David and Victoria Beckham to wait for the right buyer for Beckingham Palace

David and Victoria Beckham to sell their Hertfordshire home David Beckham and Victoria Beckham will be moving to London from their Georgian style house in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, called Rowneybury House. The £10 million mansion, nicknamed Beckingham Palace, has a recording studio, helipad, snooker room, gym, floodlit tennis courts, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, but will have … Read more

Salone del Mobile 2013: Panasonic’s sustainable smart town in “Energetic Energies” Concept

Panasonic to Present “Energetic Energies” Concept with Akihisa Hirata at the Milano Salone del Mobile 2013 At this year’s Milano Salone del Mobile 2013, one of the largest and most influential design exhibitions in the world, to be held in Milan this April, Panasonic will present a new energy landscape, where energy creation (through solar … Read more

The culture of recycling: Who recycles more in Europe

Recycling can reduce greenhouse gases and save valuable resources. This is because recycled materials replace virgin materials. Europe is successfully moving up the ‘waste management hierarchy’, albeit more slowly than required by legislation, according to a new report from the European Environment Agency (EEA) which looks at the management of municipal solid waste in 27 … Read more

Amplified greenhouse makes North greener

Amplified greenhouse effect shifts North’s growing seasons An international team of university and NASA scientists examined the relationship between changes in surface temperature and vegetation growth from 45 degrees north latitude to the Arctic Ocean. Results (published in the journal Nature Climate Change) show temperature and vegetation growth at northern latitudes now resemble those found … Read more

Most expensive and cheapest hotel rooms: report

9th edition of “Hotel Price Index”: Where you’ll find the most expensive and cheapest hotel rooms in the world Average hotel prices in 2012 were highest in the Monegasque, while Cambodia’s Phnom Penh had the lowest prices in the hospitality industry, according to the ninth edition of the Hotels.com’s annual “Hotel Price Index”, a report … Read more