Building a greener society – heat wave blues
Behind this summer’s clear skies, climate pressures are mounting. As areas of the UK look set to return to above-average temperatures, Ecology non-executive director, Alison ...
Earth Overshoot Day: how can we reduce the impact of our buildings?
As Earth Overshoot Day looms large, we consider five ways to improve the environmental performance of the UK’s homes and buildings. Ongoing speculation about the trajectory ...
Building a greener society – heat wave blues
Behind this summer’s clear skies, climate pressures are mounting. As areas of the UK look set to return to above-average temperatures, Ecology non-executive director, Alison ...
2 August 2018 Read moreEarth Overshoot Day: how can we reduce the impact of our buildings?
As Earth Overshoot Day looms large, we consider five ways to improve the environmental performance of the UK’s homes and buildings. Ongoing speculation about the trajectory ...
What’s democracy got to do with it?
We’ll be writing to Ecology’s members soon to invite them to vote at our AGM and Members’ Meet-up. Members will be voting online, completing a proxy voting form, ...
Top tips from borrowers who have done a unique property renovation
Ecology’s Marketing Manager, Kauser Dad, has been speaking with some of the Society’s borrowers about the challenges they have faced on their renovation projects – from ...
Retrofitting and renovating for the future
In a guest blog, Aneaka Kellay, from Carbon Co-op, discusses how their work is helping to shift Government policy on energy-efficient renovations and provides tips for homeowners ...
Building a greener society – rethinking plastic
Non-executive director Alison Vipond discusses the plastic crisis in her latest building a greener society blog. At our Board meeting this month, we focussed on the crisis of ...
Building a greener society – we all need to challenge inequality
Non-executive director Alison Vipond discusses increases in inequality in her latest building a greener society blog. At our Board meeting, earlier this month, we spent time ...
People-powered housing: five reasons to celebrate community-led projects
On 27 November, the National Community-led Housing Conference will explore how communities are coming together to shape the future of housing. As the event’s lead sponsor, we ...
15 November 2017 Read moreBuilding a greener society – the power to make a difference through our food choices
Following our Board meeting earlier this month, non-executive director Alison Vipond discusses the environmental benefits of reducing meat consumption in her latest ‘building ...
Plan, plan, plan – Daryl and Hannah’s renovation blog part 2
Three months into Daryl and Hannah’s renovation In the second instalment of our new regular blog feature Daryl, a website manager, and Hannah, a Director of a parenting ...