Renovation

Under Ireland’s Climate action plan the Government plans to renovate over 500,000 homes in the next ten years to a B2 standard. In this section, you can find webinars and key reading materials focussed on delivering high-quality renovations.

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Renovation Solutions

In this section, you can find webinars that explore a range of solutions and focuses on important considerations for delivering high-quality renovations.

Build Upon Energy Renovation Framework - An Introduction

The Build Upon Framework was developed to support local authorities in capturing better quality data on the impact of their energy renovation programmes. This video gives you an overview of the Framework and of the benefits of using it.

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Build Upon Energy Renovation Framework – Methodology

The Build Upon Framework was developed to support local authorities in capturing better quality data on the impact of their energy renovation programmes. This video explains how to use the Build Upon Framework. For further information, see the manual in “Key reading materials”.

Key Reading Materials

This is a technical manual on how to utilise the Build Upon Renovation Framework

Capturing the Benefits of Energy Renovation - Methodology
Planning High Quality Renovations

Presenters: Shay Kavanagh, Fuinniv Independent Consulting & RetroKit and Paddy Phelan, 3CEA

What are the implications of the nZEB requirements in Part L for renovation? How should the renovation be planned? Is it difficult to achieve a B2 rating? What type of strategy should be employed?

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Moisture Management & breathable internal wall insulation in solid walls

Niall Crosson, Ecological Buiding Systems

What needs to be considered when insulating solid wall traditionally built homes? What are the appropriate solutions? What is breathability and why is it important in older structures?

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External Wall Insulation

Presenter: Joseph Little, TU Dublin

What needs to be considered? What is the impact on streetscape, neighbours, moisture management and technical detailing (e.g. fire, thermal bridging and key junctions)?

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Ventilation and air quality in existing buildings

Presenter: Simon Jones, Aereco

What issues need to be considered with existing homes? What are the SEAI requirements? How does regulation impact or not impact on this? How to deal with radon in existing homes?

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Designing Heat Pumps for Existing Homes

Presenter: Padraic O’Reilly, LIT

What is a heat pump ready home? What is the heat loss parameter? What are the common issues with designing heat pumps for existing homes and how to avoid them?

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PAS 2035 Standard: Retrofitting Dwellings for Improved Energy Efficiency

Presenter: Peter Rickaby, UK Centre for Moisture in Buildings

How can the PAS 2035 standard support quality energy renovation? How to access dwellings for retrofit, identify improvement options, design and specify Energy Efficiency Measures (EEM) and monitor retrofit projects.

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Retrofitting the Built Environment for a Net Zero Carbon Future

Cutting emissions from the built environment is urgently needed if we are to meet our climate goals. In the race to hit carbon reduction targets, existing buildings are the key. This event will explore the process and challenges of getting existing assets to net zero as well as the retrofit strategies that asset owners can adopt.  This discussion-style webinar will be based on what our five panellists are doing to address the challenge of getting the existing estate to net zero carbon.

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Enabling Commercial Retrofit

Greening Commercial Premises: Explained-Benefits of Retrofit

Four experts discuss the economic, legal and health benefits of commercial retrofitting.

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Greening Commercial Premises: Explained- EU Taxonomy

Are you ready for the new changes in the EU Taxonomy? Find out how the EU taxonomy will affect you, the challenges you may face and what you can do to best prepare yourself.

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Greening Commercial Premises: Explained- Carbon Budget

We all know what a budget is, but what is the Carbon Budget and how exactly will it impact the built environment for the commercial sector? Join our expert panellist to get a handle on what it looks like for 2021 – 2025. See where the impact will be if we go over sectoral emission ceilings. Pick their brains on the legal and tax implications.

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Greening Commercial Premises: Benefits of Renovation Explained

Four SEAI representatives explain the benefits and processes of retrofitting commercial premises using real-life examples and case studies.

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Greening Commercial Premises: ESG Explained

Four experts in the construction industry explain what is ESG, why it is important and what it means for Irish businesses.

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Greening Commercail Premises: Split Incentives Explained

Frustrated by the challenges of upgrading commercial premises due to the difference in needs for owners versus tenants?   An age-old problem that is under-addressed across Europe.  We discuss some potential solutions for this in Ireland, with our expert panel.  Watch this webinar and dissect some positive initiatives for the future of commercial buildings.

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Greening Commercial Premises Explained: Financial Mechanisms
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Energy Renovation Upskilling

Build Up Skill Advisor

Build Up Skill Advisor is an app, designed to enable building professionals and construction workers to identify energy renovation training courses that suit their needs. The app is available on Android and Apple mobile phones.

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Retrofitting Homes

Retrofitting your home: why, how and when?

Event organised by Engineers Ireland West as part of the Engineering National Development CPD series. The event is aligned with the Strategic Outcome of Transitioning to a Climate-Neutral and Climate Resilient Society. The panel of speakers include Dr Paul Moran, Dr Asit Kumar Mishra and Orlaith McGinley from the MaREI Centre, Ryan Institute & School of Engineering, NUI Galway.

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Climate Emergency Retrofit Guide Launch webinar

LETI’s Climate Emergency Retrofit Guide shows how we can retrofit our homes to make them fit for the future and support the Net Zero targets.  The guide is useful for architects, engineers, Local Authorities, social landlords, energy professionals, contractors and clients looking for guidance about best practice retrofit.

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MaREI Retrofitting Homes Symposium

In this recorder symposium, researchers from the MaREI Centre share their insights into the challenges and opportunities faced to effectively retrofit the residential building stock in Ireland. (12 speakers 6 minutes each)

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Should you always retrofit?

Is it possible to be more sustainable by starting from scratch? This 1-hour panel discussion, hosted by NLA, explored this vital question with Andrew Leiper, Net Zero Carbon Leader at Max Fordham LLP, presenting a combination of thoughts and case studies with input from Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios.

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Renovation Wave

Online Conference

Irish Green Building Council’s annual energy renovation conference.

On the 10th anniversary of the Renovate Europe campaign, speakers  discussed the progress that has been made over the last decade and what is needed to deliver on the renovation wave.

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Online Conference

As the Programme for Government commits to retrofitting 500,000 homes to a BER rating of B2 by 2030, and as the EU is about to launch its Renovation Wave initiative, the conference explores what is needed to deliver the renovation wave in Ireland.

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How to Make the Renovation Wave a Success

In this World Green Building Council webinar broadcast on 19 November, with a lineup of built environment and policy experts, we discussed what action must be taken for the Renovation Wave to be successful and fulfil its ambition.

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What IGBC does - Advancing the Renovation Wave

Under the Climate Action Plan, Ireland has ambitious renovation targets to meet. Learn how the IGBC is working to enable the renovation roll out, to track the data on renovation, and to upskill the industry.

Presenters: Marion Jammet, Johanna Varghese, Alice Ryan

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