Healthy Homes Ireland, a new forum established to influence public policy, will host its inaugural virtual meeting today, Wednesday 1st December, to advance a greener and healthier living environment in Ireland’s homes. Founded with the support of the Irish Green Building Council (IGBC) and VELUX, Healthy Homes Ireland is led by a high level steering […]
The Irish Green Building Council, with support from the LDA and EPA, launches tool to reduce the carbon emissions of the construction sector
Tuesday, 30th November: The Irish Green Building Council (IGBC), with Support from the Land Development Agency (LDA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), today launches a free online tool to assess the likely carbon impacts of different material approaches at an early stage in building design.
IGBChats #10: High-Quality Data, a Key Enabler to Unlocking Housing Energy Upgrade at Scale
by Xavier Dubuisson (RetroKit) Using high-quality data to plan a successful home energy upgrade can be likened to having the right tools in the toolbox to get the job done! However, with so many variables and so much data, identifying the starting point can be a challenge.
EPD Campaign: John Paul Construction and 3cea joined the commitment
We are delighted to announce that John Paul Construction and 3cea joined our EPD campaign, committing to promote and request the use of EPDs on all their projects. The construction company and the independent energy agency will also raise awareness among their staff, architects, contractors and sub-contractors to encourage the demand and incentivise more manufacturers […]
The Irish Green Building Council (IGBC) published a preliminary set of recommendations to facilitate the decarbonisation of Ireland’s built environment
Thursday, 11th November: The Irish Green Building Council (IGBC) published today a preliminary set of recommendations to address the emissions associated with Ireland’s built environment across its whole life cycle.
John Paul Construction to work with the Irish Green Building Council for a more sustainable built environment
10, November: The Irish Green Building Council have announced today that John Paul Construction have joined the organisation as a gold member. The new partnership will see leading international construction specialist, John Paul Construction supporting the IGBC in developing new programmes to decarbonise the Irish built environment. The partnership is being launched during World Quality […]
A new EPD for Xtratherm PIR insulation boards is now online
We are delighted to announce that Xtratherm published a new EPD for PIR insulation boards: CT/PIR, FR/ALU, FR/BGM, FR/MG and Thin-R. Download the EPD here. These Xtratherm insulation products are used in cavity walls, steel and timber-frame walls, soffit, floor, pitched and flat roof insulation applications. This Environmental Product Declaration is the first developed according […]
Irish Green Building Council welcomes the Climate Action Plan 2021
Friday, 5th November: The Irish Green Building Council (IGBC) has welcomed the inclusion of whole life carbon targets for construction in the Climate Action Plan 2021. According to an initial assessment of carbon emissions associated with construction and operation of the Irish built environment published by the IGBC, embodied emissions account for 11% of Ireland’s […]
Carbon emissions associated with the construction, buildings, and infrastructure sectors account for approximately a third of Ireland’s emission
Thursday, 4th November: The Irish Green Building Council (IGBC) has launched today an initial assessment of all emissions associated with construction and the built environment in Ireland. The report commissioned by the IGBC to UCD’s Building in a Climate Emergency Research Group addresses the lack of data on carbon emissions associated with construction and operation […]
SMARTPLY Oriented Strand Boards (OSB) – REISSUE
SMARTPLY Oriented Strand Boards (OSB) EPDIE-19-17 has been reissued due to 1. Change in product names: SMARTPLY FLAME RETARDANT -> SMARTPLY MAX FR B (OSB/3) SMARTPLY OSB3 -> SMARTPLY MAX (OSB/3) SMARPLY OSB3 T&G -> SMARTPLY MAX T&G (OSB/3) 2. Removal of SMARTPLY OSB2 and SMARTPLY TOUGHPLY Download it here
Irish Green Building Council call for a full decarbonization of the built environment
Three days out from COP26, the Irish Green Building Council has highlighted the urgency to address the carbon emissions associated with buildings across their whole life cycle. The most recent report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change concludes that immediate, rapid and large-scale reductions in greenhouse gas emissions are needed to keep global warming […]
#BuildingLife Series: Addressing the environmental impacts of buildings across their lifecycle
First Published in Passive House + magazine In this new #BuildingLife Ambassador Spotlight Series, Passive House Plus is profiling leaders who have endorsed the Irish Green Building Council’s call to address the environmental impacts of buildings across their lifecycle. In this third interview of the series, Steve Murphy, Managing Director – Conceptual Construction, Hines tell […]
Further actions needed to reach 2030’s renovation targets
Friday, 15th October: The Irish Green Building Council’s annual energy renovation conference highlighted the need for further immediate action to reach our 2030’s energy renovation targets. An international study developed by E3G for the Renovate Europe Campaign analysing the share of funds in the National Recovery and Resilience Plans (NRRPs) dedicated to energy renovation of […]
IGBChats #9: Commercial retrofit – out with the new, in with the old
By Lisa Downey, KORE Commercial buildings in Ireland are diverse with varying forms such as factories, offices, supermarkets, farms and more, and although it seems challenging from the outset with such diversity, all of these buildings can upgrade their energy efficiency with measures such as insulation, heating, ventilation, lighting, refrigeration, and more. KORE Retrofit have […]
World Green Building Week 2021 – #BuildingResilience
Last week, the Irish Green Building Council took part in World Green Building Week 2021. This year the focus was on how the holistic approach to building resilience can accelerate the Sustainable Development Goals and sustainable buildings for everyone, everywhere. As per last year, we celebrated WGBW 2021 organising virtual events. Here are some highlights […]
The IGBC call for bathroom retailers to take the lead and drive “Water Matters” message
The Irish Green Building Council is launching today the #WaterMatters campaign, calling for bathroom retailers to communicate the importance of water efficiency to consumers. The Covid pandemic has had a huge impact, not only on how much time people spend at home but also on their views on environmental responsibility and climate change. There is […]
Chemoran published a new EPD for their bitumen additives for warm-mix asphalt
We are delighted to announce that Chemoran, the chemical division of Colas, has just published an Environmental Product Declaration for their warm mix additives. CWM and CWM-BG1 are surface-active agents used as bitumen additives in the manufacture of warm-mix asphalt, in the road construction industry. In the new EPD, you can find all the impacts […]
World Green Building Week 2021 | 20-24 September | Schedule of Events
To celebrate World Green Building Week 2021, the IGBC has put together a series of events addressing critical issues in construction, the highlight being our Re-Source Conference on Friday which tackles the challenge of embodied energy. You can also set out on our self-guided “Discover LEED Dublin” tour. Whatever you’re interested in, sign up below […]
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