Community Scale Retrofit in County Durham
The Craghead retrofit project has delivered energy efficiency improvements across a whole community, demonstrating how retrofit can be delivered at scale. To meet our climate change ambitions, the UK must...
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A Wilder Place
Two rewilding projects in Northumberland promise to restore one of the region’s wildest landscapes. It was two years ago when we first covered rewilding on Tracing Green. At that time,...
Minimalism and Peak Stuff
Could a rise in enthusiasm for minimalist living signal that western society is nearing ‘Peak Stuff’? I’ve been intrigued by the rise of references to minimalism in the media over...
Climate Action North East
An event celebrating World Environment Day was the first official activity for Climate Action North East, a new community interest company. The theme of this year’s World Environment Day is...
Enviroclothes reduces the environmental impact of clothing by collecting it for reuse
One North East company is helping to reduce the waste of unwanted clothing by collecting it for reuse. This week is Fashion Revolution Week. The event falls on the anniversary...
Tales from the Joist End
Retrofit projects require careful detailing to secure the necessary energy efficiency improvements without compromising the building fabric. In the second of our articles on retrofit, we’re going to take a...
Has the ‘Biomass Fix’ gone up in flames?
Burning wood biomass for heat and power may not be as good for the climate as we thought. Lynemouth Power Station has been a landmark on the Northumbrian coastline since...
5 Barriers to Retrofit
In the first of a new series on Retrofit, we look at the main barriers to making serious energy efficiency improvements to our existing housing stock. The collapse of coal and...
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