In 1971 the Green Man Lane estate was one of the newest and largest housing estates in Ealing, but by 2010 it had become a harsh concrete jungle, attracting gangs and anti-social behaviour and leaving many of its residents unsettled. Now this grey jungle is growing some new green roots, explains Mash Halai, head of regeneration and development, John Rowan Partners.Read More

New solutions must be found for those problem areas where, increasingly, the space available for insulation is at a premium, says Tony Millichap, technical manager, Kingspan Insulation.Read More

Kitchens can play an important role in helping specifiers for private and social housing developments earn points towards the Code for Sustainable Homes. Andrea Denison, product manager, Moores Furniture Group advises.Read More

With the wettest April on record causing extensive flooding throughout the southern half of the country, many are wondering why there was still a severe drought – and hosepipe bans – in the same areas at the same time. Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) and techniques such as concrete block permeable paving are an essential part of the solution but they must be applied extensively to have real impact, says Interpave.Read More

Changing our approach to heating our homes is necessary to create the step change and deliver truly environmentally conscious buildings, however is abandoning existing, more traditional technologies in favour of a purely renewables focused design always the best approach? Here, Jerry Studden, managing director of Alpha Heating Innovation explores the potential for marrying old and new for an eco-considerate design.Read More

Dave Lewis, head of sales at energy company npower, looks at the role self-generation energy technology plays in the journey towards sustainability.Read More

The holy grail of sustainable construction, namely reduced thermal conductivity with relatively small and simple changes to construction methods at little or no extra cost is in sight, says Paul Joyner, director of Sustainable Building Solutions at Travis Perkins. The discussion around sustainability has, for too long, been centred on the job that renewable technologies can do in bringing both new build and our ageing housing stock into the low carbon future.Read More

Simon Osborne, head of product and channel management at Baxi, discusses the importance of a visionary policy plan.Read More

Glan Blake-Thomas, managing director at AET, the supplier of the Camel Solar range of panels and collectors into the UK market, explains how new, aesthetically attractive and energy efficient designs open up fresh installation opportunities for building services contractors, consultants and architects.Read More

Dr Jerry Harrall of SEArch architects describes how simple, low invasive design techniques such as using extruded polystyrene as external insulation transformed the cost of living and quality of life for residents of a 200 year old house in High Wycombe.Read More