The BBC made a documentary series about the experiences of a family who moved to Cornwall, into a derelict farmhouse, and embarked on making the place as environmentally sound as possible.

The website contains news and information about their adventures, both during and after the filming.

If you can get hold of a copy of the series, it's well worth watching.

These companies make or supply components or systems used in the generation of renewable energy.

The AEF is a UK-based association that campaigns exclusively on the environmental impacts of aviation.

The AEF promotes a sustainable future for aviation which fully recognises, and takes account of, its environmental and amenity effects

Dog boarding with host families in Medway, Maidstone, Sittingbourne and Sheppey.

Dog boarding with host families in Medway, Maidstone, Sittingbourne and Sheppey.

A green website helping people make changes to their lifestyle so that they can live a more eco-friendly life.

BRE's mission is:

to build a better world and our vision is our unmistakable imprint on a highly regarded and sustainable built environment.

http://www.bre.co.uk

Researcher's list of British services and their governing bodies, institutes and associations.

"The Carbon Trust is an independent company funded by Government. Our role is to help the UK move to a low carbon economy by helping business and the public sector reduce carbon emissions now and capture the commercial opportunities of low carbon technologies."

http://www.carbontrust.co.uk/

The Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE) is a national charitable company that was established in 1979.

Their mission as an independent charity is to advance sustainable energy policy and practice. They seek energy solutions that engage people and communities to meet real needs for both environmentally sound and affordable energy services.

http://www.cse.org.uk/

Although this grant scheme has now closed, the site remains useful for locating accredited installers.

http://www.clear-skies.org

UK Government page about recycling at home:

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Environmentandgreenerliving/Wasteandrecycling/DG_064366

This website contains links to articles, papers and other documents that planners will find of use when assessing planning applications for renewable energy developments and/or formulating planning policy in their local authority.

http://www.planningrenewables.org.uk/cgi-bin/resource.cgi

Directory of environmentally-minded business and consumer services.

http://www.ecobusinesslinks.com/

The Energy Saving Trust encourages energy efficiency and the integration of renewable energy sources into the economic fabric of our society. To achieve this they promote the use of cleaner fuels for transport and better insulation and heating efficiency for buildings and homes and champion small-scale renewable energy, such as solar and wind power.

http://www.est.org.uk/

Support organisation for businesses looking to become more environmentally friendly. Based in the north-west of England.

PDF attachments to this article contain more background information.

Feed-in are wind turbine and solar photovoltaic suppliers and installers.

The ideal time to install flat roof insulation is when your roof covering needs renewing. Flat roofs lose a lot of heat and need to be insulated. The cost of the measure depends on the size of your roof.

The Freecycle Network is made up of thousands of groups with millions of members across the globe.

It's a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (& getting) stuff for free in their own towns.

It's all about reuse and keeping good stuff out of landfills.

Main site: www.freecycle.org

Local area groups in the UK: http://www.freecycle.org/groups/unitedkingdom/

Gaia-Wind was a Danish company, however since the start of 2007 our headquarters are in Glasgow.

We manufacture and install an 11 kW wind turbine, especially designed for low to moderate wind speeds.

With some 150 turbines installed (mainly in Denmark) we have a well established and positive track record.

Last year we installed our first turbine in the UK (see attached article) and over this year we plan to install a fair number of them in Scotland and the rest of the UK.

All the energy supplied comes from renewable resources.

http://www.good-energy.co.uk/

A spreadsheet of 28,000 buildings and their Co2 footprint. Interesting

Bringing news about government grants to the general public.

List of green engineering consultants and architects.

If you know of others, please let us know and we'll add a link.

The following is a list of Trade Associations that represent environmentally-friendly organisations or promote renewable technologies in the UK.

This list will be updated from time to time - feel free to contact us and let us know of any additions you think would be worthwhile.