13th September 2025 Short Course Rethinking household energy provision – bringing energy into your own greener hands. Where our energy comes from has a big impact, and to reach a Zero Carbon Britain it needs…
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13th September 2025 Short Course This two-day short course offers a practical introduction to earth buildings and using earth as a building material. Whether you want to build your own earth structure or just learn…
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29th September 2025 Short Course Gain the practical experience and key skills to build a timber frame building all of your own.
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25th June 2025 We’re thrilled to share the exciting news that the first phase of investment for CAT’s transformational redevelopment project, Cynefin, has officially been approved.
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10th June 2025 At CAT, we believe that real change happens when people come together to share knowledge, challenge assumptions and co-create new ways forward. Our Zero Carbon Britain Innovation Lab is designed…
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