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Shipping Container Homes: the Emerald Village

2018-01-31
By: Gerard
On: January 31, 2018
In: Sustainable Construction Blog
With: 0 Comments

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

Hockerton Housing Project

2017-11-04
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 →

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