There are significant economic, social and environmental opportunities for you as a Housing Association opening around health, housing and our transition to a smart, low carbon economy. These are not easy to realise, but we would like to work with you to develop these including:
1. Membership of the Marches Sustainable Housing Partnership.
If you are based in the Marches, this Partnership will bring you together with other local Housing Associations and Local Authorities to:
2. Carbon Assessment Reviews to understand your resource costs, energy use and carbon emissions. This will help you set baselines against which changes can be measured as you work towards net zero carbon by 2050 (or earlier.)
3. Support for your tenants and staff to:
Find out how we can help you, contact Simon Ross on 01743 277106 or email simon@mea.org.uk
'The partnership has helped us keep abreast of legislation and funding changes, as well as helping us develop a strategy for our own 12,000 homes.
We have also taken advantage of funding opportunities for local fuel poverty schemes through the partnership.'
David Hall
Head of Property
Wrekin Housing Trust
'Thank you for leading on preparing our £2.6m ERDF bid.
Connexus is about partnership working and this is a great example of that in practice.'
Paul Sutton
Director of Assets and Development
Connexus
'Your baseline assessment report went down really well. Thank you.
We’d now like another one for a different part of the organisation.'
Paul Sutton
Director of Assets and Development
Connexus
'Very inspirational and delivered in an innovative way. I think we gained a lot more than budgeting techniques and energy saving skills!'
Live4Less
Course Attendee
Contact Simon Ross on 01743 246007
or email simon@mea.org.uk