A selection of Carbon Co-op householders are featured in a new case study authored by Green Building Store. The case study includes quotes with householders and architects as well as some excellent new photography. The case study includes information about the Community Green Deal programme as well as in depth information about the windows. The … Read more
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