Greenbuild, a Code exam, seminars, a sustainable housing conference, carbon assessements, HCA accreditation and five new SHIFT members…
The Greenbuild event in Manchester was really interesting. I gave a seminar on changes and future direction of the Code and made some good contacts. There was lots of interest in our training courses on sustainable refurbishment and the Code for Sustainable Homes as well as the ’Green pages’ directory we are working on for green products.
A big congratulations to Gentoo Housing who heard while we were there that they had come 14th in the Times list of top green companies. Gentoo were awarded a SHIFT silver rating two years ago and will be looking to reach a SHIFT gold in 2011.
Meanwhile Richard Lupo was learning more about in depth carbon assessments to help home owners and landlords to reduce their emissions. Then on Thursday he helped another group of Code assessors through to their exam.
Rachel Walls, settling back in after 3 weeks volunteering on a conservation project in Brazil, attended the Sustainable Housing Conference in London.
Then we heard we had received accreditation from the HCA for our HQI course!
Have a great weekend & lets look foward to summer.
Jamie
Jamie Abbott is Training and Business Manager at Sustainable Homes.
