At Canopy Housing, half of our site #volunteers identify as female. It helps that we have women like Tilly and Aisling managing our #retrofit sites. Why not join us? #InternationalWomansDay2023 Leeds Community Foundation Unity Trust Bank @peoplesbiz Big Issue Invest The National Lottery Community Fund LandAid

🦔Happy Science Week! All living beings need healthy homes.🏕️ We had tonnes of fun Old Oak Primary School den-building & learning about insulation with an Infra-red camera (and Mabel the🐕)! Thank you Kate Simpson for exploring #HealthyHomes with us!🤩 Old Oak Centre The Invention Rooms - Imperial College

To make the ECO+ scheme successful, we need to understand the motivations & constraints of the construction companies (mostly less than 50 employees) who will deliver the practical work, writes @EnvNiamh for IPPO. Here are some ideas about what they need bit.ly/3TlvQHS

Join us next week! We have a fantastic panel of speakers across research, policy & practice to discuss the latest #fuelpoverty evidence and April's policy changes to find actionable solutions to help those struggling to keep their homes warm: eventbrite.co.uk/e/this-winters…

Want to study for a PhD in Energy Resilience and the Built Environment? We have funding for up to 8 UK and international applicants for an October start. This is our last intake and we are keen to fill every place of this brilliant LboroABCE ERBECDT erbecdt.ac.uk/apply/

Great fun building a timber frame barn using traditional construction methods today, big thanks WOW - Women of the World! #LEEDS2023

Celebration of the timber frame at the Leeds Barn Raiser - plus the training and skills development at Leeds College of Building WOW - Women of the World #LEEDS2023

Wow We Can! 👷‍♀️

🚨 ERBE CDT at UCL Energy Institute UCL Inst. for Environmental Design and Engineering & UCL Institute for Sustainable Heritage is recruiting for up to seven fully funded #phd research projects, start date September 2023 🗓 Deadline 31st May 2023 📝 Apply now to become part of the final ERBE cohort: erbecdt.ac.uk/news/

Only 11% of the construction sector are female… and we want to change that! 👷‍♀️ At @ukreiif I spoke with women about their experiences in the industry and how we can get more women into the sector. Check out our free construction course for women ➡️ tinyurl.com/mr2vfbmb

New paper🚨! Led by Sirid Bonderup: We offer you an opportunity to thoroughly geek out in reading about #mould governance and #EnergyPoverty in #England and #Denmark. Two climatically similar nations, with vastly different ideas about the mould problem. Enjoy! sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

🫁 Curious about what's triggering your child's #Asthma? Indoor #AirPollution can be worse indoors, but very little is known about it. ☀️ Join StudyWellHome & be one of the first UK families to measure indoor air over 4 seasons!❄️🍂 Sign up by 30 June: imperial.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0J…

Fantastic article about Canopy Housing in yesterday’s Yorkshire Evening Post here: app.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/2023/06/26/can… Nationwide Leeds Community Foundation Unity Trust Bank @peoplesbiz Big Issue Invest The National Lottery Community Fund Social Enterprise UK LandAid #PlanForThe129k

Useful paper and framework "the scenarios that retained, renovated and potentially extended existing buildings were systematically more climate-friendly than new build alternatives"

Our report "Ignoring the cost of poor housing" reveals that remedial work to England’s poorest housing could provide £135.5bn in societal benefits over 30 years. With benefits including #NHS savings, lower #energybills & carbon emissions, see more: bregroup.com/press-releases… #NHS75

Fantastic to hear about the development of the Net Zero Carbon Standard today. They want to hear from every part of the sector - including contractors, in the next consultation (14 Jun to 31 Aug). nzcbuildings.co.uk NZCBStandard

Seeking survey (5-10 mins) responses from owner-occupied households on renovation plans, ongoing or completed work.... please can you forward to households via your networks? lnkd.in/e_c-az8m (for info - Kaylen Camacho McCluskey Centre for Environmental Policy, ICL)

We can - and should - adapt #home #design for extreme #heat ! This new @bloomberg article by Olivia Rudgard discusses the lessons we can learn from other countries about adapting our homes to cope with high temperatures (with some input from me and Prof Anna Mavrogianni).

Fantastic news for those that understand the value of embodied carbon.

New Briefing Notes! Building within planetary boundaries: moving construction to stewardship By M Kuittinen A new hierarchy for solving spatial needs is required: avoid making new buildings, where and whenever possible. buff.ly/3OGNc14