Not only is it affordable, but South Lanarkshire College has the blueprint for a sustainable home. A futuristic but friendly-looking model house is on display at the foyer of South Lanarkshire College, complete with features that light up in response to an array of buttons. Intriguing labels such as "rain-water harvesting", "ground source probes" and "low energy windows" make it a valuable tool for introducing students to sustainable homes and the methods and materials used to build them. But how much more educational might it be if this was a real house, rather than a model? That vision will soon become reality, as digging has begun at the East Kilbride campus to lay the foundations for a full-size, sustainable four bedroomed house that will be up by September. While the sustainability house is part of the drive to improve the learning, it is also a project close to the heart of plumbing and gas lecturer James Jamieson "I got the idea when I first looked at the Rehau drawing a couple of years ago", he says "We've been talking to companies ever since, trying to get it built," "We now have a number of partners on board, including polymer manufacturers Rehau, sustainable heating suppliers NIBE, and Marley. The manufacturers provide all the materials and equipment. Dawn Homes build the house, the colllege provides the site." For further information, please click here