Jonathan Atkinson We are looking for eco-home owners keen to show off their energy efficiency improvements, to inspire and enable others to follow their example. If you are interested in opening your home email us: info@carbon.coop As part of the UK-wide Open Homes Network, Carbon Co-op is running another open homes weekend in Greater Manchester and beyond. It … Read more
A householder’s introduction to renewables, Feed in Tariffs and the Renewable Heat Incentive presented by Helen Grimshaw, sustainability consultant from URBED. Solar PV, solar thermal, biomass and heat pumps – make sense of how you use financial incentives to power your home with low carbon technologies. FREE: seminar in Saddleworth In partnership with Oldham Council, Carbon Co-op … Read more
What is it like to undertake a whole house retrofit? What things do you need to plan for, should you move out, what do you do when it all goes wrong?! The March Carbon Co-op Social features stories from three householders who have been through a whole house retrofit. Each householder has a different background, a … Read more
Cathy, from the rather excellent YouGen blog asked to to share our top tips on whole house retrofit as gathered from the Community Green Deal project. Read the full blog here: http://www.yougen.co.uk/blog-entry/2526/Ten+top+tips+for+major+energy+saving+home+improvements/ or read the tips below. 1. Set out your priorities from the start An understanding of your priorities will assist in the delivery of the … Read more
Two members, Rob Jones and Dom McCann, were featured in a report by Big Issue in the North on the Community Green Deal retrofit pioneers programme. Authored by Sarah Roe and published in the week commencing 2nd January 2015, the article profiles their experiences of retrofit improvements and the difference these have made to their … Read more
You are invited to attend a community energy conference for the public sector and communities; exploring how we can encourage and capitalise on the fast paced growth of the community energy sector throughout the UK, to harness and expand this growth in the North. The event will take place on the 26th February, 10.00 – … Read more