i) Summary: In order to meet demand, URBED require a freelance a household energy assessor to deliver Carbon Co-op's Whole House Assessments using URBED's bespoke, Whole House Assessment Method. URBED are seeking to engage an assessor to deliver Whole House assessments and create reports. At least to begin with assessors will be engaged on a freelance … Read more
A year after opening up membership to the society, Carbon Co-op has 70 members and growing, next Monday 16th September we hold a general meeting, a chance for members and other interested people to get involved. Last September Carbon Co-op officially launched its member offer. Until that point we'd been a small core of activists … Read more
Community renewables and retrofit social for Greater Manchester, Thursday 5th September 2013 6pm-9pm, Thursday 5th September 2013, Man and Scythe, Bolton (the pub was closed but is now re-open!) Fuelling Manchester is the networking meetup for people and groups involved in community renewables around Greater Manchester. This is purely a social event, there will be no agenda and no … Read more
The Big Red Bus Tour of Green Houses is an opportunity to visit homes that have made radical reductions in energy bills and carbon emissions. Everything from solar PV panels and biomass boilers to external wall insulation and triple glazed windows. On the tour you'll visit three householders around Greater Manchester who retrofitted their houses as well … Read more
Carbon Co-op won the award for Most Innovative Co-operative at the Co-operative Awards 2013. Held in Cardiff as part of the annual Co-op Congress, the award was sponsored by Co-operative and Community Finance and given to the co-operative that did most to develop a new approach, idea, or practice to enhance how co-operatives do business. … Read more
It's Co-operatives Fortnight and The Co-operative Awards 2013 shortlist has been announced with Carbon Co-op featuring in two categories: 'Small Co-op, Big Achiever' and 'Most Innovative Co-operative'. It's a real honour to be nominated and demonstrates the huge progress we've made in the past year. We'll be there with the other shortlisted co-operatives when the … Read more