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 […]
EPD and EU Green Claim Directive
In the last few weeks, you might have heard about the “Green Claim Directive” (GCD) by the European Commission. This proposal demands companies in Europe back up eco-friendly claims about their products with evidence, under draft rules to get rid of misleading green labels for products. If the proposal becomes effective, to be promoted as […]
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 […]
#BuildingLife: “Developers not shying away from sustainability responsibilities” – Susie Crawford, Cairn Homes
The full version of this article was published in Irish Construction News #BuildingLife Ambassador and ESG Manager with Cairn Homes plc Susie Crawford speaks about the role of ESG in the house builder’s operations and the appetite in construction to halve its carbon emissions by 2030 and reach carbon neutrality by 2050. In 2018, Cairn […]
Consultation: National carbon data for common construction materials in Ireland – deadline 5pm 31st January, 2023
Last year the IGBC began the process of creating a national database of emissions data of construction materials by launching an initial dataset that provides guidance on the generic average carbon emissions values associated with the production of some of the most commonly used building materials (A1-3 in the lifecycle). This data is intended to […]
Delivering low carbon homes at scale extensively discussed at Better Homes 2022
Friday, 25th November 2022: The Irish Green Building Council (IGBC) hosted today its annual residential conference. The focus of Better Homes 2022 was on delivering low carbon homes at scale. According to a recent report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), current mobility patterns are incompatible with Ireland’s climate ambitions. While electrification […]
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