According to Paul Lavelle, the developer of eco-friendly property, Barnsley Hill in Gloucestershire, the property is so energy efficient it leaves the carbon footprint of a two-bedroom flat.  Barnsley Hill Farm is a 400 year old six-bedroom house with 25 seat cinema and a pool. Energy efficiency which lead to the extremely low carbon footprint for a property of that age and size was achieved by the property being made airtight, the wall and roof was sealed with polyurethane blanket. The ventilation system was designed to bring in filtered fresh air, which... 

A recent research by Logistic Research Centre at Heriot Watt University in Scotland on the impact of shopping online and having items you bought delivered to your home compared with you making a trip to the high street to buy the items yourself found that online shopping is significantly more environment friendly than making your own trip to the supermarket or high street. The research team compared environment impact in terms of carbon footprint of online and regular shopping for items such as CDs, books, cameras and household goods. It was found that a...