Ireland needs a revolution in how it delivers homes if it is to reach its climate targets – but meeting this challenge will bring us more liveable, healthier, and nature-rich towns and cities, the Irish Green Building Council’s Build Green Now conference heard this morning in Croke Park. “There’s no time for business as usual […]
World Green Building Council calls on EU policymakers to take decisive action on the built environment
Brussels, 16 April, 2024: World Green Building Council (WorldGBC), in collaboration with 24 of its European Green Building Council members, have today launched a set of new sustainable building policy recommendations – the European Manifesto for a sustainable built environment. Designed for EU policymakers to implement more robust initiatives and incentives to secure sustainable buildings […]
National Upskilling Roadmap To Achieve Climate Targets in the Built Environment Launched Today
Dublin, 27th of March 2024: A National Upskilling Roadmap for Sustainability in the Built Environment was launched in Dublin today. The roadmap was developed as part of the EU-Life co-funded Build Up Skills Ireland 2030 (BUSI2030) initiative. It is the culmination of an 18-month research project to identify skills gaps and shortages in sustainable construction, […]
Research by Friends of the Earth & The Irish Green Building Council shows how to bridge the gap between home energy renovation and energy poverty
Today Friends of the Earth launches significant research [1] on energy poverty and home retrofitting undertaken by the Irish Green Building Council. Titled “Bridging the Gap Between Energy Poverty and Energy Renovation”, the report provides comprehensive recommendations to the Irish government on targeting energy renovation programs, improving affordability measures, and increasing investment in social housing retrofitting. This new research comes […]
New buildings law can lower energy bills and scale up renovation – MEPs Cuffe & Kelly
Dublin, 15th March 2024: The new Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) can help to lower energy bills, take people out of energy poverty and create high-quality jobs, MEP Ciarán Cuffe said today as he attended a panel discussion in Dublin on the landmark law, hosted by the Irish Green Building Council (IGBC) and the […]
Irish Green Building Council welcomes the passing of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD)
Dublin, 12th March 2024: A new European law could dramatically reduce the carbon footprint of Ireland’s buildings, the Irish Green Building Council (IGBC) said today, welcoming the European Parliament’s final approval of the new Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD). For the first time, the directive will require member states to regulate the embodied carbon […]
IGBC launched their first policy scorecard on the decarbonisation of Ireland’s Built Environment.
Dublin, 21st February 2024: The IGBC launched their first policy scorecard on the decarbonisation of Ireland’s Built Environment. With 2023 being the warmest year on record and an ever-increasing housing crisis, there is little doubt that housing and the environment are our country’s two biggest challenges. While the construction and built environment sector is […]
#BuildingLife Series: Addressing the environmental impacts of buildings across their lifecycle – Pat Crean, Marlet
First published in Passive House Plus, Issue 46 In this #BuildingLife Blog Post, Pat Crean, CEO of the Marlet Property Group tells us more about his work and why he is supporting the #BuildingLife Campaign. Why did you choose to become a #BuildingLife ambassador? PC: Marlet is a large-scale residential developer, predominantly operating in Dublin […]
Consultation Open: Draft National Upskilling Roadmap Targets Skills Gaps to Achieve Climate Goals in the Built Environment
Dublin, 22nd January 2024 – The Build Up Skills Ireland 2030 (BUSI2030) initiative launched a public consultation for a National Upskilling Roadmap for sustainability in the built environment. The roadmap sets the path to address skills gaps and labour shortages that could prevent Ireland from meeting its 2030’s climate and housing targets. Read the Draft National […]
Change Maker – driving renovation for SMEs
We are looking for a change maker to create transformative change in the attitude of SME to renovating their properties. WHO IS THE IRISH GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL? The Irish Green Building Council (IGBC) was established in 2011 as an independent, non-profit membership organization to provide leadership in transforming to a sustainable built environment. Affiliated with […]
#BuildingLife: “Cross-sector collaboration is the only way to achieve a zero-carbon construction sector” – David Browne – RKD
This excerpt originates from an article featured in the most recent edition of Irish Construction News. Read the full piece here. David Browne, RKD Architects, and IGBC #BuildingLife ambassador, speaks with Robbie Cousins about what he sees as the critical factors needed to bring about a zero-carbon construction sector by 2050. A former president of […]
The Irish Green Building Council Unveils Planning Guidance to better address carbon emission in new residential development at Better Homes Conference
Dublin, 1st December 2023: The implications of planning on Ireland’s carbon emissions and the importance of building climate-safe homes were discussed today at the Irish Green Building Council’s (IGBC) annual residential conference, Better Homes. While Ireland’s carbon emissions keep increasing and with 400,000 homes to be delivered in the next decade, the IGBC presented a […]
Transitioning to a more integrated approach to energy renovation to increase carbon savings and yield additional benefits
Author: Marion Jammet While Irish and EU policies have made the energy renovation of buildings a priority[1], the rate of energy renovation remains low. Several studies have shown that cost and energy savings are not the only factors driving energy renovation in the residential sector[2]. The “Reviewing the Co-Benefits of Energy Efficiency in an Irish […]
Research Reveals Critical Skills Shortages Threatening Ireland’s Climate Targets
Dublin, 23rd October 2023 –The EU-LIFE funded Build Up Skills Ireland 2030 initiative has identified significant skills and labour shortages in the built environment sector. The study highlights how this challenges Ireland in reaching its climate targets and points out possible solutions. The research, led by Technological University of the Shannon, found the construction industry […]
#BuildingLife: Setting the foundations for a zero carbon future – Eugene O’Shea, Walls
Walls Construction CEO and IGBC #BuildingLife Ambassador Eugene O’Shea discusses the contractor’s expanding portfolio of work and the steps it is taking to reduce the carbon footprint of its projects, particularly in data-centre construction. The full interview is available in Irish Construction News September 2023 (Housing Special). Walls Construction CEO Eugene O’Shea led the team […]
World Green Building Week 2023: A Showcase of Sustainability and Innovation
Last week, we celebrated our annual World Green Building Week, an event that serves as collective inspiration for transitioning towards a more sustainable built environment. Throughout the week, we engaged in a series of enlightening activities and discussions to show how we can drive and accelerate this transition, together. Webinars to Kickstart the Week Our […]
*CLOSED* IGBC’s Net Zero Carbon Definitions – Have your say!
CONSULTATION CLOSED National and international drivers are promoting the achievement of Net Zero Carbon (NZC) emissions from the built environment. Most notable are legislation that will be driven by the revision of the EU’s Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD), requiring NZC performance to be achieved by all new buildings by 2030, and by all […]
Irish Green Building Council Hosts Week-Long Event to Promote Sustainable Building Practices
Monday, 11th September: The Irish Green Building Council (IGBC) is launching today a week of live and online events to show how we can accelerate the transition to a more sustainable and resource efficient built environment. After a summer filled with severe storms, floods, and wildfires across Europe, the urgency to address climate change has […]
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