Recycling double glazed windows

Now recycled double glazed windows are to be madeI was pleased to read recently in the EDP that there are proposals to recycle PVC windows by Norfolk manufacturer Ashford Commercial.

They have obtained a contract with the national social housing organisation Places for People to… Continue reading

Ecoweek at My Property Mentor Blog – Guest blog by Roberta Ward

This is a blog post from Roberta Ward of My Property Mentor. This is a roundup post listing a week of Eco related posts on her blog. Roberta has kindly allowed me to reproduce this here, as I thought it would be of interest to you.

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Roberta WardWe kicked off last week prior to the event… Continue reading

Partnership to bring green technology, jobs and home refits to Britain

Solar Panels on a houseAn interesting article in the Guardian on 1 January shows how business is gearing up to develop green technology.  The article describes a ‘groundbreaking partnership’ between 25 businesses  including GE (the world’s biggest company, according to Forbes). HSBC, French energy firm EDF, Thames Water, Marks & Spencer and waste management… Continue reading

Green housing – what is happening here in Norwich?

Norwich housesI just came across this article here on the Inside Housing web-site. It is by a chap called Alan Yates. He is director of regeneration at Accord Housing Association (in the Midlands), and won the Green Social Housing Champion category at the Sustainable Housing Awards 2009.

The article is an interesting one… Continue reading