Tag: ambitious
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Grand Designs couple struggle with ambitious ‘floating home’ built on water
In the latest episode of Grand Designs Kevin Mccloud meets a couple who have the idea to create a “floating home”. Howard and Sarah’s idea was to build a house on water, designed to adapt to rising tides and changing water levels. However, the reality of constructing such a unique structure came with several unexpected…
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The UK’s Most Ambitious Eco-Friendly Water Treatment Plans
Water conservation and reclamation are primary concerns in the United Kingdom. According to Waterwise.org “in the UK every person uses approximately 150 litres of water a day, a figure that has been growing every year by 1% since 1930.” Given the fact that the UK has less access to clean freshwater than most other European…