Old Buildings, New Intelligence: Using Technology to Drive Sustainable Performance

Ireland has a vast and diverse stock of historic and older buildings. Improving their sustainability and operational performance can be challenging – particularly when we need to balance energy efficiency, building character, occupant needs and long-term investment.

So, how can technology help?

Join IGBC and EnergyElephant for a practical conversation exploring how data and digital tools can help owners and operators better understand building performance, identify opportunities for improvement and prioritise investment.

Using Dromoland Castle – a 16th-century castle now operating as a five-star hotel – as a real-world example, the session will explore how technology is helping turn sustainability ambitions into practical, measurable action.

What we’ll explore

The discussion will look at how technology can support:

• Using energy, sustainability and operational data to understand building performance and identify opportunities for improvement
• Proactive maintenance and better operational efficiency
• Prioritising investment in upgrades and improvements
• Measuring progress against sustainability goals
• Applying lessons from historic properties to the wider stock of older and retrofitted buildings

Meet the Panel

Fiona O’Shea-Stack – Dromoland Castle

Fiona will share how Dromoland Castle is using technology, including EnergyElephant and Snapfix, to support its sustainability goals and manage the demands of a complex historic property.

Joe Borza – EnergyElephant

Joe will explore how energy and sustainability data can provide greater visibility of building performance and support better-informed decisions.

Colin Bland – Snapfix

Colin will discuss how digital maintenance and operational data can support proactive maintenance, operational efficiency and investment planning.

Who should attend?

This Lunch & Learn will be particularly relevant to:

• Property owners and operators
• Facilities and asset managers
• ESG and sustainability professionals
• Building managers
• IGBC members interested in technology and building performance
• Professionals responsible for older, historic or retrofitted buildings

If you’re responsible for the performance of an existing building, this session will offer practical insights into how smarter use of technology can help you understand where improvements are needed and where to focus resources.

Ireland’s existing buildings are a critical part of our journey towards a more sustainable built environment. Better data can help us make better decisions about the buildings we already have.

Join us to explore how old buildings can benefit from new intelligence – and how technology can help prepare our existing building stock for the future.