Buildings and Energy action group
Are you a local building professional looking to gain new skills & access to new customers? Or a local handy person upgrading community buildings and need some guidance?
Monthly buildings and energy group meeting at Peter Ward's house Applegarth in Penrith - all welcome
FREE event! This event is part of CAfS’s Cumbria Green Build Training Programme, a partnership project with Impact Housing’s Green Ways to Work project and part financed by the European Union.
http://www.cumbriagreenbuild.org.uk/index.php/events/event/?id=293&dt=02...
This is a free event that CaFS is running to look at the impact of the recent changes in FITs, EPCs and the Green Deal.
The implications of the recent FITs review are enormous and are likely to disadvantage small local companies compared to national organisations like large energy companies and even supermarkets.
This event will look at Energy Performance Certificates - what is Band C?, outline what we know about the Green Deal , and discuss options for overcoming the issues locally, and how smaller businesses can compete with larger organisations.
Please contact us if you would like to come along.
Just a reminder that there is still the opportunity to attend a site visit to Highthwaite in Greystoke near Penrith this Wednesday, 12th October from 2pm - 4pm.
This event offers an opportunity to see elements of the build in progress. Integrating new build into a village setting and adjacent listed buildings, Highthwaite is being constructed by Matthew Nielsen of The Green Building Site. As his family's future home, it demonstrates an extensive range of energy efficiency measures and renewable energy technologies, whilst reflecting local building styles.
Meeting at Peter Clarke's.
AECB - the sustainable building association
Cumbria Local Group Meeting, Wednesday 6th Oct, 18.00
The AECB is a network of individuals and companies with a common aim of promoting sustainable building. It brings together builders, architects, designers, manufacturers, housing associations, local authorities and interested individuals to develop, share and promote best practice in environmentally sustainable building.
Our friends at the North of England Civic Trust (NECT) are running two really interesting training days at the beinning of October. Spaces are free but, and are available on a first-come-first-served basis by emailing skills@nect.org.uk.