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What we talked about in our last monthly meeting
Our March meeting was an all-dayer, and all MUCH members were there. Hurray! We covered a lot of ground, with discussions that we often don’t have time for in a short meeting. As usual, we started with a quick catchup of how we were all feeling – we think it’s helpful to understand that people’s…
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MUCH update for UK CoHousing February newsletter
Here at Manchester Urban Co-Housing (MUCH) we have had a busy year. We’ve continued to make connections with other cohousing and community-led housing groups, to meet with local authority councillors and officers, and we have renewed our discussions with our partner housing association too. We’re also pleased to announce that we now have a Facebook…
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Greater Manchester Community-led Housing Network Launch
Several members of MUCH attended the well attended, and energetic, Greater Manchester Community-led Housing Network Launch, at the Mechanics Institute in Manchester on 8th December 2018. This was the last in a series of events organised by Housing Futures through 2018, in parallel with research into community led housing in the UK and abroad, to…
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Social Care Future
The “Social Care Future” conference was held on 14th and 15th November 2018, in Manchester. MUCH was invited to take part in the session entitled “Shaping a better future with older people who need long term support” at the People’s History Museum. The focus of this session was on alternatives to institutional options and more traditional…
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Passivhaus
Following on from the last post about sustainability, this time we’re going to focus on Passivhaus. Some people love them, some people hate them, but there’s no doubt that they deliver huge environmental benefits. According to the Passivhaus Trust “Passivhaus buildings achieve a 75% reduction in space heating requirements, compared to standard practice for UK new…
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Sustainability
With global warming being blamed for what appear to be more episodes of extreme weather, and an increasing focus on how our lifestyles are damaging the environment, more people are starting to agree that we must change the way we live in order to slow down climate change, and look after the environment . We…