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The term “greenwashing”, which refers to the misleading of consumers or exaggerating about a company or a product’s environmental status, is being used more often now that everyone wants to get a share of the green pound.

So InsideOut Buildings have come up with a five point plan for choosing sustainable materials:

1. PVC Windows

Eco friendly products are fast shedding their earthy, alternative image and moving mainstream, with prices to match. A perfect example of this is Eco Deck, the UK’s multi-award winning modular tiling system, which proves that style, sustainability and great prices can, and do, go hand in hand.

Eco Deck’s easy-fit tiles offer all the benefits of popular hardwood flooring, without the huge cost and disruption associated with installing bespoke decking.

On average, each person in the UK will consume a mouth-watering 75,000 cups of tea in their life time. And with the optimum teabag steeping time set at four minutes, it would seem we’re all wasting our lives away waiting for the kettle to boil.

Debates about plastic products and their environmental impact have been plastered across the news recently.

As fuel costs continue to rise, having reliable insulation in your home has never been more important. And insulation just got a whole lot greener and easier thanks to Earthwool.
 
Made using recycled glass bottles, its glasswool has been classified as one of the most sustainable types of loft insulation available. Conveniently available to order online at www.earthwool.com, it is delivered to your door (or even your loft hatch), and installation only takes around two hours.
 

Homeowners in Sanford are doing their own bit to for the environment by giving their street a heating makeover. Frustrated by large energy bills, residents of the Sanford Housing Co-op in East London have installed an array of eco friendly measures which are expected to cut their carbon emissions by up to 60%.

Their ageing heating systems have been replaced by a combination of solar thermal and biomass boilers to meet their hot water and heating needs.

The Government's drive towards zero carbon housing took a major step forward today with the announcement that all new homes are to be rated on their green credentials from May 1st.

A rating against the Code for Sustainable Homes, which measures nine categories of sustainable design including energy, water and waste, will be required for all new homes. Homes which exceed the sustainable standards in existing Building Regulations will be awarded up to six stars.

At a time when climate change is at the top of the agenda, now more than ever before, homeowners understand the impact that their way of life has on the environment.