesting post on … Continue reading →

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