The training will include the following areas:
Energy Management, Renewable Energy, Water and Waste Management, Tenant Education and Sustainable Development. It is envisaged to hold one-day of training per month over the course of nine months and arrange a number of study visits to examples of best practice sustainable housing.
The first training day and network launch took place on Tuesday 31st January 2012 at the McWilliam Park Hotel, Claremorris.
Project Co-ordinator, Aine Carr commented that the objective is to give housing associations the skills and knowledge to implement energy conservation, renewable energy, waste and water saving measures.
Particpants
The network was launched by Seamus McCormack, Board member of CLAR ICH, who commented that the initiative is timely given the spiralling energy costs for the voluntary housing sector.
The event was attended by Ms. Margaret Coleman of the Irish Council for Social Housing (ICSH), the national representative body for housing associations which welcomed the initiative. Speakers from the following organisation took part Energy Action, Powersavvy and Renewable Energy Mayo.
Participating organisations include social and voluntary housing associations based in County Mayo and other providers of residential care and includes the following:
Fr. Peyton Voluntary Housing Co. Ltd
Glenamoy Social Housing
Churchfield Park Housing Scheme
Western Care Association
Aghamore Voluntary Housing Association
Ballyhaunis Social Housing
Brickens Logboy Tulrahan Housing
CLAR ICH
Mayo Abbey Parish Housing Association
St Dominick's Housing Association Mayo
Irish Wheelchairs Association
O'Dwyer Cheshire Homes
Cluid Housing Association
Ballycastle Housing Association
Belcarra Community Co-op
Mulranny Day Centre Housing Company
Tooreen Housing Assoc Ltd
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