Technical lead on Construction LCA Instead of changing one building at a time why not use your knowledge to lead the transition to Net Zero Carbon buildings for the whole of Ireland! WHO IS THE IRISH GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL? The Irish Green Building Council (IGBC) was established in 2011 as an independent, non-profit membership organisation, […]
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IGBC’s letter to Government on the termination of the SEAI deep energy retrofit support
date 16th August 2019 Subject: Urgent need to provide certainty on the future of home energy renovation in Ireland Dear Taoiseach, Following SEAI’s unexpected announcement of the discontinuation of its deep retrofit pilot programme this week, the Irish Green Building Council is asking the government to reiterate its full commitment to home energy renovation and […]
European Policy Update June 2019
Europe elects a new parliament On 26 May, polls in the European elections closed and the results reveal an incoming European parliament will be the most fragmented in a number of years. Although the European People’s Party (EPP) and the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) are still set to be the largest parties in parliament, […]
European Policy Update June 2019
Europe elects a new parliament On 26 May, polls in the European elections closed and the results reveal an incoming European parliament will be the most fragmented in a number of years. Although the European People’s Party (EPP) and the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) are still set to be the largest parties in parliament,...
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European Policy Update March 2019
WorldGBC urges a pragmatic approach to the sustainable finance taxonomy On 22 February, WorldGBC Europe submitted their response to a consultation from the technical expert group on sustainable finance set up by the European Commission on a classification system – or taxonomy – for environmentally sustainable economic activities. This follows on from the Commission’s legislative proposal on an EU […]
European Policy Updated January 2019
European Commission unveils vision of climate neutral Europe by 2050 On November 28, the European Commission released a Communication outlining their strategic long-term vision for a climate neutral economy by 2050. The strategy covers nearly all EU policies and is in line with the Paris Agreement objective to keep temperature increase to well below 2°C, and pursue […]
European Policy Update October 2018
New Standards for Green Mortgages Launched On 24 September, the World Green Building Council (WGBC) launched a new report setting out a vision for how mortgage lenders and borrowers can come together to help tackle climate change by improving millions of properties across Europe. The report proposes a new set of standards for property energy performance thresholds […]
European Policy Update July 2018
Revised Energy Performance of Building Directive set to become Law On 19 June, the revised Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EU) 2018/844 (EPBD) was published in the EU Official Journal (L156). This will enter into force on 9 July 2018, and Member States will have to transpose the new elements of the Directive into national […]
European Policy Update July 2018
Revised Energy Performance of Buildings Directive Set to Become Law On 19 June, the revised Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EU) 2018/844 (EPBD) was published in the EU Official Journal (L156). This will enter into force on 9 July 2018, and Member States will have to transpose the new elements of the Directive into national […]
European Policy Update April 2018
European Commission to Produce a Long-Term Climate Strategy On 23 March, EU Ministers instructed the European Commission to produce a long-term climate strategy “by the first quarter of 2019”. The recommendation was contained in the EU summit conclusions and calls on the Commission to ”present a proposal for a Strategy for long-term EU greenhouse gas […]
European Policy Update March 2018
Member Policy Update Welcome to this months Europe Regional Network’s Policy Update, providing GBC members with the latest news on all things relating to European green building policy. Consultation on the Standardised European Energy Efficiency Mortgage On 12 February, the EU-funded Energy Efficient Mortgage Action Plan (‘EeMAP’) project launched a public consultation on a proposal for a […]
European Policy Update January 2018
Member Policy Update Welcome to the Europe Regional Network’s January 2018 Policy Update, providing GBC members with the latest news on all things relating to European green building policy. Energy and Environment in 2018 – Key Dates in 2018 This year looks set to be a progressive year for European energy and environment policy as further […]
European Policy Update July 2017
Council Finalise Position on the Energy Efficiency Directive and the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive On 26th June, the EU Council agreed their position on a proposal for the revised Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) and the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD). The agreements of these positions will enable the start of negotiations with the European […]
European Policy Update December 2017
Scramble to Finalise Energy Performance of Buildings Directive before Christmas On 4 December, Estonia, the current EU presidency holder, called off discussions between the European Commission, Parliament and Council to finalise the recast of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD). It was hoped that the talks would lead to a final agreement on the […]
