The Big Smoke versus eco housing estate

London certainly isn’t the Big Smoke now – no smog for years! I moved to London with my partner 18 months ago, and I’m really enjoying experiencing what a big city has to offer. The most obvious difference from living in Trent Basin, a new eco housing estate in Nottingham, where we previously lived, is … More The Big Smoke versus eco housing estate

Behind the meter

Last autumn I did an update about energy at Trent Basin, and how we were originally a case study for an Innovate UK scheme called Project Scene. Looking back I was slightly despondent about it all, and (as far as I was concerned) Project Scene was of mixed benefit to TB residents. The academic and … More Behind the meter

Alley play

My regular readers will remember that I did a post about play for small kids in November 2020, and how we are lacking facilities at the moment, though a play area is planned for Phase 4. I challenged TB neighbours to get together and come up with some ideas for making our currently bland and … More Alley play