Subject: People Powered Retrofit Share Issue Launch 🏘️

People Powered Retrofit Community Share Issue! 🏘️

We are really excited to announce the launch of a Community Share issue for People Powered Retrofit on 6 September, the next stage in the development of our 'One Stop Shop' for retrofit.

Developing out of the retrofit work we have been doing for the past ten years, this new end to end, householder retrofit service has been piloted over the past two years with our technical partners URBED. The pilot has gone really well and demonstrated significant demand for retrofit services from householders.

To create the capacity needed to meet this demand, a new, not-for-profit People Powered Retrofit charitable community benefit society has been incorporated with the involvement of Carbon Co-op and URBED as custodian trustees, which now plans to raise half a million pounds of investment via a 'Community Shares issue' to be launched on Monday 6th September 2021 on the Ethex platform.

The Carbon Co-op board feel that taking People Powered Retrofit in this exciting direction will allow it to have greater scale and impact in achieving retrofitting at the rate essential for tackling climate change.

So what can you do?

📧 Sign up for more information on the Community Share issue full details will be announced in the run up to the launch.

📺 Attend the free online launch day event!

Full details, including all the terms and conditions associated with the offer, a full offer document and business plan will all be published on the Ethex platform shortly before the offer goes live on 6th September 2021.

PowerShaper Monitor launched

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We have launched our PowerShaper Monitor service, bringing an upgrade to the members only smart meter service and bringing it to anyone with a smart meter. With PowerShaper Monitor you will be able to easily view your home energy use and associated carbon emissions.

Take a look and unleash your smart meter today!

Join PowerShaper Monitor

Apply now: more Carbon Co-op jobs available

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After a bumper month for Carbon Co-op jobs last month we have had a few more positions open up on our Energy Systems team. If you think these roles could be for you, make sure to apply now! Deadline for applications is 6 September.

The roles we are recruiting for are:

👩🏾‍💻 Software Engineer (Backend/Django)

👨🏽‍💻 Software Engineer (IoT/Python)

Apply now!

Households Declare! campaign launched

Households Declare! It's time for every UK household to declare a climate emergency

Householders, now is your time to declare a climate emergency! Sign the declaration as part of this campaign from the Architects Climate Action Network.

We are supporting this campaign to help build momentum for action on retrofit in the UK. As part of the project People Powered Retrofit is featured as a case-study.

Declare a climate emergency now!

Eco-Renovation for Builders - Online

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Get ahead of the curve and be a part of the green recovery with this unique training course for Greater Manchester builders.

Over the last year, despite the pandemic, there has been huge demand from householders wanting to make energy efficiency improvements to their homes. People Powered Retrofit has had over 180 enquiries, over 60 clients in Greater Manchester planning their home energy improvements and looking for contractors. Jobs our clients are looking for range between £5,000 to upwards of £100,000, with the average around £45,000.

So, we know demand is there, but we don’t have enough builders to do the work!

Carbon Co-op in the news

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Retrofitting: why carbon-reducing renovations are going to be big business

Draughty homes contribute to 14% of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions, but a wave of eco-refurbs is changing that.

North of England Editor for the Guardian, Helen Pidd, takes a look at our People Powered Retrofit community share offer launch and the bright future ahead for the eco-home retrofit industry.

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What we are reading

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Business as usual can't continue

Co-operatives UK CEO Rose Marley looks at how co-operatives can work together to amplify their impact in tackling climate change.

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The Guardian view on buildings: out with the new! For the planet’s sake

Tearing down old structures and throwing up new ones is how we usually make our streetscapes. It’s also ruinous for the climate

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Greater Manchester's Local Energy Market explained

Carbon Co-op is a partner in this project which sets out the vision for the local energy system in the 2030s.

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In the community

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Waste Water Heat Recovery

Do you have any experience with waste water heat recovery systems, or just want to learn more? See what Carbon Co-op members have to say on the forum.

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