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IGBChats #2: Circular Thinking in Construction

19th February 2021 by Irene_igbc

by Integrated Materials Solutions (IMS) Circular thinking has been gaining considerable traction over the past 10 years. Ellen McArthur’s 2015 TED talk “the surprising thing I learnt sailing solo around the world” explains the key principles that underpin the concept. She became convinced of the need for a system change from the linear model of […]

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Home Building Finance Ireland give homebuilders a financial incentive to address climate change using Home Performance Index Certification

5th February 2021 by Irene_igbc

Home Building Finance Ireland (HBFI) have launched a new green loan product offering a discount of up to 0.5% on loans to homebuilders for developments certified with Irish Green Building Council’s Home Performance Index certification.  The HBFI Green Funding Product is the first Irish green financial product fully aligned to the Paris Agreement and EU […]

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IGBChats #1 – Green Finance Regulatory Change: Its Impact on the Construction Sector

4th February 2021 by Irene_igbc

By Ciaran O’Leary, Head of Sustainability at i3PT Money, money, money …… money makes the world go around. That’s an old saying, which is really applicable to the financial markets. Unfortunately for the sustainability sector, this wasn’t a saying which seemed to apply to them. But along came the ICMA and the Green Bond Principles […]

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We are hiring: Advocacy and Outreach support officer

10th December 2020 by Irene_igbc

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 […]

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lrish Green Building Council launch campaign to tackle the whole-life environmental impact of buildings

7th December 2020 by Irene_igbc

On the five-year anniversary of the adoption of the Paris Agreement, the Irish Green Building Council (IGBC) launched today a campaign to decarbonise Ireland’s built environment across its whole life cycle. As part of #BuildingLife, the IGBC will bring together representatives from across the sector to produce a science-based and industry-backed national decarbonisation roadmap for […]

Filed Under: latest news, news Tagged With: WGBC, Building Life

Are you interested in driving Circularity in construction? We are looking for a Project officer

30th November 2020 by Irene_igbc

Instead of changing one building at a time why not use your knowledge to lead the transition to low carbon buildings designed for flexibility, reuse, or disassembly. 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 […]

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Development of sustainable homes raised as key concern for institutional investors at lrish Green Building Council’s Conference

27th November 2020 by Irene_igbc

Friday, 27th November: The role of the finance industry in supporting the development of greener homes was extensively discussed at the Irish Green Building Council’s annual residential conference today. Ireland can only reach carbon neutrality if new homes are built in a truly sustainable way and institutional investors are getting serious about sustainability. These were […]

Filed Under: latest news, news Tagged With: HPI, Home Performance Index, Sustainable buidlings, Better Homes, Green Finance, 2020

Cairn PLC and Irish Green Building Council to work in partnership to drive demand for greener homes

18th November 2020 by Irene_igbc

Ireland’s largest homebuilder, Cairn PLC has become a gold member of the Irish Green Building Council (IGBC). The strategic partnership will see the two organisations working together to make green homes a standard in the Irish market. On joining as gold member Cairn said: “Building well located, highly energy efficient homes in a sustainable way […]

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Cundall achieves world-first Carbon Neutral certification

13th November 2020 by Irene_igbc

Our member Cundall, a global multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy, was certified carbon neutral in September. It is the first consultancy in the world to achieve this Carbon Trust certification. All direct emissions resulting from the business, indirect emissions from the purchase of electricity, and all business travel are included in the calculation of the practice’s carbon footprint […]

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Arup commits to net zero across global operations by 2030

3rd November 2020 by alice_igbc

Arup has committed to achieving net zero emissions across its entire operations by 2030, covering everything from the energy used in offices to goods and services purchased. To achieve this, the firm has set a target to reduce its scope 1, 2 and 3 global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 30 per cent within the next five years from a 2018 baseline. The target, validated […]

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Irish Green Building Council welcome greater certainty on the future of energy renovation

16th October 2020 by Irene_igbc

Friday, 16th October: The Irish Green Building Council welcomed Minister Ryan’s commitment to further increasing investment in home retrofitting in the years to come. The Irish Green Building Council (IGBC) was responding to comments made by Minister Eamon Ryan T.D. this afternoon at the IGBC’s first energy renovation conference. In his speech to over 150 […]

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We are looking for a Part-time Accounts, Administration and Membership Assistant

6th October 2020 by Irene_igbc

  WHO DO WE NEED? We need someone to support our staff with their growing workload to prepare accounts, process invoicing, and provide membership, events and general administration. You are joining a small (6 currently) but growing staff, so the key requirement is the flexibility to work across a wide range of activities and projects […]

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World Green Building Week 2020 – #ActOnClimate

30th September 2020 by Irene_igbc

Last week, the Irish Green Building Council took part in World Green Building Week 2020. This year the focus was on #ActOnClimate, delivering net zero carbon buildings and exploring how we can create a green, healthy and climate-resilient built environment for all. Due to covid19 restrictions, we celebrated WGBW 2020 organising only virtual events. Here […]

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Building Renovation Passports could contribute to an increase in retrofit activities, Irish Green Building Council’s study found

29th September 2020 by Irene_igbc

Tuesday, 29th September: The Irish Green Building Council (IGBC) published today the results of a feasibility study on the opportunity of introducing Building Renovation Passports in Ireland. Building Renovation Passports are masterplans for deep retrofit and include a record of the work carried out. They provide a clear plan, a set of actions, a sequence […]

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IPUT commit to net zero carbon buildings

23rd September 2020 by Irene_igbc

Wednesday, 23rd September: IPUT Real Estate Dublin (IPUT) has become the first Irish property company to join the World Green Building Council’s Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment. The Irish Green Building Council (IGBC) welcomes the pledge by IPUT to own and only develop assets that operate at net zero carbon by 2030. Net zero carbon […]

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