IGBC #BuildingLife Ambassador and D/RES Properties’ Head of Sustainability Robbie McGrath speaks with Irish Construction News about how the housebuilder has radically reduced the embodied carbon of its residential schemes. The full interview is available here. D/RES Properties is Ireland’s third-largest housebuilder. As a gold member of the Irish Green Building Council (IGBC), it is […]
Breedon publish a Cradle to Grave EPD for 4 roof tiles
Breedon Roof Tiles developed a new Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for four types of roof tiles: Flat Tile, Square Top Tile, Elite Tile, and Ridge Tiles. This comprehensive EPD evaluates the impact of 1 kilogram of installed precast concrete tile from its source to disposal, including its potential for reuse, recovery, and recycling. This is […]
Built Environment leaders implore Members of European Parliament to take ambitious climate action on EU Building Law
With a crucial vote fast approaching on the EU’s key piece of building legislation, a coalition representing 35 organisations is calling on politicians to seize a once-in-a-generation opportunity to eliminate carbon emissions from Europe’s building stock. Europe’s buildings account for around 40% of energy consumption and 36% of CO2 emissions. Currently, EU policy only addresses […]
#BuildingLife Ambassador Claire Pomroy: Is it time to review our approach to the use of timber for taller buildings?
The full version of this article was published in Irish Construction News Claire Pomroy, #BuildingLife Ambassador and Director of Development at Hines, speaks with Irish Construction News about the use of timber in taller buildings, the 15-minute city concept and the importance of designing for performance in reducing carbon emissions. #BuildingLife campaign Claire Pomroy left […]
IGBChats #17: Careers to make an impact: the 2023 ESG & Sustainability Salary Guide & Market Insight
By Jake Scully, Director & Managing Consultant, Lumen Search 2022 was a significant period across the Irish market when it comes to Sustainability & the Built Environment. In a year where the profound effects of climate change became more and more apparent, the pressure on available talent with regards to ESG & Sustainability in the […]
Cemcor published 3 EPD for cement products
Cemcor have just published 3 Cradle to Gate Environmental Product Declarations under EPD Ireland for cement: Cemcor CEM I 52,5 N bulk cement Cemcor CEM II/A-L 42,5 R bulk cement Cemcor CEM II/A-L 32,5 R bagged cement Paper and Plastic Bag The cement is manufactured at the Cemcor cement factory at Cookstown, Co. Tyrone, Northern […]
MEDITE updated their MDF epd to +A2 standard and published new ones
We are glad to announce that MEDITE published 11 new EPD under EPD Ireland programme for a range of MDF panels. MEDITE CLEAR MDF MEDITE EXTERIOR MDF MEDITE FQ MDF MEDITE INDUSTRIAL MR MEDITE MR MEDITE PREMIER MDF MEDITE PREMIER FR MDF MEDITE VENT MDF MEDITE OPTIMA MDF MEDITE LITE MDF MEDITE TRICOYA EXTREME MDF […]
#BuildingLife: “We need to go beyond the baseline when it comes to sustainability and reduction of carbon emissions – John Maxwell, Lioncor
First published in Irish Construction News In this new #BuildingLife blog post, Lioncor CEO and #BuildingLife Ambassador John Maxwell speaks to Irish Construction News about the Irish Green Building Council’s Roadmap to decarbonise Ireland’s built environment and the changes that need to be made to halve Ireland’s built environment emissions by 2030. Speaking about his […]
The Irish Green Building Council (IGBC) and Technological University of the Shannon (TUS) are launching the revamped Build Up Skills App
The Build Up Skills app has been designed to make finding courses on energy efficiency in construction that are right for you simple and fast. You can look up courses based on your profession or skills you’d like to learn such as airtightness, ventilation and more. There is a wide range of courses for all […]
Healthy Homes Ireland end the year with strategic forum on indoor environmental quality
Experts in the environment, architecture, construction, and engineering call on further contributions from industry to inform ongoing research. Healthy Homes Ireland (HHI), a high-level group of industry practitioners and academics, held their end of year forum on Tuesday, 13th December in the Gibson Hotel, Dublin. Founded last year, with the support of the Irish Green […]
Consultation: c-PCR Bituminous Mixtures – deadline: 6th Feb 2023
Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) is developing a Complementary Product Category Rules for Bituminous Mixtures (c-PCR Bituminous Mixtures) through IGBC’s EPD Ireland programme. c-PCR standard DN-PAV-XXXXX Appendix A – EA-model PCR asphalt v1.0 Appendix B – Module D calc. sheet PCR Asphalt v1.0 The document and its appendix are now open for public consultation. Please send […]
#BuildingLife: “Developers not shying away from sustainability responsibilities” – Susie Crawford, Cairn Homes
The full version of this article was published in Irish Construction News #BuildingLife Ambassador and ESG Manager with Cairn Homes plc Susie Crawford speaks about the role of ESG in the house builder’s operations and the appetite in construction to halve its carbon emissions by 2030 and reach carbon neutrality by 2050. In 2018, Cairn […]
Become an Energy Renovation Advisor – Join the register today!
The most sustainable homes are the ones that already exist – with your skills they could be more energy efficient. Sign up for the Energy Renovation Advisor Register and provide homeowners with plans for their home energy upgrades. If you have one of the following qualifications:* Chartered Engineer Member of the Royal Institute of Architects […]
Consultation: National carbon data for common construction materials in Ireland – deadline 5pm 31st January, 2023
Last year the IGBC began the process of creating a national database of emissions data of construction materials by launching an initial dataset that provides guidance on the generic average carbon emissions values associated with the production of some of the most commonly used building materials (A1-3 in the lifecycle). This data is intended to […]
Delivering low carbon homes at scale extensively discussed at Better Homes 2022
Friday, 25th November 2022: The Irish Green Building Council (IGBC) hosted today its annual residential conference. The focus of Better Homes 2022 was on delivering low carbon homes at scale. According to a recent report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), current mobility patterns are incompatible with Ireland’s climate ambitions. While electrification […]
6 new Moore Concrete’s EPD published this week
Atrim based Moore concrete published six average EPD for precast concrete products. BEBO Arch Precast Concrete Arch Precast Concrete Slatted Flooring for Livestock Precast Concrete Culvert Precast Concrete VSOL panel and coping Precast Concrete Bunker Retaining Wall Precast Concrete L Retaining wall The company chose to demonstrate transparency on their products assessing them through a […]
#BuildingLife: Phelim O’Neill, LDA – “Sustainability must be front and centre in all construction decisions”
First Published in Irish Construction News In this new #BuildingLife Ambassador blog post, Robbie Cousins from Irish Construction News spoke with LDA Head of Property, Phelim O’Neill about how the IGBC’s whole life carbon campaign ties in with Land Development Agency sustainability strategy. The Land Development Agency (LDA) is a commercial state-sponsored body established in […]
Roadmap to decarbonise Ireland’s built environment launched today by Irish Green Building Council
Friday, 7th October 2022: The Irish Green Building Council (IGBC) launched today a roadmap to decarbonise Ireland’s construction and built environment sector. According to the “Building a Zero Carbon Ireland” report, the construction and built environment account for 37% of Ireland’s carbon emissions, the same as agriculture. This is made up of about 23% operational […]
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