It has been one year today (24 May 2023), since World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) launched a bold new policy plan, the EU Policy Whole Life Carbon Roadmap, to help the European Union accelerate total decarbonisation of buildings and construction — the most heavily emitting sector in the world. Now WorldGBC and 12 European Green […]
Irish Green Building Council launches a Network of Building Professionals for Biodiversity
Dublin, 24th May 2023 – The Irish Green Building Council celebrated Ireland’s National Biodiversity Week today, with the launch of a new Community of Practice on Biodiversity and the Built Environment. The new Community of Practice is a networking group for building professionals and property managers working on biodiversity and the built environment in Ireland. […]
Enhancing Sustainability in Public Construction: A Handbook for Green Indicators
In today’s rapidly changing world, sustainable construction practices have become more important than ever. With a focus on environmental responsibility and energy efficiency, the procurement of public construction projects requires a comprehensive understanding of key green indicators. This handbook serves as a valuable resource, introducing professionals to essential concepts and providing guidance on integrating sustainability […]
Irish Green Building Council call for faster and more ambitious actions in industry to decarbonise Ireland’s built environment
Dublin, Friday 12th May 2023 – The Irish construction and property industry needs to act faster and to be more ambitious in tackling climate change. This was the key message delivered at the Irish Green Building Council (IGBC)’s Build Green Now conference today. Six months after the launch of “Building a Zero Carbon Ireland – […]
Improving Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) in Irish homes – we want to hear your thoughts!
On June 1st, Healthy Homes Ireland (HHI) will launch its recommendations to improve indoor environmental quality (IEQ) in Irish homes. The Irish Green Building Council is now inviting you to give your views on the draft recommendations in the following survey which we ask you to complete by Friday 12th May COBD. Established in December […]
Draft EU Taxonomy, Irish Interpretation: Have Your Say!
IGBC is inviting feedback on the Draft Document – EU Taxonomy, National Interpretation which lays out the proposed steps for demonstrating compliance for Irish Construction projects with the EU Taxonomy requirements. The details of the interpretation and evidence for each section of the EU Taxonomy are included in the following document. EU Taxonomy Irish Interpretation […]
Government and construction sector launch new data initiative to drive full decarbonisation of Ireland’s built environment
Ireland will be one of the first countries in Europe to participate in a new initiative which aims to boost the availability of quality building climate data, a critical step towards full decarbonisation. The initiative, known as INDICATE, will bring together government, industry, and academia to tackle one of the key barriers to decarbonising Ireland’s […]
#BuildingLife Series: “Decarbonising our society and economy it’s a challenge we must all embrace” – Sarah Ingle, ACEI
In this new #BuildingLife Ambassador Blog Post, Sarah Ingle, Secretary General at the Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland – ACEI, tell us more about the campaign and why she is supporting it. You can read the interview also on Passive House Plus. Why did you choose to become a #BuildingLife ambassador? Among other activities, […]
#BuildingLife: “Embodied carbon is the elephant in the room that needs to be addressed” – Robbie McGrath, D/RES
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 […]
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