Sustainable Settlement

Shipping Container Homes: the Emerald Village

On: January 31, 2018

The UK is in the middle of a major housing crisis. Meanwhile, there are millions of unused shipping containers in the world. I went to meet Iain Clark, of London housing cooperative the Yellow Brick Road, to see how recycled shipping container homes might help. According to the homelessRead More →

Hockerton Housing Project

By: Gerard

On: November 4, 2017

In: Sustainable Construction Blog

With: 3 Comments

Sustainable settlements like Hockerton Housing Project are a model of a potential future. There are lifestyle changes and time commitments for the inhabitants, and I was keen to see how this worked in practice. There are several sustainable settlements around the UK and Republic of Ireland – for example, LammasRead More →