The built environment and construction sectors in Ireland have vast potential to increase productivity, efficiency, sustainability and ultimately profitability. The Government has established a team to develop and implement proposals for these sectors that aim to enable firms, of all sizes across Ireland, to become more innovative and to develop and adopt new techniques and […]
GRESB recognise the Home Performance Index as a full points certification system for new homes built in Ireland
Leading evaluation system for measuring the sustainability performance of property companies, real estate funds and developers recognise Home Performance Index, the Irish national certification for sustainable homes as a full points scheme for new residential developments. Developers and investors can now report their sustainability scores for new homes to GRESB using the Home Performance Index. […]
New report: BUILD UPON2 – A Tool to Deliver the Renovation Wave
The BUILD UPON2 Framework is a tool that gives local authorities a strategy to monitor the impact of their energy renovation initiatives and the diverse benefits that they can bring. In doing so it is creating a more convincing business case for local renovation policy. Through the project workshops with stakeholders, it is also addressing […]
Irish building sector leaders urge EU to prioritise decarbonising the built environment
The Irish Green Building Council and leading Irish construction companies have joined a coalition of building sector leaders calling on the European Commission to support the full decarbonisation of the built environment through ambitious policies. The group, which represents over 4500 members across the building sector value chain, signed a letter today requesting that the […]
Are you interested in working with IGBC? We are looking for a Technical Support Officer for building sustainability
WHO IS THE IRISH GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL? The Irish Green Building Council (IGBC) was established in 2011 as an independent, non-profit membership organisation, to provide leadership in the transformation to a sustainable built environment. The IGBC is made up of the most progressive organisations working in the Irish Property and construction sector. It is affiliated […]
EPD Campaign May 2021: BAM and Axiseng joined the commitment
This month, Axiseng and BAM Ireland joined our EPD campaign, committing to promote and request the use of EPDs on all their projects. The companies will also raise awareness among their staff, architects, contractors and sub-contractors to encourage the demand and incentivise more manufacturers to produce Environmental Product Declarations in Ireland. The campaign has been very […]
Public Consultation: National carbon data for common construction materials in Ireland – deadline 5pm Wed. 14th July, 2021
To address the absence of a national database for generic LCA data on construction materials such as exists in other countries, IGBC intend to provide guidance on the use of Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) data and which will be used as the starting point for a new national database of materials for Ireland. The aim […]
10 years of transforming the Building Industry
Exactly 10 years ago we launched the Irish Green Building Council on 24th of May 2011 in Engineers Ireland with 35 founder members. In the room that day there was a real buzz of what might be possible. It was an interesting time to launch an organization related to the built environment with the […]
IGBChats #6: DEEP [Retrofit] Mindset
By James Walsh After many years of lone voices championing the need to aim high and undertake deep retrofits, it has gained support at Government and Industry despite the many challenges. Like many aspects of society, there is scientific evidence, particularly in the Passive House field, of deep retrofits or EnerPHit achieving significant savings of […]
4 new supporters for our EPD Campaign in April: Passive Dynamics, Little Black box, Van Dijk Architects and CS Consulting
This month, four new companies committed to promote and request the use of EPDs on all their projects! Passive Dynamics, Little Black box collective, Van Dijk Architects and CS Consulting signed our EPD campaign. The companies will raise awareness among their staff, architects, contractors and sub-contractors to encourage the demand and incentivise more manufacturers to […]
7 new Ballytherm insultation products certified by EPD Ireland
Ballytherm Trading Ltd, an award-winning innovative company, has just published two new Environmental Declarations under EPD Ireland: Foil-faced PIR insulation panels 25mm, 50mm, 100mm and 150mm thick Kraft paper-faced panels 25mm, 38mm and 50mm thick bonded to 12.5mm plasterboard Ballytherm foil faced PIR insulation boards are used in floors, cavity walls, drylining board, steel and […]
IGBChats #5: Timber Design – It’s not just about Sustainability
by Canice Clooney (Finsa) The case for designing our built environment with timber has been made by many people more qualified than me when it comes to a sustainability standpoint; there can be no doubt that timber is one of the few truly sustainable building materials. So, is sustainability the only advantage timber has? Are […]
Public Procurement – Public Procurement – A double dividend for decarbonisation and national energy efficiency upskilling
In February IGBC hosted a consultation workshop aimed at gathering insights from 55 representatives from government and industry professionals in relation to the inclusion of ‘training clauses’ in public procurement contracts as part of IGBC’s Building a Low Carbon, Climate Resilient Future or Busleague project. There are 145, 500 construction workers in Ireland many of […]
New EPD for Xtratherm EPS Range
We are excited to announce that a new EPD has been published under our programme EPD Ireland for Xtratherm EPS Range: Xtratherm Hytherm SD, Hytherm HD and Warm-R Premium products. The raw material for the Hytherm boards is white expandable polystyrene (EPS) beads; the raw material for the Warm-R Premium boards is grey expandable polystyrene […]
Hibernia commits to becoming a net zero carbon business by 2030
Hibernia REIT plc announces the publication of “Transforming Dublin Responsibly”, their Sustainability Statement of Intent. This replaces their existing Sustainability Strategy, setting long-term targets for the business and simplifying their objectives into three pillars, which are: Become a net zero carbon and climate resilient business by 2030 Provide spaces that prioritise the environment, health and […]
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