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Could a soil-based construction material solve the world’s housing crisis?
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Could a soil-based construction material solve the world’s housing crisis?

Adding chemicals to soil could create an environmentally-friendly construction material to build homes in developing countries, scientists say.

Researchers at the University of Bath are exploring the potential of geopolymer-stabilised soil, which is created when alkaline chemicals are added to soil. They believe it could be transformative in developing countries where houses are desperately needed.

A co-operative approach to renewable energy
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A co-operative approach to renewable energy
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Leadership Spotlight: an interview with Dale Vince, Chairman of Forest Green Rovers and owner of Ecotricity
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Local authorities paying £863m per year to ‘big six’ energy companies
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85% of local authorities now own solar panels, report reveals
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Report shines light on the barriers to healthy placemaking
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Economics and inequality: 15 minutes with… Christian Felber
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Whitehall accused of failing rural communities
Charity calls for more equality in transport planning
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Charity calls for more equality in transport planning

Sustrans has called for more equality in transport planning to help encourage more women to use active travel.

Culture change needed to view parks as local economic assets
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Culture change needed to view parks as local economic assets
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How to… build housing developments in a ‘nature-friendly’ way
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From military base to ‘green town’
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Commons transition or green growth: two paths to sustainability
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Community is the key to Scotland’s circular economy
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Generating power locally: 15 minutes with Abdul Jabbar
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Two new municipal energy companies launch
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