The built environment and construction sectors in Ireland have vast potential to increase productivity, efficiency, sustainability and ultimately profitability. The Government has established a team to develop and implement proposals for these sectors that aim to enable firms, of all sizes across Ireland, to become more innovative and to develop and adopt new techniques and […]
GRESB recognise the Home Performance Index as a full points certification system for new homes built in Ireland
Leading evaluation system for measuring the sustainability performance of property companies, real estate funds and developers recognise Home Performance Index, the Irish national certification for sustainable homes as a full points scheme for new residential developments. Developers and investors can now report their sustainability scores for new homes to GRESB using the Home Performance Index. […]
New report: BUILD UPON2 – A Tool to Deliver the Renovation Wave
The BUILD UPON2 Framework is a tool that gives local authorities a strategy to monitor the impact of their energy renovation initiatives and the diverse benefits that they can bring. In doing so it is creating a more convincing business case for local renovation policy. Through the project workshops with stakeholders, it is also addressing […]
Irish building sector leaders urge EU to prioritise decarbonising the built environment
The Irish Green Building Council and leading Irish construction companies have joined a coalition of building sector leaders calling on the European Commission to support the full decarbonisation of the built environment through ambitious policies. The group, which represents over 4500 members across the building sector value chain, signed a letter today requesting that the […]
Are you interested in working with IGBC? We are looking for a Technical Support Officer for building sustainability
WHO IS THE IRISH GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL? The Irish Green Building Council (IGBC) was established in 2011 as an independent, non-profit membership organisation, to provide leadership in the transformation to a sustainable built environment. The IGBC is made up of the most progressive organisations working in the Irish Property and construction sector. It is affiliated […]
Public Consultation: National carbon data for common construction materials in Ireland – deadline 5pm Wed. 14th July, 2021
To address the absence of a national database for generic LCA data on construction materials such as exists in other countries, IGBC intend to provide guidance on the use of Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) data and which will be used as the starting point for a new national database of materials for Ireland. The aim […]
10 years of transforming the Building Industry
Exactly 10 years ago we launched the Irish Green Building Council on 24th of May 2011 in Engineers Ireland with 35 founder members. In the room that day there was a real buzz of what might be possible. It was an interesting time to launch an organization related to the built environment with the […]
IGBChats #6: DEEP [Retrofit] Mindset
By James Walsh After many years of lone voices championing the need to aim high and undertake deep retrofits, it has gained support at Government and Industry despite the many challenges. Like many aspects of society, there is scientific evidence, particularly in the Passive House field, of deep retrofits or EnerPHit achieving significant savings of […]
IGBChats #5: Timber Design – It’s not just about Sustainability
by Canice Clooney (Finsa) The case for designing our built environment with timber has been made by many people more qualified than me when it comes to a sustainability standpoint; there can be no doubt that timber is one of the few truly sustainable building materials. So, is sustainability the only advantage timber has? Are […]
Public Procurement – Public Procurement – A double dividend for decarbonisation and national energy efficiency upskilling
In February IGBC hosted a consultation workshop aimed at gathering insights from 55 representatives from government and industry professionals in relation to the inclusion of ‘training clauses’ in public procurement contracts as part of IGBC’s Building a Low Carbon, Climate Resilient Future or Busleague project. There are 145, 500 construction workers in Ireland many of […]
Hibernia commits to becoming a net zero carbon business by 2030
Hibernia REIT plc announces the publication of “Transforming Dublin Responsibly”, their Sustainability Statement of Intent. This replaces their existing Sustainability Strategy, setting long-term targets for the business and simplifying their objectives into three pillars, which are: Become a net zero carbon and climate resilient business by 2030 Provide spaces that prioritise the environment, health and […]
#IGBChats 4: Green Infrastructure
A Case Study by Daibhi Mac Domhnaill (Cairn Homes plc) What we do as a house builder has a profound and permanent impact on the land we develop and as Ireland’s largest house builder it is not something we can ignore. Biodiversity is something our stakeholders increasingly understand and value and we have been proactive […]
#BuildingLife: addressing the environmental impacts of buildings across their life cycle
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 life cycle. In the first interview of the series, Francis-Noel Duffy TD for Dublin South West and […]
Varming Consulting Engineers commits to net zero by 2030
Varming Consulting Engineers has become the first dedicated building services consultancy in Ireland to join the World Green Building Council’s Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment. As part of the commitment, Varming has pledged to only occupy assets that are net zero carbon in operation by 2030. Net zero carbon buildings are buildings that are highly […]
IGBChats #3: Net Zero Carbon Buildings, Not Zero Energy Buildings
By Alan Fogarty (Cundall) The proposed amendment to the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development, will set a demanding trajectory for Ireland in order to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050. When considering this, it’s important to remember that zero carbon does not mean zero energy, so it is inevitable that a net zero […]
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