Low Carbon Homes

In November we participated in the Low Carbon Homes event in Manchester, with Carbon Coop and the Lucy Pedlar from the Green Register, who are part of the BEIS funded retrofit supply chain project in Bristol with CSE.

Soft Launch and Contractor Engagement

This autumn we have launched the pilot version of our People Powered Retrofit service with Carbon Coop. We've recruited Liam Schofield as PPR Service Manager and he's now working with a small number of householders and our pool of retrofit coordinators to help them along their retrofit journey.

UK Passivhaus Conference

Wednesday 23rd October, 2019

The UK Passivhaus Conference (by the Passivhaus Trust, of which URBED are members), is happening on October 29. Marianne Heaslip will be sharing her knowledge of retrofit and the co-benefits of refurbishment during the afternoon (4pm) 'Scaling up retrofit' workshop. 

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Mental Health & Wellbeing Policy

Wednesday 9th October, 2019

On World Mental Health Day (10th October) we are sharing our new Mental Health & Wellbeing Policy. This policy formalises things we’re already doing, and introduces new processes to help support the mental health of our employees.

We’ve also signed up to the ‘Where’s Your Heat At?’ workplace manifesto which means we recognise that:

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Climate Perks

As part of our Climate Emergency Live Project we discovered a new scheme aimed at empowering staff to live their values and choose climate-friendly holidays.

Flying is the fastest growing source of greenhouse gas emissions globally. For those who love travelling, flying less is one of the most powerful actions you can take to protect the planet. But travelling takes time. Modern life moves fast, and for many, getting away from it all means taking to the skies. 

Jobs at Carbon Coop

Friday 20th September, 2019

Carbon Coop are currently recruiting a retrofit service manager and retrofit co-ordinators in order to deliver the service we're developing with them in the People Powered Retrofit project. 

The deadline for applications is next Thursday and you can find out more about the position and how to apply here: https://carbon.coop/2019/09/recruiting-retrofit-advisor-service-manager-and-retrofit-co-ordinators/

 

 

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Supporting the Global Climate Strike

On 20th of September 2019 the largest ever Youth-led Global Climate Strike is taking place. This is demanding that global leaders commit to urgent climate action and is timed to put pressure on the forthcoming UN Climate Summit in New York.

This is a culmination of the actions taken over the last year by an ever-growing number of young climate activists, demanding that we all act on climate change. They are calling on us adults to support them in making these demands.

Architects Declare and Beyond

As a coop we have been undecided about whether to sign the “Architects Declare” commitment; a call to the construction industry to start seriously addressing the twin crises of climate breakdown and biodiversity loss in its work. We share many of the concerns thoughtfully and eloquently articulated by John Gilbert Architects in their recent blog post on the subject.

3rd September, Dundee

Tuesday 27th August, 2019

Masterplanning, Scalability and Complexity

URBED Principal, David Rudlin, will be speaking at this Academy of Urbanism event on Tuesday 3rd September in Dundee. David will be talking about some of the themes in his new book with Shruti Hemani - Climax City: Masterplanning and the Complexity of Urban Growth. 

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PhD Scholarship: Retrofit at an urban scale

Monday 19th August, 2019

We are collaborating with Manchester School of Architecture to offer a PhD Scholarship on "Retrofitting Neighbourhoods: Exploring approaches to sustainable residential retrofit at neighbourhood scale".

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