17
Mar
Salvage is so now! It’s not only planet-friendly, its also the cool way to cherish off the grid craftsmanship.
SALVO FAIR, Knebworth, Hertfordshire, England, 2 & 3 July 2005, is a full-on weekend, where you can get down and dirty rummaging amongst hundreds of architectural salvage and garden antique exhibits for sale or dress to the nines and be entertained by craftspeople like Wocko the singing woodman, who will be splitting lathes in the traditional fashion.
24
Feb
Super-chef Jamie Oliver, whose new series about school dinners just launched on UK Channel 4, is preparing live off-grid for a few months. This is said to be his next project, but it is completely under wraps and his office have not confirmed the story. The detailed planning began some time ago. It is just one more example of the way the off-grid life is becoming mainstream.
After years of making TV series teaching other people how to cook, Jamie is now a national hero, as our picture shows. But he is frankly exhausted. So he has decided to take his family to Italy and tour the country in a camper van. He has set no time limit on this adventure.
12
Nov
Inspired by our story about the island off Norway, Utsira, adopting hydrogen power? ( ‘Island switches to wind and hydrogen’ posted 5th of August 2004). Consider a trip to the International Hydrogen Energy Congress & Exhibition, being held in Turkey from the 13th to 15th of July 2005.
4
Nov
…In the most literal sense of the world. The Energy Efficiency Foundation course is a free day workshops throughout November and December at various venues around the United Kingdom and Ireland, for anyone with a professional interest in understanding and implementing energy efficiency measures.
27
Oct
World Bioenergy 2006, Conference & Exhibition for Energy, Jőnkőping, Sweden
30 May – 1 June 2006
Those looking for a green solution to the fossil fuel crisis should turn their attention to the rapidly growing field of Biomanss. Biomass includes all renewable vegetable and animal matters that can be used for industrial (fibre, chemicals) or energy production (heat, electricity, fuel) and is the focus of the World Bioenergy conference to be held in Sweden in 2006.
4
Oct
Greenbuild International Conference and Expo 2004 in Portland, Oregon on 10th to 12th November – 3 days of workshops, talks and exhibitions for anyone involved in green building. There’ll also be tours of green buildings.
Fees vary depending on how many events you want to attend.
For more information and registration see the website
24
Sep
The International Cycle Show 2004, London, is taking place right now, until the 26th Sept, at the Business Design Centre in Angel.
Your chance to see the new 2005 models and accessories.
Fee: £10 – for more information see www.cycleshow.co.uk
16
Sep
If you wonder what your impact on the planet is, then you might want to take the Ecological Footprint Quiz.
6
Sep
Finding and buying your first home has never been harder, we are told, so it should come as no surprise that people are looking for other ways to live. And there are more than you might think. On TV series “Guerrilla Homes, ” architect Charlie Luxton looks at ingenious ways of solving the nationwide crisis in affordable housing. Here are 10 of the most striking – though not necessarily practical – ways to get ahead without getting a house.