Irish Green Building Council

Green building policy and training in Ireland

Introduction to Certification of Green Buildings

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Date/Time
Date(s) - 17/09/2015
9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Location
Engineers Ireland


Overview

This course begins with an introduction to certification tools globally and in Europe, as well as an overview of the use of these tools in Ireland. This is followed by discussion and an eco-charette on a sample building using Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) and Building Research Establishment’s Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) certification systems.

Course aim

This course aims to give engineers information on the Certification of Green Buildings and understand what it involves.

Learning objectives

Following this course, participants will:
  • Know what certification involves
  • Be able to choose the appropriate certification for their project
  • Know how building certification can impact your business, and the use of certifications in maintaining a competitive property portfolio
  • Know where to find the information to ensure that systems and services comply with certification requirements

Why Pursue a Green Building Rating or Certification?

Research clearly shows that there are a large number of compelling benefits from building green. For example, a report carried out by the University of Maastricht for RICS showed that there could be a rental premium of up to 29% for BREEAM Excellent buildings as measured against code compliant buildings in a similar location. According to a recent study of LEED certified buildings, energy, carbon, water, and waste can be reduced, resulting in savings of 30 to 97% respectively. Operating costs of green buildings can also be reduced by 8-9% while increasing in value up to 7.5%. Many sustainable buildings have also seen increases of up to 6.6% on return on investment and 3.5% increases in occupancy. Further information can be found on the World Green Building Council’s recent report, the Business Case for Green Buildings.

Trainers

Nellie Reid – LEED Fellow

Nellie is a sustainable design expert specialising in the LEED green building rating system. Since moving to Ireland in 2011, she operates as a sole trader providing LEED consulting services to developers, architects and building contractors. She is currently consulting on multiple projects in Dublin pursuing LEED certification. She was recognized as the “Best Emerging Green Business” by the North Tipperary County Enterprise Board in 2013. She is a board member of the Living Building Institute of Ireland, Treasurer of the Tipperary Green Business Network and IGBC member.

Nellie has presented on numerous occasions through the RIAI, IGBC, UCD and Ecovillage in Cloughjordan. Prior to her move to Ireland, Nellie spent 15 years at Gensler, an architecture, design and planning firm based in the U.S. with 35 offices worldwide. She served as a sustainable design consultant on over 100 LEED projects around the world and developed the sustainable design curriculum during her tenure at the firm. She was one of the first LEED APs in the world in 2001 and was selected to be in the inaugural class of LEED Fellows in 2011. Nellie holds both a B. of Arts in Architecture and a B. of Architecture from Rice University.

Amanda Gallagher – BREEAM AP

Amanda is a Mechanical Engineer, specialising in Energy and Sustainability and is based in Ireland delivering consultancy services on energy efficiency, renewable energy and sustainability within the built environment. She manages her own company, Easlár (www.easlar.com), whilst carrying out fixed contract work for BRE, SEAI and Innovate UK Technology Strategy Board. Amanda is a qualified BREEAM Assessor, providing BREEAM related consultancy services to clients including Diageo, ESB, UCD, Danone, HSE, Irish Prison Service, Malachy Walsh & Partners, RKD Architects, University of Limerick as well as a number of public and private sector clients in Scotland.
Amanda won BREEAM Assessor of the Year at the 2015 BREEAM Awards and was the BREEAM Assessor for the Guinness Brewhouse No 4 project, the only building in Ireland to achieve a BREEAM Outstanding rating. She also carries out Energy Management related consultancy and research and is a non-domestic BER Assessor. She is a Building Performance Evaluator for Innovate UK, carrying out building fabric testing, energy monitoring and post occupancy evaluation of buildings. She is a Training Provider for IHER, UCD, Dublin Chamber of Commerce and the IGBC.

Bookings

Bookings are closed for this event.

IGBC

The Irish Green Building Council is a not for profit company limited by guarantee registered in Ireland. Registered Number: 492948.
Registered Office: 19 Mountjoy Square East, Dublin 1. Registered Charity Number (RCN): 20155568.

Director(s): Refer to About Us pages.

Phone: (01) 6815862 & (01) 6815843 Email: info@igbc.ie

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