A green home is an investment as it represents savings over the long-term, the Coloradoan has suggested.And as people become increasingly concerned about their finances in the midst of the current credit crunch, many buyers are considering investing in a green home, as they will be able to take advantage...

Green home improvements may be a more reliable long-term strategy for cutting carbon emissions than constructing new zero-carbon housing developments, an adviser has suggested.The Observer reported this weekend that Henry Oliver, a policy adviser at the Empty Homes Agency claimed that when three refurbished homes were compared with three new...

The Scottish government is set to provide more funding for a grant scheme which would support the installation of small-scale microgeneration devices in homes.Scottish finance secretary John Swinney told a renewable energy conference in Edinburgh that homeowners will be able to claim grants valued at up to £4,000 to fund...