Speech disaster to Bathroom Manufacturers… (Oct16)
My speech went down the plug hole! I spent ages preparing my speech. Had an inspirational idea on how to pull it together. And, I thought it was pretty good
My speech went down the plug hole! I spent ages preparing my speech. Had an inspirational idea on how to pull it together. And, I thought it was pretty good
I’ve often been asked for top tips in greening your home. One of my best suggestions is to ‘make friends with your heating controls’, because if you don’t you’ll be
Remember the joke about how many men are needed to change a light bulb. The answer is generally a joke about the number of people standing around watching. But my
I’m a great fan of Michael Pawlyn – from Exploration Architecture. I love his ideas and thinking. And so was keen to attend his Lignacite lecture at the Royal College
I’ve just moved house – just over the border from Somerset to Dorset. Loads of boxes to unpack and things to do. But the most difficult issues is that there’s
I wrote this article in June 2012 but am only posting it on my blog on 1st October, in advance of the introduction of the Green Deal. It seems
My eco-rented flat near Portobello Rd has been rented. See FT article, I wrote about it Like all properties that are being sold or let, I had to have an
My article on eco-renovation was published in the House & Home section of the FT on 21st April, 2012. It’s explains how I set about greening my London flat –
Eco-renovated flat – Main room – Jan12 I bought my flat, near Portobello Road, in 1986, with my sister. We shared it for the first couple of years, before
I’ve started writing for FT House & Home. My first article, co-written with Fiona Harvey in March 2011 was about Feed in Tariffs. The second piece, published in June 2011 was ‘Eco-technologies at