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Our Staff Team

Development Officer – Caroline Turner

Caroline looks after the day to day running of CAfS and moves the organisation forward through strategic planning and funding. She has 10 years experience of delivering environmental projects; a background in waste management and environmental education; and has delivered several local authority contracts.

Caroline holds a Masters in Environmental Policy and is an Associate member of the Institute for Environmental Management and Assessment. She has several years climate change officer experience within a Cumbrian local authority, developing and managing a cross departmental carbon management programme and setting up projects including the Kendal Car Club.  In a previous role she also set up and ran the award winning Lancashire Community Recycling Network.

Caroline also works for another local charity as a fundraising officer and is part of the Transition Town network in Lancaster, where she lives.

Green Build Officer – Diane Hubbard

Diane  has organised the Cumbria Green Build Festival for the last two years. The Festival consists of around 60 events over a fortnight period, with the involvement a broad range of Cumbrian businesses, community organisations and individuals. 

In 2010, she has introduced the highly successful Cumbria Green Build Professional Programme, which aims to address the need for knowledge by Cumbrian construction industry professionals in this field, with a programme of at least 4 one-day events per annum and events being endorsed by bodies such as RIBA, FMB and AECB.

In terms of technical background, Diane is a mechanical engineer and has recently completed an MSc at the Centre for Alternative Energy. Her specialist field is ventilation and moisture in traditional dwellings, with further academic research continuing during Winter 2010/11 as part of the team investigating the energy efficiency of listed dwellings (commissioned by the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB)).

Through her consultancy, Green Footsteps, Diane’s professional work includes home energy audits, air permeability investigations and related projects, such as a recent evening course on understanding your traditional home.

CAfS also works with several valued self employed staff and local consultants to deliver their projects.

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Insulating Eden - CAfS are pleased to annouce that they will be...
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Factsheets and video case studies now online - Over the last 6 months we have been busy...
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Forthcoming Events

28th February 2012
Energy Awareness Training Programme (Level 2)

13th March 2012
Draught-busting makes SENS!

26th March 2012
Understanding Sustainable Refurbishment

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