Kevin McCloud shares Grand Designs of eco living with Saab

Eco living has been the hot topic of 2007. But what does it actually mean and who’s doing it?

Kevin McCloud, architect-turned-environmentalist and presenter of Channel 4’s ‘Grand Designs’ programme knows only too well the meaning of eco living. In his latest interview, Kevin explains why:

He has just installed a biomass boiler to heat his home and farm
He is considering adding solar panels and wind turbines next
His family grows a lot of their own food and shops at the local farmers’ market
He drives a Saab BioPower car that runs on bioethanol E85 fuel

“The important thing for me is to put my money where my mouth is and part of this involves me trying out different technologies to see how easy and flexible they are,” explains Kevin.