EcoHome Lab: Calculating Metered Energy Savings (MES) from retrofit
Online event
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This session will focus on the latest work on the development of [Metered Energy Savings](https://carbon.coop/2024/02/retrometer-project-why-metered-energy-savings/) (MES) methodologies to calculate the impact of energy efficiency interventions in the UK. MES approaches compare energy usage post-retrofit with a “counterfactual” – the energy the household *would have used* in the same period had the retrofit not happened.
We’re pleased to be joined by **Connor Galbraith, Data Scientist at [Energy Systems Catapult](https://es.catapult.org.uk/project/retrometer/)** who has been leading the work on how this Counterfactual is generated in the recent [RetroMeter](https://es.catapult.org.uk/project/retrometer/) project. The work draws extensively on work done internationally via LF Energy’s [OpenEEMeter](https://lfenergy.org/projects/openeemeter/) project.
Regular attendees will be familiar with MES approaches from our previous sessions on [CalTRACK/OpenEEmeter](https://www.meetup.com/eco-home-lab-manchester/events/282990686/) and the launch of Carbon Co-op’s own MES web tool, [PowerShaper Tracker](https://tracker.powershaper.io/).
Connor will be discussing:
* How the models work
* In what circumstances different models can be used
* The performance (accuracy, bias) of different models
* Data sources and data accessibility issues for data needed for different models
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Catch up on [some of our previous sessions and presentations](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiz1gBPXWVAJ4hzg3zj72hVrXVJgWvzOG).
EcoHome Lab is a [Carbon Co-op](https://carbon.coop/) initiative, often working together with [OpenEnergyMonitor](https://openenergymonitor.org).
Topics will include:
• Home energy monitoring.
• House energy performance assessment
• Sensors – electricity, gas, temperature, humidity, air quality…
• User interfaces, dashboards
• Smart houses and automation
• Aggregation of data sources
• Taking the power back! – Making better use of the surplus power we generate
**Who is it for?**
• Anyone with skills in physical electronics, web development or programming who wants to use that knowledge to reduce energy and carbon!

Beginner's Guide to Retrofit
2024-05-09 18:00 - 19:30 (Europe/London) | St Margaret’s Centre and Playing Field, Brantingham Road, Manchester, England, M21 0TT, United Kingdom
Join us for an in-person training session on retrofit – perfect for householders interested in retrofit.

Welcome to the Beginner’s Guide to Retrofit and Heat Camera training!
Join us at St Margarets Centre (on Brantingham Road) for an in-person event where you’ll learn all about the basics of retrofitting your home.
We will help you establish a basic understanding of eco-renovation and how you might go about planning to make your home warmer, more comfortable and that little bit greener whilst reducing bills.
We’ll discuss both DIY and contractor-led approaches, this is very much a starting point for retrofit rather than an in-depth discussion of the technical aspects but we will be introducing a new support programme with follow on training and assistance.
We’ll end the with some tips on how you can tell friends and neighbours about what you’ve learnt about retrofit.
Suitable for people thinking about or actively planning retrofit improvements.
Less suitable for social housing tenants who are reliant on their housing provider to make these changes.

This event is part of Energise Manchester, a 2 year programme of advice, support and assistance delivered by Carbon Co-op in partnership with People Powered Retrofit, to help people in South Manchester plan and carry out energy improvements to their homes.
Energise Manchester is part of the Local Energy Advice Demonstrator programme, funded by the UK Government Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.

EcoHome Lab: Monthly meetup and skill share
Online event
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Now in our regular monthly slot – every second Thursday of the month. A hangout for people taking control of their home energy usage and generation. We use open-source hardware and software to gain a better understanding of energy in our homes, how to make the best use of the energy we generate and reduce energy wasted.
Catch up on [some of our previous sessions and presentations](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiz1gBPXWVAJ4hzg3zj72hVrXVJgWvzOG).
Unless there’s a specific title to the session, it means we have no scheduled speaker and it will be an open session. We welcome contributions.
This is a CarbonCo-op (https://carbon.coop/) initiative working close together with OpenEnergyMonitor (https://openenergymonitor.org).
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Topics will include:
• Home energy monitoring.
• House energy performance assessment
• Sensors – electricity, gas, temperature, humidity, air quality…
• User interfaces, dashboards
• Smart houses and automation
• Aggregation of data sources
• Taking the power back! – Making better use of the surplus power we generate
Who is it for?
• Anyone with skills in physical electronics, web development or programming who wants to use that knowledge to reduce energy and carbon!
• There will be open space for small groups to focus on adding new sensors or hacking the user interface, there will always be a ‘newbies’ group for people interested in finding out more.

Beginner's Guide to Retrofit - Carlton Club, Whalley Range
2024-09-10 18:00 - 20:00 | Carlton Club, 113 Greater, Whalley Range, England, M16 8BE, United Kingdom
Learn the basics of making changes to your home to help reduce bills and improve energy efficiency.

What do we mean when we talk about retrofit? In this short, beginners guide we explore basic ideas and concepts, helping you get to grips with how you might reduce energy bills, improve your property and make your home a little bit greener.
You’ll learn:

About retrofit, whether it is right for you and advice on your next steps.
About the different ways that you can retrofit a property, from insulation to heat pumps.
About retrofit in action, and the benefits it can bring to your home.

Who Should Come? Anyone interested in carrying out work to improve their home, making it warmer and more comfortable.
There will be free tea, coffee, and snacks provided as part of this workshop.
If you have any questions about this workshop, or any other Energise activities, please email us on energise-manchester@carbon.coop, or Call/Whatsapp us on 07593711298

Energy Cafe: Home Energy Chat & A Brew - Cafe Nubia, Moss Side
2024-09-11 11:00 - 13:30 | COFFEE NUBIA, 155B Princess Road, Manchester, England, M14 4RE, United Kingdom
Join us for a cuppa at our energy cafe and have a chat with our friendly experts about how to reduce your home energy usage.

Energy bills are through the roof, right? We’re here to help. Join us for a cuppa at one of our energy cafes and chat with our friendly experts. They’ll help you figure out what you can do to keep the heat in and the cold out. We’ll cover a range of options to suit all budgets.
You’ll learn:

How the heat escapes from your home (and how to stop it!)
Tips and tricks to stay warmer
You can ask our experts anything about your home’s energy

Who Should Come?
Everyone’s welcome! Whether you own your own home, rent, or just want to feel cosier this winter. No experience needed.
There will be free tea and coffee provided as part of this event.
If you have any questions about the Energy Cafe or any other Energise activities, please email us on energise-manchester@carbon.coop, or Call/Whatsapp us on 07593711298

EcoHome Lab: In-situ heat pump performance in the UK
Online event
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We are very pleased to host **Colin Meek** of [RB&M](https://www.r-b-m.com/) who will be presenting his latest work on UK in-situ heat pump performance. Colin’s review of the latest Ofgem Data (2017–2022) is currently pending publication by DESNZ and follows on from [his previous analysis of domestic installations in over 2,000 homes (2021)](https://www.recc.org.uk/pdf/performance-data-research-focused.pdf).
While we regularly spotlight high-performing, specialist heat pump installations, as the sectors moves beyond the early adopters this is a good opportunity to calibrate the overall level of performance being achieved.
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Now in our regular monthly slot – every second Thursday of the month. A hangout for people taking control of their home energy usage and generation. We use open-source hardware and software to gain a better understanding of energy in our homes, how to make the best use of the energy we generate and reduce energy wasted.
Catch up on [some of our previous sessions and presentations](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiz1gBPXWVAJ4hzg3zj72hVrXVJgWvzOG).
This is a [Carbon Co-op](https://carbon.coop/) initiative to create an open space for discussion of the latest challenges and potential solutions of the energy transition.
**Regular topics include:**
• Home energy monitoring.
• House energy performance assessment
• Sensors – electricity, gas, temperature, humidity, air quality…
• User interfaces, dashboards
• Smart homes and automation
• Aggregation of data sources
• Taking the power back! – Making better use of the surplus power we generate
**Who is it for?**
• Anyone with skills in physical electronics, web development or programming who wants to use that knowledge to reduce energy and carbon!
• End users of open source energy management solutions, such as Open Energy Monitor and Home Assistant.

Beginner's Guide to Retrofit - Hulme Community Garden Centre, Hulme
2024-09-18 13:30 - 15:30 | Hulme Community Garden Centre, Old Birley Street, Hulme, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M15 5RF, United Kingdom
Learn the basics of making changes to your home to help reduce bills and improve energy efficiency.

What do we mean when we talk about retrofit? In this short, beginners guide we explore basic ideas and concepts, helping you get to grips with how you might reduce energy bills, improve your property and make your home a little bit greener.
You’ll learn:

About retrofit, whether it is right for you and advice on your next steps.
About the different ways that you can retrofit a property, from insulation to heat pumps.
About retrofit in action, and the benefits it can bring to your home.

Who Should Comne? Anyone interested in carrying out work to improve their home, making it warmer and more comfortable.
There will be free tea, coffee, and snacks provided as part of this workshop.
If you have any questions about this workshop, or any other Energise activities, please email us on energise-manchester@carbon.coop, or Call/Whatsapp us on 07593711298

Beginner's Guide to Retrofit - 422 Community Hub, Longsight
2024-09-26 18:00 - 20:00 | 422 Manchester (formerly Longsight Youth Centre), 422 Stockport Road, Longsight, England, M12 4EX, United Kingdom

Tackle Damp and Mould Parts 1 and 2 - Boiler House, Moss Side
2024-10-01 12:00 - 2024-10-08 13:30 | Boiler House, 9 Wilcock Street, Moss Side, England, M16 7DA, United Kingdom
Learn how to tackle the root causes of damp and mould in the home.

This is a two part training, where you will be given a task between sessions to assess damp and mould in your home. We strongly recommend attending both parts of the training. When you book onto the event, you will be booking onto both parts of the training, which are held on the 1st and 8th October, at the Boiler House, 12:00 – 13:30.
Discover how to tackle mould in this workshop. Don’t let dampness damage your walls and furnishings or compromise your health. Join us to learn how to tackle damp effectively and create a safer living environment for you and your family.
You’ll learn:

The causes and effects of damp and mould
Practical tips to prevent and eliminate mould growth
Techniques to keep air in your home healthy
Do-It-Yourself solutions for a healthier home environment

Who should come? Everyone’s welcome! Whether you own your home, rent, or just want to feel cosier this winter. No experience needed.
There will be free tea, coffee, and snacks provided as part of this workshop.
If you have any questions about this workshop, or any other Energise activities, please email us on energise-manchester@carbon.coop, or Call/Whatsapp us on 07593711298

EcoHome Lab: UCL research on neighbourhood-scale batteries
Bridge 5 Mill, 22a Beswick Street, Manchester, United Kingdom
Carbon Coop has been working with researchers at University College London on a project to explore shared neighbourhood-scale batteries. Carbon Coop members took part in workshops using a shared battery game to help them think about whether and how shared batteries might be made to work effectively for them. In this Ecohomelab in-person meetup, Georgia Panagiotidou and Mike Fell from UCL will talk about what the work involved, share early findings, and listen to your feedback.
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Now in our regular monthly slot – every second Thursday of the month. A hangout for people taking control of their home energy usage and generation. We use open-source hardware and software to gain a better understanding of energy in our homes and explore how to make the best use of the energy we generate and reduce energy wasted.
Catch up on [some of our previous sessions and presentations](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiz1gBPXWVAJ4hzg3zj72hVrXVJgWvzOG).
This is a [Carbon Co-op](https://carbon.coop/) initiative to enable peer learning amongst our membership and our wider community.
**Regular topics include:**
• Home energy monitoring.
• House energy performance assessment
• Sensors – electricity, gas, temperature, humidity, air quality…
• User interfaces, dashboards
• Smart houses and automation
• Aggregation of data sources
• Taking the power back! – Making better use of the surplus power we generate

Tackle Damp and Mould Parts 1 and 2 - Station South, Levenshulme
2024-10-16 18:00 - 2024-10-23 19:30 | Station South Cycle Cafe Levenshulme, 975-977 Stockport Road, Levenshulme, England, M19 3NP, United Kingdom
Learn how to tackle the root causes of damp and mould in the home.

This is a two part training, where you will be given a task between sessions to assess damp and mould in your home. We strongly recommend attending both parts of the training. When you book onto the event, you will be booking onto both parts of the training, which are held on the 16th and 23rd October, at the Station South, 18:00 – 19:30.
Discover how to tackle mould in this workshop. Don’t let dampness damage your walls and furnishings or compromise your health. Join us to learn how to tackle damp effectively and create a safer living environment for you and your family.
You’ll learn:

The causes and effects of damp and mould
Practical tips to prevent and eliminate mould growth
Techniques to keep air in your home healthy
Do-It-Yourself solutions for a healthier home environment

Who should come? Everyone’s welcome! Whether you own your home, rent, or just want to feel cosier this winter. No experience needed.
There will be free tea, coffee, and snacks provided as part of this workshop.
If you have any questions about this workshop, or any other Energise activities, please email us on energise-manchester@carbon.coop, or Call/Whatsapp us on 07593711298

Levenshulme Area-Based Retrofit Scheme
2024-10-30 13:00 - 14:30
Learn about the processes and ways of working that underpin this innovative retrofit scheme.

Carbon Co-op are leading this innovative place-based pilot, aiming to bring opportunities for retrofit into communities on a tenure-blind basis, by addressing some of the barriers and challenges currently facing households.
Acting as an intermediary, Carbon Coop have aggregated retrofit professionals and partnered with a social enterprise training/contractor on behalf of participating households, engaging local people through participatory community liaison. They are facilitated a blended finance package, mixing grant and zero percent municipal lending tailored to householder circumstances.
This webinar brings together a panel of key players from the scheme to explore their experience of the process to date, now that works are on site.
NB: all the households in the current scheme are owner occupied, but place based approaches involving public and private tenants are equally applicable.

Who should attend?
This event is suitable for anyone with an interest in place-based or area-based approaches to retrofit delivery. This might include:

Local authorities
Community Energy organisations
Housing providers
Local and national government policy makers
Think tanks
Housing campaign groups
Financial providers
Retrofit professionals and providers

Chair and Panel members
Chair
Jennifer Brennan, Director – Harlow Consulting
Jennifer is a co-founder of Harlow Consulting, specialising in construction and built environment research and evaluation. She works with clients including CITB, Historic Environment Scotland, Home Builders Federation and Historic England. She has recently led a Skills Needs Analysis for Historic England assessing skills needs, gaps and shortages for construction, repair and maintenance of pre-1919 buildings, including skills and qualifications needed for retrofit.

Panel members

Jonathan Atkinson, Co-founder – Carbon Co-op
Jonathan is a co-founder of Carbon Co-op, a board member and staff member, developing and project managing innovative, new low carbon projects. He is the Retrofit Lead at the organisation, overseeing a wide range of energy efficiency projects. Jonathan’s earlier career included time at two research co-ops and in 2002 he co-founded UHC Collective, a multidisciplinary art and design project. He splits his time with People Powered Retrofit where he is Business Director.

Aneaka Kellay, Citizen and Community Engagement Lead – Carbon Co-op
Aneaka works in the Retrofit Team and Energy Commons Team at Carbon Co-op. She is experienced in workshop development, facilitation and community engagement. She is passionate about social and environmental justice. Over the last 9 years, she has worked to engage and organise training for householders and contractors around retrofit. Her current area of interest is in people-centred approaches to energy-efficient schemes.

Michael Dickinson, Director – B4Box Ltd
B4Box are an award-winning construction training provider and employer who work differently. Their unique integrated business model puts local learners and skilled employees at the heart of all business decisions, shaped and informed by their core values: tackling poverty, addressing climate change, promoting social justice and addressing inequalities. B4Box won the Ashden Award for Low Carbon Skills in 2022.

Hannah Dixon, Director, Architect, Certified Passivhaus Designer, AECB Certifier – Progress in Practice
Hannah is a chartered Architect and Certified Passivhaus Designer, specialising in sustainable, low carbon construction and community engagement. She has a wide range of experience working on Passivhaus and low energy schemes, as both Project Architect and Passivhaus Consultant.

Julie Maxwell, Architect and Retrofit Coordinator – Progress in Practice
Julie is a qualified architect who moved to the UK in 2015. She has a wealth of experience delivering divers residential projects from deep whole house retrofits to high performance new builds in Sheffield Yorkshire and the wider region. She is passionate about community engagement, making retrofit accessible to all and creating high-quality and sustainable designs.

Green Open Homes Visit
2024-11-09 12:00 - 15:00
Visit recently retrofitted homes to learn about the process and its benefits.

All over Greater Manchester householders have been retrofitting their homes, saving energy bills, cutting carbon and making them more comfortable. Through Energise Manchester you can visit a home and meet the people who made these changes. You’ll see all kinds of improvements, everything from external wall insulation to solar panels, to innovative heating and ventilation systems.
You will be sent further information about the details of the day, including the address of the house we will be visiting. It is in the Rusholme/Fallowfield ward of Manchester.
Featuring

See up close what different retrofit options look like
Learn more about the practical benefits
Ask any questions about the retrofit process and its impact on the home

Who should come? Everyone’s welcome! Whether you own your home, rent, or just want to feel cosier this winter. No experience needed.
If you have any questions about this workshop, or any other Energise activities, please email us on energise-manchester@carbon.coop, or Call/Whatsapp us on 07593711298

DIY Draught Proofing - St Margaret's Community Centre, Whalley Range
2024-11-14 17:30 - 19:30 | St Margaret’s Centre and Playing Field, Brantingham Road, Manchester, England, M21 0TT, United Kingdom
Learn how to make DIY improvements to tackle draughts in your home.

Even small gaps and cracks in your home can make a big difference in how warm it stays. Learn how to make your home cosier by finding and fixing draughts. We’ll show you how to balance sealing up drafts with keeping your house well-ventilated to stay healthy.
You’ll learn:

How to find draughty areas of your home.
How to fit common draught proofing products!
Understand the importance of ventilation and how this relates to draught proofing.

Who should come? Everyone’s welcome! Whether you own your home, rent, or just want to feel cosier this winter. No experience needed.
There will be free tea, coffee, and snacks provided as part of this workshop.
If you have any questions about this workshop, or any other Energise activities, please email us on energise-manchester@carbon.coop, or Call/Whatsapp us on 07593711298

DIY Draught Proofing - 422 Community Hub, Longsight
2024-11-20 12:00 - 14:00 | 422 Manchester (formerly Longsight Youth Centre), 422 Stockport Road, Longsight, England, M12 4EX, United Kingdom

Energy Cafe: Home Energy Chat & A Brew - Fallowfield Library, Fallowfield
2024-11-28 10:00 - 12:00 | The Place at Platt Lane, Platt Lane, Fallowfield, England, M14 7FZ, United Kingdom

Master Your Heating Controls - Birch Community Centre, Rusholme
2024-12-03 12:00 - 13:30 | Birch Community Centre, Brighton Grove, Manchester, England, M14 5JT, United Kingdom
Learn how to use your home’s heating controls in the most energy efficient way.

Is your boiler running as efficiently as it could? Do your radiators come on at the times that best suit your needs? In this workshop, you can learn how to make your home’s heating and hot water systems work for you.
You’ll learn:

About the different parts of your home heating system
How to adjust your boiler and control systems to save energy and suit your lifestyle
How to bleed your radiators
Know what actions you can take to increase the efficiency of hot water use

Who should come? Everyone’s welcome! Whether you own your home, rent, or just want to feel cosier this winter. No experience needed. Relevant for people with gas boilers.
There will be free tea, coffee, and a complimentary post-workshop lunch along with a goodie bag of a temperature/humidity hygrometer, radiator key and LED Efficient light bulb.
If you have any questions about this workshop, or any other Energise activities, please email us on energise-manchester@carbon.coop, or Call/Whatsapp us on 07593711298

Fuelling Greater Manchester
2024-12-03 18:30 - 20:30 | OL1 1HD, The Hive, The Spindles Centre, Oldham, England, OL1 1HD, United Kingdom
An informal networking event for anyone interested in Community Energy within Greater Manchester.

Fuelling Greater Manchester is back! A free, informal networking event bringing together people involved with and interested in community energy. Light refreshments will be provided.
This event will be at The Hive, a new co-working business and enterprise hub on the upper mall of Spindles (above Rhode Island coffee shop). Access details will be sent closer to the event.
With a shift in national policy it’s an exciting time to be in community energy. Alongside the Community Energy Fund, we’ve seen recent announcements about GB Energy and investment due to enter the sector via the Local Power Plan in 2025. In Greater Manchester we have heard encouraging words from Andy Burnham and GMCA. In Oldham this has been backed by funding for innovative projects such as the Oldham Net Zero Accelerator and revitalised interest in the Denshaw Wind project.
There’s a huge amount of work already happening around community energy in Greater Manchester and this is an opportunity for those involved in the sector to meet up, network, share tips and think about the future.
Relevant to:

Community Energy practitioners (established and prospective),
Funders
Stakeholders including councils and local authorities
Technical consultants working in renewables
Finance providers
…and anyone with an interest in the sector!

As with most facilitated business networking events: there’s no agenda and no powerpoints! On the night, expect to meet like minded folk in a relaxed and informal setting.
This to be a re-boot of the regular Fuelling Manchester events that took place across the region between 2010-2018.
Organised by Carbon Co-op and Greater Manchester Community with support from Oldham Council and GMCA.

Master Your Heating Controls - Birch Community Centre, Rusholme
2024-12-05 18:00 - 19:30 | Birch Community Centre, Brighton Grove, Manchester, England, M14 5JT, United Kingdom
Learn how to use your home’s heating controls in the most energy efficient way.

Is your boiler running as efficiently as it could? Do your radiators come on at the times that best suit your needs? In this workshop, you can learn how to make your home’s heating and hot water systems work for you.
You’ll learn:

About the different parts of your home heating system
How to adjust your boiler and control systems to save energy and suit your lifestyle
How to bleed your radiators
Know what actions you can take to increase the efficiency of hot water use

Who should come? Everyone’s welcome! Whether you own your home, rent, or just want to feel cosier this winter. No experience needed. Relevant for people with gas boilers.
There will be free tea, coffee, and snacks provided as part of this workshop.
If you have any questions about this workshop, or any other Energise activities, please email us on energise-manchester@carbon.coop, or Call/Whatsapp us on 07593711298

Master Your Heating Controls - Northmoor Centre, Longsight
2025-02-08 10:00 - 12:00 | Northmoor Community Centre, 3 Greater, Longsight, England, M12 4PH, United Kingdom
Learn how to use your home’s heating controls in the most energy efficient way.

Is your boiler running as efficiently as it could? Do your radiators come on at the times that best suit your needs? In this workshop, you can learn how to make your home’s heating and hot water systems work for you.
You’ll learn:

About the different parts of your home heating system
How to adjust your boiler and control systems to save energy and suit your lifestyle
How to bleed your radiators
Know what actions you can take to increase the efficiency of hot water use

Who should come?
Everyone’s welcome! Whether you own your home, rent, or just want to feel cosier this winter. No experience needed. Relevant for people with gas boilers.
There will be free tea, coffee and snacks provided as part of this workshop. After the session please join us for a free lunch from 12pm -1pm and our afternoon workshop on DIY Draught Proofing,1pm-3pm (you will need a seperate ticket for this afternoon workshop).
If you have any questions about this workshop, or any other Energise activities, please email us on energise-manchester@carbon.coop, or Call/Whatsapp us on 07593711298

DIY Draught Proofing - Northmoor Centre, Longsight
2025-02-08 13:00 - 15:00 | Northmoor Community Centre, 3 Greater, Longsight, England, M12 4PH, United Kingdom
Learn how to make DIY improvements to tackle draughts in your home.

Even small gaps and cracks in your home can make a big difference in how warm it stays. Learn how to make your home cosier by finding and fixing draughts. We’ll show you how to balance sealing up drafts with keeping your house well-ventilated to stay healthy.
You’ll learn:

How to find draughty areas of your home.
How to fit common draught proofing products!
Understand the importance of ventilation and how this relates to draught proofing.

Who should come?
Everyone’s welcome! Whether you own your home, rent, or just want to feel cosier this winter. No experience needed.
There will be free tea and coffee is provided as part of this workshop. And feel free to come down early and join us for a free lunch at 12 noon -1pm before the workshop.
If you have any questions about this workshop, or any other Energise activities, please email us on energise-manchester@carbon.coop, or Call/Whatsapp us on 07593711298

EcoHome Lab: Advising 'accidental' heat pump users
Online event
This session will be a bit different to our usual deep dives into data and advanced performance – we’re looking to establish general best practice guidance for less technical audiences. Our primary interest here is in ‘accidental’ rather than ‘enthusiast’ heat pump users, such as those living in private or social rented homes or those who’ve purchased a property with an existing heat pump and may be struggling.
* Primary focus is on cost and comfort rather than COP/SPF performance
* Scheduling tips for heating and hot water
* Understanding the performance impact of functions (such as quiet mode or power mode)
* Identifying existing ‘accessible resources’
* Demystifying user interfaces for heat pump control
* Is it possible to ‘fit and forget’ or are seasonal adjustments necessary?
We’re hoping to have contributions from a few members here, so whether you’ve practical experience from a personal or professional capacity – get in touch and we’ll add you to the list.
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Now in our regular monthly slot – every second Thursday of the month. A hangout for people taking control of their home energy usage and generation. We focus on open-source hardware and software to gain a better understanding of energy in our homes, how to make the best use of the energy we generate and reduce energy wasted.
Catch up on [some of our previous sessions and presentations](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiz1gBPXWVAJ4hzg3zj72hVrXVJgWvzOG).
Unless there’s a specific title to the session, it means we have no scheduled speaker and it will be an open session. We welcome contributions.
This is a [Carbon Co-op](https://carbon.coop/) initiative working close together with the broader open source community.
**Regular discussion topics include:**
• Home energy monitoring.
• House energy performance assessment
• Sensors – electricity, gas, temperature, humidity, air quality…
• User interfaces, dashboards
• Smart houses and automation
• Aggregation of data sources
• Taking the power back! – Making better use of the surplus power we generate
Who is it for?
• Anyone with skills in physical electronics, web development or programming who wants to use that knowledge to reduce energy and carbon!
• There will be open space for small groups to focus on adding new sensors or hacking the user interface, there will always be a ‘newbies’ group for people interested in finding out more.

Tackling Damp and Mould Parts 1 and 2 - 422 Centre, Longsight
2025-02-15 10:00 - 15:00 | 422 Manchester (formerly Longsight Youth Centre), 422 Stockport Road, Longsight, England, M12 4EX, United Kingdom
Learn how to tackle the root causes of damp and mould in the home.

This is a two part training workshop with a lunch in-between the morning and afternoon sessions. We strongly recommend attending both parts of the training where possible. When you book onto the event, you will be booking onto both parts of the training, which are held , on Saturday 15th at 422 Centre, Longsight, 10:00 – 15:00.

Damp And Mould Part 1: 10:00 – 12:00
Lunch: 12:00 – 13:00
Damp and Mould Part 2: 13:00 – 15:00

Discover how to tackle mould in this workshop. Don’t let dampness damage your walls and furnishings or compromise your health. Join us to learn how to tackle damp effectively and create a safer living environment for you and your family.
You’ll learn:

The causes and effects of damp and mould
Practical tips to prevent and eliminate mould growth
Techniques to keep air in your home healthy
Do-It-Yourself solutions for a healthier home environment

Who should come?
Everyone’s welcome! Whether you own your home, rent, or just want to feel cosier. No experience needed.
There will be free tea, coffee and lunch provided as part of this workshop.
If you have any questions about this workshop, or any other Energise activities, please email us on energise-manchester@carbon.coop, or Call/Whatsapp us on 07593711298
