ecohub :: links

Centre for Alternative Technology (C.A.T) Environmental information centre, covering renewable energy, building, organic growing and many extensive courses.

www.cat.org.uk

Energy Saving Trust

Set up by the UK government to stimulate energy efficiency and create a market for clean fuel vehicles - www.est.org.uk

Earth and Houses

Training in earth and straw bale.

www.EarthHandsAndHouses.org

Green Dragon Energy

Electricity from Sun, Wind & Water + courses in sustainability.

www.greendragonenergy.co.uk

HI-energy - Renewable Energy in the UK

Info on renewable energy technologies in the Highlands and islands of Scotland.

www.hi-energy.org.uk

Action in Rural sussex

Small business support in rural communities.

www.srcc.org.uk

Diggers and Dreamers

Information on joining or setting up some kind of intentional community or becoming a member of one.

www.diggersanddreamers.org.uk

Yarner Trust - The Yarner Trust provides information and practical advice in the skills needed to live a sustainable lifestyle.

www.yarnertrust.co.uk

Green Living

Techniques and technologies for sustainable living, showing how permaculture principles can be applied to eco-renovation, downshifting and adapting to Peak Oil.

www.greenliving.co.uk

Greenlight Construction

Aims to increase the use, awareness and acceptance of holistic and sustainable building methods, materials and processes.

Green light operates as both a construction company (from eco-extensions to whole holistic houses) and a consultancy busines

www.greenlightconstruction.co.uk

C LEVEL is now managing the innovative Earthship Brighton project to help highlight the opportunities available to reduce global warming impact from building - www.clevel.co.uk

Radical Routes

Information on setting up housing co-operatives.

www.radicalroutes.org.uk

BRE complete range of consultancy, testing and research services covering all aspects of the built environment, and associated industries. www.bre.co.uk

Nottingham Eco House

Penney Poyzer and Gil Schalom have a terraced Victorian house and have done a full eco-retrofit, including a rainwater system.

www.msarch.co.uk/ecohome

The Underground House

Website of a low energy underground house in Cumbria with drawings and construction details. www.theundergroundhouse.org.uk

International Tree foundation

Supporters can adopt a nursery and they work with Primary schools

www.internationaltreefoundation.org

Ecoconstruction

Helps to use recycled and reclaimed building products.

www.ecoconstruction.org

URBED

Sustainability and urban design

www.urbed.co.uk

Greenspec

Good practice resources.

www.greenspec.co.uk

A registar of green providers across a broad spectrum of goods and services.

www.search-for-me.co.uk

Low Carbon Network - England's first Earthship, sited on the south coast near Brighton, UK, offering training courses and tours around the earthship.

www.lowcarbon.co.uk

See also the Earthships performance in the Scottish climate.

www.sci-scotland.org.uk

Belgium's earthships.

www.earthshipbelgium.be

Earthships photos - earthship gallery

The British Earth Sheltering Association

www.besa-uk.org

Earthship Biotecture Europe

www.earthship.co.uk

Agroforestry Research Trust

A charity, which researches temperate agroforestry and into all aspects of plant cropping. www.agroforestry.co.uk

Tree Council

Promoting the improvement of the environment through the care and planting of trees. www.treecouncil.org.uk

Wood recycling project

Based in Brighton recycled wood, doors, skirting boards along with reclaimed sea wood. www.woodrecycling.org.uk

Timber build network

www.timberbuild.org.uk

Inwood Developments

Sustainable timber

www.in-wood.co.uk

Bespoke Oakwrights

design and construction oak framed buildings

www.bespokeoakwrights.co.uk

Sustainable build information

www.sustainablebuild.co.uk

Reel furniture - eco design

www.reelfurniture.co.uk

Construction Resources

Excellent supplier of a wide range of environmental building materials. www.ecoconstruct.com

Jones Nash

eco home builders

www.jones-nash.co.uk

Solar Trade Association

www.solartradeassociation.org.uk

Salvo - National association of salvage traders. www.salvoweb.com

Recycled paints - Community Re>Paint is a network of paint reuse schemes across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

www.communityrepaint.org.uk

Second nature - natural wool insulation. www.secondnatureuk.com

The Green Building store - building products which promote energy-efficient, sustainable and healthy homes.

Green building store

Mike Wye

Suppliers of Natural Building and Decorating Products - www.mikewye.co.uk

Building with straw

To teach the basic principles of straw bale construction and other related crafts in a straight forward and practical style. www.strawbalefutures.org.uk

Strawbale information

www.strawbale-building.co.uk

World of Tents - marquees, geo-domes, historical tents and tipi's, made of natural canvas and wood from sustainable sources.

www.worldtents.co.uk

Buckminster Fuller - architect inventor of the Geodesic Dome. www.bfi.org

Walter Segal - eco-friendly wood-framed house kit. www.segalselfbuild.co.uk

BedZED - The Zero Emissions Development (ZED) project at Beddington, London. An inspiring new build which maximises solar heating to achieve zero emissions.

www.zedfactory.com

Hockerton Housing Project

A possible model for sustainable living. New ways of living that reduce impact on the environment.

hockertonhousingproject.org.uk

UK Youth Delegation to Poznan (COP14) www.ukyd.org

Isabel Bottoms Climate and Environment Blog www.izzykb.wordpress.com

Welsh Youth Forum for Sustainable Development www.wyfsd.org

www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk

www.country-markets.co.uk

http://www.gardenorganic.org.uk

http://www.fundaforest.com