Energy efficiency isn’t normally a consideration in building Malaysian homes, which is why it came as no surprise that the first good example I have found was built by Expats who called their home Cooltek. Harry and Stephanie Boswell decided that retirement in the tropics was more appealing than in the UK. They moved to Melaka in Malaysia, bringing everything with them including a brand new Toyota Prius and their environmentally friendly philosophy. The brief for Cooltek was simple. It must be air-conditioned to give respite...

A mini Eden Project is nearing completion in Kota Kinabalu and it’s putting some green into aquarium design. Having being originally conceived as Aquatica KK, The Green Connection as it is now known is due to open early 2009. Green Connection’s founder Prof. Steve Oakley is a bit of a hippie at heart and in true hippie style has decided to DIY (Do It Yourself!) a top class aquarium using ‘green’ building principles. “Green Connection is now much more than an aquarium” Steve elaborated on the change of name, “we...