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3300 homes are now water efficient
Following on from the update in March we now have a total of over 3,300 homes fitted with water saving equipment, mainly in the Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Stratford and Coventry areas. Estimates are that this is already saving enough water to … Continue reading
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Tagged Birmingham, Coventry, Severn Trent Water, Shower, Stratford, Water saving products, Wolverhampton
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Intergenerational learning
Yesterday I had the priviledge of running an EcoTeams session with older residents from Black Country Housing Group in Smethwick. Their stories showed me how we have lost a connection with where things come from … making talk about “energy use” … Continue reading
Feedback from Optima’s EcoTeam
Optima’s first EcoTeam kicked off with a bang on Wednesday. There was lots of enthusiasm for what was discussed and lots of ideas for how to take EcoTeams forward. Here is some of the feedback: “I learnt how to save money … Continue reading
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Tagged Birmingham, Environment, Money saving, Optima
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Optima’s EcoTeam kicks off
Optima Community Association will be starting its first EcoTeam on Weds 28 September, 5:30pm at the Optima Office, St Thomas House, 80 Bell Barn Road, Lee Bank, Birmingham B15 2AF. The team will be looking at simple ways to save money … Continue reading
Plugin gets out and about
Plugin partners have been out and about over the summer bank holiday. Optima Community Association ran their Community Advice and Fun day on Friday 26 August with help from Global Action Plan’s EcoInteractive exhibits and staff. Despite the rainiest day for weeks, staff were … Continue reading
First installers trained
Severn Trent Water has delivered the first training sessions to housing association maintenance teams in Birmingham and Wolverhampton. This training gives the teams the knowledge to install the water saving products that are being offered to residents for free through … Continue reading
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Tagged Birmingham, Water saving products, Wolverhampton
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EcoTeams in Birmingham
Next week we will be kicking off EcoTeam activities in Birmingham, with an EcoTeams training event at Optima Community Housing on 10 May. The training introduces all of the fun EcoTeams activities as well as the supporting material. We’re setting … Continue reading
