Profile your home’s energy performance

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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

Carbon Co-op socials – Winter/Spring 2015

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

Exploring procurement ‘Routes to Retrofit’

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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

Carbon Co-op – dates for the diary 2015

December 2014 – 5.30pm-8.30pm, Thursday 11th – Ecohome LabUpstairs at Terrace, Thomas Street January 2015 – 5.30pm-8.30pm, Thursday 8th – Ecohome Lab Upstairs at Terrace, Thomas Street – 6.30pm-9pm, Thursday 22nd – Carbon Co-op socialURBED, Little Lever Street and then Soup KitchenTheme: Development of My Home Energy Planner (Whole House Assessment Tool).Book here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/carbon-co-op-social-tickets-14778000397 – 31st or 1st Feb: Carbon Co-op … Read more

Ask the Expert webinar: no. 4 Routes to Retrofit

Click the image below to view a YouTube video of our recent webinar for Carbon Co-op members looking at contracting routes for householders considering whole house retrofit.  Or visit this page: http://youtu.be/yzGtiTFPaw0 The webinar video lasts an hour but you can view the section content and running times below.  Also, we asked presenters Bill Taylor and Marianne Heaslip to offer their top three tips on procuring … Read more

Routes to Retrofit – presentations

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Carbon Co-op recently ran a series of seminars entitled Routes to Retrofit, the sessions explored different 'routes to retrofit', ie different ways for householders to commission and procure retrofit works once you know what you're after. Presented by industry professionals Marianne Heaslip and Bill Taylor, they took place at Hulme Community Garden Centre and were attended … Read more