Instead of changing one building at a time why not use your knowledge to lead the transition to low carbon buildings designed for flexibility, reuse, or disassembly. WHO IS THE IRISH GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL? The Irish Green Building Council (IGBC) was established in 2011 as an independent, non-profit membership organisation, to provide leadership in the […]
Archives for November 2020
A new Environmental Product Declaration published for McGraths’ Cemfloor Binder
We are delighted to announce that a new EPD has been published under our programme EPD Ireland: EPDIE-20-25 for McGraths’ Cemfloor Binder. Cemfloor is a high-performance cement-based, free-flowing, self-compacting liquid screed developed by McGraths. It can be installed quickly up to 2000 m2 per day saving time, foot trafficked in 24-48 hours and dries with […]
Development of sustainable homes raised as key concern for institutional investors at lrish Green Building Council’s Conference
Friday, 27th November: The role of the finance industry in supporting the development of greener homes was extensively discussed at the Irish Green Building Council’s annual residential conference today. Ireland can only reach carbon neutrality if new homes are built in a truly sustainable way and institutional investors are getting serious about sustainability. These were […]
Cairn PLC and Irish Green Building Council to work in partnership to drive demand for greener homes
Ireland’s largest homebuilder, Cairn PLC has become a gold member of the Irish Green Building Council (IGBC). The strategic partnership will see the two organisations working together to make green homes a standard in the Irish market. On joining as gold member Cairn said: “Building well located, highly energy efficient homes in a sustainable way […]
Cundall joins IGBC’s EPD Commitment Campaign
Cundall signed our Environmental Product Declaration Commitment. Cundall is an international multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy established in the UK 40 years ago, in Dublin since 2016. Over the years, Cundall have delivered many exemplar green buildings and have built up an impressive international sustainable design expertise. The company was certified carbon neutral in September 2020, being […]
Cundall achieves world-first Carbon Neutral certification
Our member Cundall, a global multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy, was certified carbon neutral in September. It is the first consultancy in the world to achieve this Carbon Trust certification. All direct emissions resulting from the business, indirect emissions from the purchase of electricity, and all business travel are included in the calculation of the practice’s carbon footprint […]
Arcadis joins the EPD Commitment Campaign
Arcadis signed our Environmental Product Declaration Commitment. Arcadis Ireland is a leading global Design & Consultancy firm for natural and built assets. They are committed to improving our natural and built environment, and our quality of life. Arcadis promote projects and solutions that make a positive contribution to the environment and society. They work to make sustainability […]
Arup commits to net zero across global operations by 2030
Arup has committed to achieving net zero emissions across its entire operations by 2030, covering everything from the energy used in offices to goods and services purchased. To achieve this, the firm has set a target to reduce its scope 1, 2 and 3 global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 30 per cent within the next five years from a 2018 baseline. The target, validated […]