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Train: A six-minute walk or two-minute cycle from Leeds Railway Station, which is served by trains from across the country. There are cycle stands on the pedestrianised streets around the library.

Bus: There are bus stops within a few minutes’ walk, situated on nearby Boar Lane, Vicar Lane and Park Row. To plan your journey, visit firstbus.co.uk/leeds.

Car: Leeds has a Park and Ride service operating from locations around the city. Pay and display parking is available within a 10-minute walk.

Schedule and speakers

10:15

Registration and refreshments

Meet your fellow members.

10:30

Building societies for beginners

Optional session introducing the building society model and the workings of an AGM.

11:00

Annual General Meeting including Ask the Directors

Lunch

13:30

Footprints on the ground – Innovation for positive change

Panel discussion on the latest innovations in sustainable building and retrofit. Daniel Capstick - Product Manager - Mortgages, Ecology Building Society Marianne Heaslip - Co-founder and Technical Director, People Powered Retrofit Lynn Sullivan - Chair of the Good Homes Alliance and Interim National Retrofit Hub

14:15

Footprints in the ground – Sustainable lending in practice

Hear from Ecology borrowers who are building a greener future. Ele George - Former Ecology self-build borrower and sustainable construction specialist Chris Pyke - Founding member of Five Rivers Cohousing Gisela Renolds - Executive Director, Global link (Lancaster) Ltd

15:00

Break

15:15

Future footprints – Agitating for positive change

Hear from leading change-makers on how they are influencing policy and behaviours Colin Baines - Shareholder activist and ethical campaigner Sara Edmonds - Director of Studio Search and Co-ordinator at Architects Climate Action Network (ACAN) Rob Harrison – Editor, Ethical Consumer

16:00

Closing comments

Gareth Griffiths – Chief Executive, Ecology Building Society

What buildings qualify?

If you’re planning to build an energy-efficient off-site construction property through one of our supported suppliers, we’re here to help.

At Ecology, we’re not put off by the construction type; we’ll support many types of construction techniques. If we can see your build will be energy efficient using sustainable and locally sourced materials through one of our suppliers, we’ll consider lending.

This mortgage is only available where you are purchasing your build through one of our supported suppliers. Please see ‘Our suppliers’ section for further details.

Our mortgages are available throughout the UK (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland).

How does the mortgage work?

We’ll lend money to help buy the land and pay for the build.

We offer two types of mortgages within our mortgage range. Details of interest rates and charges can be found in the ‘Our mortgages’ section.

Off-site Build Mortgage – we’ll release up to 80% of the purchase price or value of the property and subsequently, the money required for the build. As you continue with your build, flexible staged payments of up to 80% of your increased build value will be released – this will help you keep tabs on your budget and planning.

Off-site Build Mortgage (Advanced Payments) – We’ll release up to 80% of the purchase price or value of the property and subsequently, up to 80% of the final value of the property to help you cover your build costs.

We recognise that some customers experience cashflow issues when suppliers require high, upfront payments to pay for their property being built in a factory off-site with the property later mobilised on your land. With our innovative advanced payment mortgage, when your build manufacturer requires payment for the kit deposit, manufacturing, construction and delivery, this mortgage will provide payments up to 80% of the cost value. This ensures you have adequate cashflow to cover the cost of your build.

This type of mortgage may be suitable if you have limited deposit remaining after you have purchased the land and covered some of the infrastructure costs to the land.

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Schedule and speakers

16:00

Welcome and introductions

Gareth Griffiths, Chief Executive, and Louise Pryor, Chair, Ecology Building Society

16:10

Sustainable lending in practice

Bill Phelps, founding member, Chapeltown Cohousing. Jeremy Kidwell, Ecology borrower

17:00

Building our sustainable future

Gareth and Louise share their thoughts on how we can accelerate and grow our commitment to sustainability. Includes Q&A.

17:45

Closing remarks

18:00

Close

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Schedule and speakers

15:30

Registration and refreshments

16:00

Welcome and introductions

Gareth Griffiths, Chief Executive

16:05

Welcome to The Grassmarket Centre

Jonny Kinross, CEO, Grassmarket Community Project

16:10

Sustainable lending in practice

Peter Allen, Head of Assets and Sustainability, The Ethical Property Company PLC
Hugh Ross, Development Officer, Staffin Community Trust
Ronnie MacRae, CEO, Communities Housing Trust (CHT)

17.05

Break

17:15

Building our sustainable future

Gareth shares his thoughts on how we can accelerate and grow our commitment to sustainability. Includes Q&A.

18:20

Closing remarks

18:30

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The Leeds Library is the oldest surviving subscription library of its kind in the British Isles. One of Leeds’ most iconic cultural institutions, it is a thriving hub of creativity, ideas and inspiration. An Ecology loan is enabling The Leeds Library to expand, securing its future and uniting its collection of over 140,000 books.

Accessibility: A stair lift is available for visitors and staff are on hand to assist. As the library is within a Grade II listed building, there are some constraints on accessibility adaptations. For more information, visit theleedslibrary.org.uk/access-statement.

Train: A six-minute walk or two-minute cycle from Leeds Railway Station, which is served by trains from across the country. There are cycle stands on the pedestrianised streets around the library.

Bus: There are bus stops within a few minutes’ walk, situated on nearby Boar Lane, Vicar Lane and Park Row. To plan your journey, visit firstbus.co.uk/leeds.

Car: Leeds has a Park and Ride service operating from locations around the city. Pay and display parking is available within a 10-minute walk.

Schedule and speakers

15:30

Registration and refreshments

16:00

Welcome and introductions

Gareth Griffiths, Chief Executive Louise Pryor, Chair, Ecology Building Society

16:10

Sustainable lending in practice

Carl Hutton, CEO, and Mary Ealden, Deputy CEO, The Leeds Library Bill Phelps, Founder member, Chapeltown Cohousing

17.00

Comfort break

17:10

Building our sustainable future

Gareth and Louise share their thoughts on how we can accelerate and grow our commitment to sustainability. Includes Q&A.

18:15

Closing remarks

18:30

Close

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Schedule and speakers

15:30

Registration and refreshments

16:00

Welcome and introductions

Gareth Griffiths, Chief Executive
Louise Pryor, Chair, Ecology Building Society

16:10

Introduction to Neal Street Espresso

Ruth McBryan, Prison Resettlement and Outreach Manager, Neal Street Espresso

16:20

Sustainable lending in practice

Hear all about Ecology-backed projects St. Clements and Citizens House, offering affordable housing in London.
Oliver Bulleid, Director, London CLT

17.00

Comfort break

17:10

Building our sustainable future

Gareth and Louise share their thoughts on how we can accelerate and grow our commitment to sustainability. Includes Q&A.

18:15

Closing remarks

18:30

Close

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Schedule and speakers

15:30

Registration and refreshments

16:00

Welcome and introductions

Gareth Griffiths, Chief Executive
Louise Pryor, Chair, Ecology Building Society

16:10

Introduction to The Create Centre

Create Centre representative, The Create Centre

16:20

Sustainable lending in practice

Hear from Co-Housing Bristol, an Ecology-backed project providing affordable, low-carbon homes with shared communal resources to locals.

Zoe Nicola Goodman and Jawahar de Sousa, Directors, Co-Housing Bristol

17.00

Comfort break

17:10

Building our sustainable future

Gareth and Louise share their thoughts on how we can accelerate and grow our commitment to sustainability. Includes Q&A.

18:15

Closing remarks

18:30

Close

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Schedule and speakers

15:30

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17:00

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