Forthcoming events are detailed in our April Newsletter, which has just gone out to our mailing list. The headlines are: 1. ‘Roll Up for the Retrofit Rover!’ pop-up, as a volunteer at ‘roll-outs’ 2. Save the Date! Sat 25/05, early afternoon: EdinBRIC family-friendly social 3. Edinburgh World Heritage event on 30th April: Energy retrofit of traditional…
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Updates and news items
The Retrofit Rover debut in Harrison Park, Shandon on 23rd March was a big success. Our wonderful freelance Event Coordinator, Hazel, got the Rover designed and constructed in just a few weeks and, on the day, sped up the hill from Portobello into the teeth of a bit of a windy blast, thanks to the…
Forthcoming events are detailed in our March Newsletter, which has just gone out to our mailing list. The headlines are: 1. ‘Retrofit Rover’ pop-up in Shandon, (23rd March) 2. ECCAN: Launch & Gathering (27th March) 3. Visit a Heat Pump nearby (31st March and more to come)
We recently submitted our responses to two key consultations: Our headline messages to these authorities might be summarised as: You can read our full final submissions using these links: We await the next steps from both the Council and Government with keen interest. Thanks also to those of you who took the trouble to read…
The Scottish Government Heat in Buildings Bill consultation closes tomorrow, 8th March! It’s significant to decarbonising buildings across the country and will impact us all. There’s a focus on Clean Heat (including timing and methods to require a move away from polluting heating systems, and developing the market for future heat networks), and the future…
The #Edinburgh Local Heat and Energy Efficiency Strategy (#LHEES) and Delivery Plan consultation closes on Sunday 3rd March! It’s significant to future decarbonisation in the city. There’s a major focus on #CleanHeat (heat pumps and future heat networks), but does it say enough about #EnergyEfficiency? Anything (else) missing? Have your say now, using the link…
HeatHack is a national volunteer group doing good work helping UK community spaces and churches understand and improve thermal comfort and heating. They are holding an event on Thursday 25th January 10am – 12noon at Augustine United Church, George IV Bridge, EH1 1EL focussing on ways to reduce energy waste in buildings by helping community…
The Collective strongly believes that collaborative community-led building retrofit and improvement is the way of the future. Start with owners’ associations in tenements. Although traditionally associated with reactive repair, and maintenance, to avoid further deterioration in building fabric condition, in the future a stair’s owners’ association (OA) should be key to proactively improving affordability, comfort…
The idea of working collectively as a community to improve housing is by no means new in Edinburgh. The Edinburgh Colonies are a remarkable example to take as inspiration, and an example of the great things that can be achieved. There’s a talk coming up on the evening of 11 December, being put on by…
A significant number of people joining our mailing list, say they’d like help with ‘starting and running an Owners’ Association’. If you live in a tenement flat you probably know the term, but did you know that there is a formal definition, and that within a few years all tenements are likely to need to…