Green living

When it comes to property insights, Private Property doesn’t stop at the structural and financial aspects but extends to the interior as well. In the dynamic Lifestyle and Décor section, visitors get a colourful glimpse of the interior trends, landscaping solutions, home living and neighbourhood news. Here’s a look at the categories you can find in Lifestyle and Décor:

Design and Decor Garden and Outdoor Building and Renovation Green living Life at Home Know your Neighbourhood
Lifestyle and Decor

Home is where the green is

We’ve looked at the law and the theory of green homes (Go green or go home) and we’ve considered the costs of going green at home (Don’t just dream green) – but what do the banks say about the idea? After all, they’re the guys ...

Lifestyle and Decor

Don't just dream green

Right. The regulatory environment is friendly enough to make new homes more comfortable and cheaper to run (see “Go green or go home”), but what can you do about your existing home? Can greening ...

Lifestyle and Decor

SPF40 for your home

Happily, with the exception of a few pockets around the country, winter is already a distant memory. It’s time to breathe a collective sigh of relief, pack away the down duvets, scarves and beanies, and summer-ready your ...

Go green or go home
Lifestyle and Decor

Go green or go home

There’ve been a few rumblings in the media (and around the braai) concerning the effects of the “green” requirements that have found their way into the country’s new building regulations – but are they really as onerous as ...

Lifestyle and Decor

The world’s going green

When we used to think of “greenie” types, we generally thought of long-haired hippy youngsters who chain themselves to trees and refer to themselves as eco warriors. Times have changed and, these days, most of us have become far ...

Lifestyle and Decor

Use less; score more

The daily carbon footprint of an energy guzzling consumer society is dominated by the time we spend indoors.

Look north for warmth
Lifestyle and Decor

Look north for warmth

There’s very little to beat a sunny winter in a naturally warm home; and it’s even better when the same home delivers cool summer living. Architects’ “passive design” principles explain why they view their reputation as “slaves ...

Live green; save bucks
Lifestyle and Decor

Live green; save bucks

The Green Building Council of SA’s My Green Home campaign is aimed at reducing domestic electricity, water and waste. Since April this year, the Ngewena family has lowered its impact on the planet by practicing an ...

News

Living the green dream

Towards the end of April, the “My Green Home” challenge kicked off at the home of the Ngewanas, a family interested in living green. The challenge is an initiative of the Green Building Council ...

Previous
1 ... 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Page 19 of 23
Next