Crossway - house of the future

Crossway in Staplehurst, Kent is the dream home of architect Richard Hawkes:

Design with a conscience…

A house in Staplehurst, Kent that rejects the faceless vanity of contemporary architecture borne of a relentless lifestyle industry in place of design that explores the uniqueness of 'place'..

Crossway demonstrates how contemporary design can celebrate local materials and crafts to produce a highly efficient building that sits lightly on the Earth

When completed it will utilise cutting edge technologies for heat and energy and grey water storage and underground rain water storage for irrigation and reuse.
Richard's blog has some interesting articles on sustainable living and has regular updates on the progress of the build.

Green books from DK

The Bookseller reported today that Dorling Kindersley is leading the way ahead in ethical and environmental publishing with a new range of books. The Made with Care series aims:

…to represent publishing best practice on a wide range of green and ethical standards. The books will have no jackets, instead featuring unbleached board covers that are 100% recycled.

They will be printed on FSC-certified paper, use vegetable inks and environmentally friendly glues, and be bound using energy-saving "in-line binding".

Okay, unless you work in publishing, you may not find this as interesting as I do.