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Head to CAT this Easter Holidays for a fun-packed programme of family events.
We offer a wide variety of courses exploring building using sustainable materials. Suitable for all levels.
There’s so much to see and do at CAT, with hands-on learning for all ages. Visit us to explore all aspects of green living.
21st April 2019 Visitors Centre Down with fossil fuels, up with wind, water, sun and…potatoes?! Using our green energy kits, discover how we can produce environmentally friendly energy at CAT this Easter Holidays. Which process…
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22nd April 2019 Visitors Centre Family Nature Art – Weave your own story of spring at CAT this Easter Holidays. Meet in the WISE building to collect your mini loom and as a group we’ll…
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24th April 2019 Visitors Centre Spring into life in CAT’s gardens this Easter Holidays! Discover what it is like to be a gardener for the day with the CAT team in our beautiful organically managed…
Read MoreGain the knowledge and skills to help address environmental change. CAT’s postgraduate courses are respected across the world, providing a big-picture, integrated approach to sustainability.
To tackle climate change, all emissions that can go to zero must go to zero – as rapidly as possible. CAT’s Zero Carbon Britain research shows how this can be done using technology available today.
11th April 2019 Pull on your wellies and get stuck in with the gardens team at CAT this Easter Holidays! It’s that time of year again when CAT’s gardeners are busy preparing beds,…
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1st April 2019 The Centre for Alternative Technology will be welcoming dogs to the eco centre from 1st April. Taking your four legged friends away on holiday is one of the joys of…
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26th March 2019 On Wednesday 15 May CAT’s Paul Allen will speak at the All-Energy exhibition in Glasgow, exploring ‘Whole energy system zero carbon transition’ as part of a session on ‘Planning Energy Transition’. All-Energy…
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Wondering what you can do in your own home to help combat climate change? CAT’s free information service offers independent and impartial advice on a wide range of areas to help you live more sustainably.
Generate electricity from the sun. Photovoltaic (PV) solar panels convert sunlight into electricity. You can use the electricity to power domestic appliances, and export excess energy to the grid. This…
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Our page on low energy buildings talks about the ’embodied energy’ of building materials. This is the energy that was used in extraction, manufacture, and transportation. Another way of assessing…
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From the very earliest days of CAT we have focused on building and renovating to high levels of insulation, so that we consume less energy. Reducing our energy demand makes…
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