Pat Barry
CEO
Pat Barry is Chief Executive Officer of the Irish Green Building Council which he co-founded in 2011. He’s currently Chair of the European Regional Network of the World Green Building Council. He is an Architect with over 20 years of experience in Ireland, Europe and South America, a Master’s in Environmental design of buildings from the University of Cardiff and is a qualified Passive House and DGNB consultant. Email: pat[a]igbc.ie
Marion Jammet
Head of Policy and Advocacy
Marion is responsible for IGBC’s policy and advocacy campaigns, including #BuildingLife and she’s Biodiversity Lead. She also manages several projects in the area of energy renovation: Build Upon, BusLeague and the development of guidance documents to retrofit traditionally built buildings. Marion’s working background is in stakeholder engagement, policy development and project management, with previous roles in Dublin Chamber, Eurochambres and the European Parliament. Marion holds a MA in European Affairs from Sciences-Po (France) and an MSc in environmental sustainability from University College Dublin. Email: marion[a]igbc.ie
Tom O’Sullivan
Head of Membership & Events Manager
Tom coordinates the IGBC membership and events programmes and works on the DASBE project. Before joining IGBC, Tom managed the membership function of the Irish Computer Society and associated bodies and established the Association of Data Protection Officers, Ireland’s leading membership organisation for privacy professionals. Tom holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Information Technology, is a Fellow of the Irish Computer Society and is a Certified Information Privacy Professional. Email: tom[a]igbc.ie
John Fingleton
Home Performance Index Technical Officer
John joined IGBC in 2019 to manage the Home Performance Index Certification. John is an architect and has worked in private practice in Ireland, England, Spain and the US. John obtained a Masters in Low Energy Building Design and most recently worked in the Sustainability team of Ethos Engineering. John is a LEED Accredited Professional, ID+C and BD+C. Email: john[a]igbc.ie
Johanna Varghese
Programme Manager
Johanna successfully managed and completed two EU H2020 projects: SMARTER Finance for Families and Turnkey Retrofit homeowner-centric renovation journey. An architect and regional & urban planner, Johanna was a Project Architect for mixed-use developments and then a spatial planner on green infrastructure strategies for Dublin City Council’s local area plans. Other European projects include TURAS for Dublin City Council ESPON COMPASS for University College Dublin and IN-PREP disaster training preparedness platform for Carr Communications. Email: johanna[a]igbc.ie
Irene Rondini
Communications & Marketing Lead | EPD Ireland
Irene joined IGBC in 2019 as a Marketing, Communications and Support Officer. She administrates EPD Ireland and manages all National and EU Projects’ communication and dissemination activities. She creates content for the website, the newsletter and manages social media. She’s also currently supporting initiatives on Biodiversity & the Built Environment such as IGBC’s Community of Practice, webinars and factsheet. Irene holds an MSc in Environmental Science and a Certificate in Digital Marketing. She worked in the construction sector as EHS Officer and as a Web Specialist. Email: irene[a]igbc.ie
Laura Salguero
Accounts, Administrative and Membership Assistant
Laura joined IGBC in 2022 to work as Account, Administration, and Membership assistant. Laura has a Bachelor’s degree in Administration and Business Management and a background in accounts and Construction. She is currently studying towards a Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting and Financial Services. Email: laura[a]igbc.ie
Stephen Barrett
Whole Life Carbon Lead
Stephen joined IGBC in 2020 to work on Whole Life Carbon projects. He is working on Level(s), the EU initiative to promote a common language around the environmental performance of buildings, and the WGBC #BuildingLife campaign set up to drive change in public policy and private sector awareness of WLC . He’s also leading UPFRONTCO2 and INDICATE projects. He has an MSc. in Sustainability & Adaptation in the Built Environment and a background in data management, analysis and presentation. Email: stephen[a]igbc.ie
Patrick O’Reilly
Technical Officer
Patrick joined the IGBC in 2021 as a Technical Officer, providing technical support across a number of IGBC projects, particularly #BuildingLife and Design4Zero. Patrick is a chartered engineer with international consultancy experience in designing low-energy buildings as part of the specialised Building Physics/Sustainability teams at CUNDALL (Hong Kong & London) and ETHOS Engineering (Dublin). Patrick is a LEED Accredited Professional, BD+C. Email: patrick.oreilly[a]igbc.ie
Rachel Loughrey
Project Support Officer (Circular Economy)
Rachel joined the IGBC in 2021 and she is working in the area of circularity in buildings (CircularLife and CMEx projects). She has 10 years of experience in the construction sector with a degree in architectural design, a master’s in architecture and a diploma in retrofitting, sustainability and conservation. She is currently completing her professional diploma in architecture. She has a lot of experience working on a vast range of projects from large scale developments to one-off houses in several architecture and planning offices. Rachel is passionate about mitigating climate change and is a member of a number of environmental groups such as ACAN Ireland and An Taisce Climate Ambassador Program. rachel[a]igbc.ie
Brian Crowley
Technical Support Officer
Brian joined IGBC in 2022 to work on the Home Performance Index Certification. Brian is a Co-Lead in the IGBC’s research on EU Taxonomy. He is an architectural graduate with a Bachelors and Masters in Architecture from University College Dublin (UCD) and a further Masters in Environment Policy from UCD. Brian has a history of working with rural communities in helping to develop regeneration plans for their area. Email: brian[a]igbc.ie
Linda Onzule
Events, Education & Communications Support
Linda joined IGBC in 2022 as Events and Education Support Officer. She currently works on projects such as DASBE. and BUSI2030 initiatives. Prior to joining IGBC full-time, she worked as an intern on two EU projects- SMARTER and Turnkey Retrofit. She graduated this year with a Bachelor’s in International Business and French and is looking to expand her knowledge in sustainability. Email: Linda[a]igbc.ie
Mary Teehan
Head of Research & Projects
Mary is the Head of Research & Projects for IGBC. She is a PMP professional in project management. Starting her career with the historic built environment, she moved to strategy, policy initiatives and research with the Royal Irish Academy and the Discovery Programme, working on Horizon 2020 ERIHS and lectured in the DIT Planning department. Mary worked with the climate adaption of the property portfolio within the Irish Dept of Foreign Affairs and was co-founder of the DFA Green Committee. She is on the World Green Buildings Council (WGBC) ESG Taskforce and lead the ENACT initiative – enabling national action in commercial retrofit. Email: mary[a]igbc.ie
Sinéad Hughes
Programme Manager
Sinéad is an RIAI Registered Architect and Grade III Conservation Architect with over 26 years of experience in the Construction Industry. She is an active member of key RIAI committees, a Mentor and Assessor on the Architectural Professional Practice Post-Graduate course in TU Dublin and the Irish representative on the Architects Council of Europe: Women in Architecture Taskforce. Within the IGBC, Sinéad manages the BUSI2030 project and other relevant projects collating a roadmap for addressing critical skills required by building professionals and construction workers to decarbonise our built environment Email: sinead[a]igbc.ie
Danielle Kirkpatrick
Project Support Officer
Danielle joined IGBC in 2023 to provide support across a range of IGBC projects, focusing mainly on educational courses. She is a LEED Green Associate and has worked as an architectural designer for a variety of residential and commercial projects. Danielle has a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Studies and Economics. She is currently studying towards a MSc in Architecture, Urbanism, and Climate Action at UCD. Email: danielle[a]igbc.ie
Giovanni Impoco
Circularity Lead
Giovanni is a qualified management engineer who has worked in resource efficiency, circular economy, BIM, open innovation and research. He loves to identify new opportunities and improvements for making industries, in specific construction, more efficient, to help companies remain competitive in the market while aiming for circularity. Prior to joining IGBC, Giovanni worked in the construction sector, in the research environment (Irish Manufacturing Research, Tecnalia and ENEA), and in a Venture Capital (PeakBridge). He was also a committee member of the CEN Standards process for Industrial Symbiosis (CWA 17354:2018).
As a Circularity Lead, Giovanni’s responsibilities include providing expertise in circularity, in upstream and downstream value chain analysis among others, and he manages CircularBuilt and CE-Con projects. Email: giovanni[a]igbc.ie
Anne Molloy
Learning and Development Lead
Anne previously worked as an education and sustainability consultant and has designed training to integrate sustainability and inclusion objectives into the strategy and action plans of organizations. Anne has a background in managing European education programmes and working in human rights organisations. She has a first-class honours diploma in Sustainability and Climate Action for Enterprises from UCC and a Graduate Certificate in Management of Green Technologies at DCU. Email: anne[a]igbc.ie
