Eco-house in Cotswold sells for a world record £7.2m


	Eco-house in Cotswold sells for a world record £7.2m

hitchhiker08

5-20-2008 2:20 AM

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eco-friendly, architecture, wind energy, pollution-free, geothermal heating

hitchhiker08 says:

Wow - tho' eco-friendly is not pocket-friendly?!
To get an idea of what goes into making an eco-house - pls check out Alanocu's clip linked below:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6735715.stm

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5-20-2008 6:26 AM

alanocu

that looks a brilliant design! Wow 7.2m! Great clip!

5-20-2008 9:35 AM

Socratoad

Interesting clip. However until such time as eco-houses or at least environmentally efficient homes and solutions become viable for the average person than I'm afraid only the wealthy will be able to save on their energy bills. And this will do almost sweet-bugger-all towards actually making a difference to the climate or towards preserving our dwindling resources

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