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Support for community organisations to reduce climate impacts
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Support for community organisations to reduce climate impacts

Community energy, Homepage, News

Support for community organisations to reduce climate impacts

By Georgina Stephenson|2024-09-04T13:28:05+01:00September 4th, 2024|Community energy, Homepage, News|

We're working with Cumbria CVS on a new project to support community organisations to address their climate impacts and ‘go green', and we're looking for your views to help us shape the support on offer. So, are your village hall energy bills huge? Do fuel costs frustrate your community bus service? Do you need a carbon action plan to win a contract for your charity? Help us to help you by completing this short survey to tell us the challenges facing your organisation, so that we can shape the support on offer, and you can also register your interest. All entries [...]

Thinking of retrofit? The whole house approach.
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Thinking of retrofit? The whole house approach.

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Thinking of retrofit? The whole house approach.

By Rebecca Stacey|2024-09-03T12:52:33+01:00September 3rd, 2024|Homepage, News, Retrofit|

The Whole House Approach is the latest blog from our home retrofit team. Find their other blogs here. What is the Whole House Approach to Retrofit or Renovation? If you are thinking about improving your home in any way, it may link to other aspects of your home now, or as you might want it to be in the future. Windows, doors, draught-proofing / air tightness, insulation, heating, cooling and ventilation are all linked to each other in various ways. You might be trying to sort out an issue – a room might be too cold or too hot, [...]

New Government, New Green Policies – Part Two
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New Government, New Green Policies – Part Two

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New Government, New Green Policies – Part Two

By Rebecca Stacey|2024-09-02T17:40:10+01:00September 2nd, 2024|Homepage, News|

This is the second half of our blog exploring the new government’s key ‘green’ policies - and what they could mean for Cumbria. Read part one here Energy Efficiency An extra £6.6bn in home energy efficiency improvements This could be good news for Cumbria, where we have a lot of draughty, damp housing stock in dire need of upgrading. Carbon emissions from energy use in residential and commercial buildings in Cumbria are estimated to be around 1.5 MtCO2 equivalent and need to be reduced by more than 95% by 2037. [See the report here] Supporting home energy efficiency and [...]

Green Enterprise Hub Success Stories: Penningtons Tea and Coffee
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Green Enterprise Hub Success Stories: Penningtons Tea and Coffee

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Green Enterprise Hub Success Stories: Penningtons Tea and Coffee

By Beth Driscoll|2024-08-28T12:40:42+01:00August 28th, 2024|GEH Case Studies|

Battling single-use plastic packaging and setting up a solar-powered coffee roaster. View the case study here: Penningtons Tea and Coffee Visit Penningtons website Visit the W&F Green Enterprise Hub

Thinking about retrofit? Damp and Mould
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Thinking about retrofit? Damp and Mould

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Thinking about retrofit? Damp and Mould

By Rebecca Stacey|2024-09-02T11:52:09+01:00August 19th, 2024|Homepage, News, Retrofit|

Damp and Mould is the fifth blog in a series exploring retrofit. In this one we explore why your house may have damp and mould. There are many reasons why your home can develop damp and mould - here we look at some common examples, and what could be causing them. I've got condensation running down the walls and mould patches are appearing since I had cavity wall insulation installed. This looks like the ventilation wasn’t increased sufficiently at the same time, or maybe the cavity wasn’t suitable for insulation, or the insulation was installed incorrectly, or a combination of [...]

Green Enterprise Hub Partner Spotlight: Al Muir
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Green Enterprise Hub Partner Spotlight: Al Muir

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Green Enterprise Hub Partner Spotlight: Al Muir

By Rebecca Stacey|2024-08-16T11:37:54+01:00August 16th, 2024|GEH Partner Spotlight|

In this series of blogs we go behind the scenes of the partners at the Westmorland and Green Enterprise Hub – in this one we meet Al Muir of AMUIR Surveying Alasdair has worked in the Lake District’s built environment for 25 years, qualifying as a Building Surveyor in 2004 and gaining his professional charter with the Chartered Institute of Building in 2010. After 16 years with South Lakes District Council, Alasdair has been self-employed concentrating on energy conservation and decarbonisation work in both public and private sectors since 2016. Qualifications in commercial energy assessment, auditing, heat loss calculation, heat [...]

New government, new green policies?
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New government, new green policies?

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New government, new green policies?

By Rebecca Stacey|2024-08-16T08:40:05+01:00August 13th, 2024|Homepage, News|

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and the Labour party claimed their general election win with the slogan 'Change begins now' and with a promise to 'hit the ground' running' on key green policies. Four weeks into the new government we take a look at those key policies, and how they relate to Cumbria. Labour's manifesto included a key pledge to maintain the binding 2050 net-zero target, as well as launching 'Great British Energy' within months of coming to power - all potentially good news for moving towards a renewable energy economy. We have already seen change in this area with [...]

Thinking of retrofit? Tips for ventilation
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Thinking of retrofit? Tips for ventilation

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Thinking of retrofit? Tips for ventilation

By Rebecca Stacey|2024-08-06T15:52:57+01:00August 6th, 2024|Homepage, News, Retrofit|

Ventilation is our fourth blog in a series exploring retrofit. In this one we explore ventilation and what you can do to get it right in your home. Draught-proofing and ventilation are 2 sides of the same coin – Seal Tight, Ventilate Right. They are important concepts when considering your retrofit. Most homes in the UK are not sufficiently well ventilated for optimal health: poor indoor air quality causes a wide range of heath problems, some of them very serious. You can read recent research here. Getting the balance between humidity and ventilation can be tricky, but as a ruil [...]

Green Enterprise Hub Partner Spotlight: Green Small Business
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Green Enterprise Hub Partner Spotlight: Green Small Business

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Green Enterprise Hub Partner Spotlight: Green Small Business

By Rebecca Stacey|2024-08-01T15:03:06+01:00August 1st, 2024|GEH Partner Spotlight|

In this series of blogs we go behind the scenes of the partners at the Westmorland and Green Enterprise Hub - starting with the founder of Green Small Business, Tim Maiden. Tim has been an environmental and carbon consultant for more than two decades, advising governments, other public bodies and businesses on carbon, energy, waste and climate breakdown. He was previously a Partner at CAG Consultants, where he managed large-scale, multi-year environmental research and evaluation projects, mostly for public sector clients including the UK and Scottish Governments. He founded Green Small Business to support authentic climate action by businesses of [...]

Introducing Climate Fresk to Cumbria’s Sustainability Network
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Introducing Climate Fresk to Cumbria’s Sustainability Network

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Introducing Climate Fresk to Cumbria’s Sustainability Network

By Rebecca Stacey|2024-08-08T10:54:53+01:00July 25th, 2024|Carbon Literacy, Homepage, News|

The roll out of our new climate science training continued this month with a free Climate Fresk session for Cumbria Sustainability Network members working alongside Zero Carbon Cumbria. Groups from across Cumbria were invited to take part in the Climate Fresk course, helping us reach reach as wide a audience as possible, and gain vital feedback for future courses. The Cumbria Sustainability Network is a wide ranging network of community groups from across the county. They work within their local area to develop projects that that promote a sustainable way of living and decarbonisation. You can find out more about [...]