Pathway to decarbonisation: the first steps

6 April 2021

Mark is Head of Technical - Assets at Thirteen Group, and will be speaking at Climate Change and Sustainability in Housing 2021.

I think everyone agrees that the last 12 months have been challenging and the way we live and work has completely changed for most of us. One thing that has emerged is the way we react to a crisis. Whether that be standing on our doorsteps to celebrate the NHS, helping Sir Tom raise millions for charity or even the way the government agreed that borrowing is essential in an emergency.

The role of housing in tackling climate change

22 March 2021

Baroness Brown of Cambridge (Professor Dame Julia King) is an engineer, with a career spanning senior engineering and leadership roles in industry and academia.

Housing is one of the areas where reducing our emissions – climate change mitigation – and making ourselves resilient to the changing climate – adaptation – really come together.

One Manchester’s journey to low carbon housing - tackling retrofit, planning a low carbon development and achieving net zero carbon on a social scheme

22 March 2021

Judy is Interim Development Director at One Manchester.

Housing providers across the country are facing the same issues when it comes to creating sustainable homes for the future. While retrofitting existing stock is a hurdle in itself, new builds presents its own challenges.