In late 2018, the IPCC issued a stark warning. It highlighted that limiting global warming to 1.5°C is crucial to avoiding the most catastrophic impacts of climate change. It also clearly established that achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement will require action at an unprecedented pace and scale. To maximise the chances of limiting […]
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Irish Green Building Council call on businesses to take bolder climate leadership by supporting net zero carbon buildings
Friday, 5th June: Today, on World Environment Day, the Irish Green Building Council (IGBC) called on Irish businesses and cities to take bolder climate leadership. Buildings account for more than one-third of global carbon emissions. Five years after the Paris Climate Agreement, it is high time to act. To facilitate this process, the IGBC call […]
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Irish Green Building Council launch new app to facilitate energy renovation upskilling
The Irish Green Building Council, in conjunction with Limerick Institute of Technology, have launched today a new app to facilitate energy renovation upskilling.
The BUILD UP Skills Advisor app allows building professionals and construction workers to identify energy renovation training courses that suit their needs in one click.
Welcome to Xtratherm in EPD Ireland: a new EPD for Thin-R insulation boards has been published
We are delighted to announce that a new EPD has been published under our programme EPD Ireland: EPDIE-20-23 for Xtratherm Thin-R insulation boards. The EPD is carried out for 4 Xtratherm Thin-R products, that differ in thickness: Thin-R 25mm thick board Thin-R 50mm thick board Thin-R 100mm thick board Thin-R 150mm thick board The main […]
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Ecocel Cellulose Fibre Insulation EPD has been published
We are excited to announce that a new EPD has been published under our programme EPD Ireland for Ecocel Cellulose Fibre Insulation (EPDIE 20-24). This is an eco-friendly home insulation product made from recycled newspapers which creates only 0.31-35kgs of CO2 per kg of product produced while average insulation creates 4kgs of CO2 per kg […]
Introducing One Click LCA Planetary: a New Free Embodied Carbon Tool with Irish Data Available
We are excited to announce that a new Free Embodied Carbon tool, One Click LCA Planetary, has been launched this week and it’s now available in Ireland. IGBC is proud to be part of this initiative and all EPD Ireland’s data has been included in the software. One Click LCA Planetary is free to use, […]
Sisk joins Environmental Product Declarations commitment campaign
This month, John Sisk&Sons signed IGBC’s Environmental Product Declarations commitment to enable Ireland to fully decarbonise the construction sector encouraging the use of EPDs. The construction company is now committed to ask for EPD’s and prefer products with EPD’s where possible within procurement restrictions. The Sisk sustainability and procurement teams will help drive the demand […]
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Quinn Therm Insulation Boards and Quinn Lite Pac EPS EPDs have been revised
Quinn Therm Insulation Boards and Quinn Lite Pac EPS EPDs have been revised on 18/03/2020. Quinn Building Products has already assessed more than 20 building products under EPD Ireland programme, publishing also the following EPDs: Quinn Roof Tiles, Quinn Lite and the latest one, Quinn Hollowcore Slabs. Quinn Hollowcore Slabs EPD had also been registered […]
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Kilsaran Paving Products & M4 Masonry Mortar EPDs have been published
We are delighted to announce that Kilsaran has published two new Environmental Product Declarations under our programme, EPD Ireland: Kilsaran Paving Products (EPDIE 20-18) Kilsaran M4 Masonry Mortar (EPDIE 20-19) The first EPD presents the results for 3 Paving Products: – Newgrange Paving Block 80mm Silver Granite – Clima Pave 60mm Curragh Gold – Corrib Paving […]
EPD Ireland’s first Cradle to Grave EPD published: Cedral fibre cement slate
We are delighted to announce that Tegral has published an Environmental Product Declaration under our programme, EPD Ireland: Cedral Fibre Cement Slates (EPDIE-20-21). The EPD presents the results for Cedral fibre cement slate. The constituent raw materials of the slate comprise cement, GGBS, limestone, admixtures, synthetic fibres, pigments, paint and water. This is the first cradle […]
Quinn Hollowcore Slabs, the first EPD for structural precast elements published under EPD Ireland
We are delighted to announce that Quinn Building Products has published a new EPD under our programme, EPD Ireland: Quinn Hollowcore Slabs (EPDIE 20-20). This is the first EPD for a structural precast element published under the programme. This new EPD presents the results relating to a 1m length of 1.2m wide section of Quinn […]