Focus House, a prefabricated eco-home in north London, has been highlighted as one of the UK's most environmentally-friendly family houses.The house, designed by Bere Architects, employed PassivHaus principles in the construction of the property, which in turn, uses a variety of energy saving measures, InHabitat.com reports.Constructed from solid timber panels,...

A house made from sustainable building materials has won the Grand Designs Best Eco Home award, it has emerged.The two-storey straw bale house in Wales is the only one of its kind in the UK and one of two present in Europe. It was built on the most part by...