Helen Grimshaw 
Authored by Dr Rowena Hay and Sabina Dewfield from Shortwork, with support from Helen at Carbon Co-op. Towards the end of our Project Heat Pump (Socialising Flexibility) project, we brought together a cross-sector professional workshop online, facilitated collaboratively by Shortwork and Carbon Co-op. The session brought together 17 participants, including the wider Carbon Co-op team, … Read more
Authored by Dr Rowena Hay and Sabina Dewfield from Shortwork, with support from Helen at Carbon Co-op. Project Heat Pump (Socialising Flexibility) was a two-year programme funded by Energy Redress and delivered by Carbon Co-op in partnership with Shortwork and Manchester City Council. The project explores how heat pumps are working in practice for social … Read more
Summer 2025 saw the much anticipated completion of construction works on homes in the first phase of the Levenshulme Area Based Scheme (LevABS). Whilst this was undoubtedly a big milestone for householders and partners, work doesn’t stop once tools are downed on-site, and we were keen to ensure that householders have the information they need … Read more
Over the last year we’ve been increasingly asked about grant funded programmes for retrofit. Do we recommend them? Do we refer people into them? So we’ve done a lot of thinking about what our position is, because we want to provide clarity to our staff and the households we talk to. This blog post sets … Read more
Over several years our friends at Homebaked CLT in Anfield, Liverpool, have been working to bring an unoccupied terrace back into community ownership and use. The Oakfield terrace was initially slated for demolition as part of Housing Market Renewal – a programme which tore apart communities in Liverpool and many other northern towns. Since that … Read more
This paper, produced by Harlow Consulting, sets out the processes behind the Area Based Scheme approach in more detail. It describes the: It presents some initial findings around: Harlow Consulting Ltd are working with us on the evaluation of the programme – aiming to capture the experience of project partners, the supply chain and householders. … Read more