Back in September, as part of the Carbon Co-op in Stockport project, one of our members, Julian Tomlin, and his wife Helena held a Community Workshop at their home in Heaton Moor. Here Julian tells us how it went. A group of friends and neighbours came together in a workshop to discuss how we might … Read more
On Sunday the 20th, we run a bus tour of eco-homes for the residents of Stockport. This was part of the "Carbon Co-op in Stockport" project that is being support by Stockport Council. The rain held and we had a great day with 28 people attending the tour. The big red bus took us to … 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. Are you a resident of Stockport Borough? As part of a pioneering project, we have arranged a bus tour of eco-homes open and free for the residents of and around Stockport, … Read more
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
We had a great day out on the Red Bus Tour of Eco Houses as part of Community Energy Fortnight. The tour was the flagship event for CEF in the North West and benefited from a good turn out on a chilly but bright Sunday morning. The tour took us to three contrasting retrofit properties starting … 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