Manchester Open Homes Event – volunteers needed!

We're looking for volunteers to be part of a new exciting green homes project in Greater Manchester. Carbon Coop and Action for Sustainable Living are running an Open Homes Event on the weekends of the 17th/18th and 24th/25th May. We'll be showcasing energy efficiency retrofit measures and providing inspiration and guidance on practical ways to … Read more

Open Eco-Homes weekends opportunity

We're looking for homes to be part of this inspiring event Carbon Coop and Action for Sustainable Living are running Open Eco-Homes events on the weekends of 17th/18th and 24th/25th May 2014, featuring open houses and Red Bus Tours. We are looking for households from Greater Manchester and beyond, who have undertaken energy efficient retrofit … Read more

Community Green Deal begins

Our delayed Community Green Deal programme kicked off in January with 12 homes receiving a whole house retrofit. It's a unique and ambitious project with average works costs of £40,500 per household and total carbon savings of 1,150 tonnes across the lifetime of the programme. We are working with URBED as technical partners, Rochdale-based construction … Read more

Eco-home Lab returns

After a brief hiatus Eco-home Lab, our open source energy monitor club, is back. The next date is…5.30pm-8.30pm, Friday 13th March 2014 at MadLab, Edge Street, Manchester. It's completely free and you can register your place here: http://www.meetup.com/Eco-Home-Lab-Manchester/ It's a great place to learn about and experiment with the monitors but a degree of prior … Read more

Chorlton Green Festival

After a year's absence, the Chorlton Green Festival is returning on Saturday 26th April 2014 at St Clements Church, Edge Lane, Chorlton. In the past it's been a huge gathering for all things green, low carbon and sustainable in the city. We'll be running a stall at the festival so drop in and say hello, we're … Read more