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
Re-posted from Platform, the everyday portal for sharing knowledge and intelligence on sustainability across Greater Manchester. (http://ontheplatform.org.uk/article/deep-retrofit-comes-greater-manchester) Deep retrofit comes to Greater Manchester… In Buildings, Energy and Society on 18.12.2014Contributed by Jonathan Atkinson Jonathan Atkinson profiles how Carbon Coop members are benefiting from large-scale home energy improvements through retrofitting measures. As the weather starts to get colder a group of Greater Manchester … Read more
The Guardian came to interview us about our recent Community Green Deal retrofit work and made this video which features Charlie and Jonathan from Carbon Co-op and Retrofit pioneer and member Eddie Sheehy. The Carbon Co-op segment is part of a longer piece on Community Energy groups in the UK. Wtach it here: http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/video/2014/sep/26/community-energy-groups-video
In order to improve your home's energy usage it's essential to understand how you currently use energy and which measures will help reduce that figure. Delivered by assessment experts, our householder energy survey profiles your home in detail. Carbon Co-op offer household energy surveys, enabling residents to get detailed technical information about their home's energy … Read more
In response to members' request for more interaction we are now running a series of free, Carbon Co-op socials featuring a presentation/skillshare element at URBED's offices in central Manchester, followed by a drink at near by Soup Kitchen bar. January's social will feature an introduction to the new My Home Energy Planner assessment tool, whilst in March … Read more
This Autumn, Carbon Co-op ran a series of seminars for members on procuring and delivering energy efficiency works for homes, covering what to prioritise, which professionals to appoint and how to approach contractors. Hosted at Hulme Community Garden Centre and delivered by industry professionals Marianne Heaslip of URBED and Bill Taylor of Taylor Armitt, the … Read more