Ecohome events, tours and open houses – May 2014

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If you're interested in reducing household energy bills or saving carbon we've two weekends of drop-ins and tours around eco-homes in Greater Manchester over 17/18th and 24th/25th May. Over two weekends there will an opportunity to meet householders who have transformed their homes with large scale energy efficient improvements, from solid wall insulation and triple glazed windows to wood burning stoves … Read more

Greater Manchester Open Eco-homes events and bus tours

Eco-home pioneers throwing open their doors to share tips saving on energy bills. Events, tours and open homes throughout Saturday 17th May, Sunday 18th May, Saturday 24th May and Sunday 25th May 2014 Pioneering householders around Greater Manchester are inviting the general public in to their eco-homes over two weekends, 17th/18th and 24th/25th May, to show … Read more

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