ARUP signed our Environmental Product Declaration Commitment. ARUP is an independent firm of designers, planners, engineers, architects, consultants and technical specialists, working across every aspect of today’s built environment. The Company’s aim is to ‘shape a better world’ and sustainability is the heart of their work. ARUP has made a commitment to align its business […]
Irish Green Building Council welcome greater certainty on the future of energy renovation
Friday, 16th October: The Irish Green Building Council welcomed Minister Ryan’s commitment to further increasing investment in home retrofitting in the years to come. The Irish Green Building Council (IGBC) was responding to comments made by Minister Eamon Ryan T.D. this afternoon at the IGBC’s first energy renovation conference. In his speech to over 150 […]
How to get assistance from Enterprise Ireland to develop an Environmental Product Declaration
Are you considering of developing an Environmental Product Declaration under EPD Ireland Programme for your building product? The first step to developing an EPD is the Life Cycle Assessment Study of the product, carried out by an LCA consultant. In this blog post we will explain you how you can get financial assistance from Enterprise […]
We are looking for a Part-time Accounts, Administration and Membership Assistant
WHO DO WE NEED? We need someone to support our staff with their growing workload to prepare accounts, process invoicing, and provide membership, events and general administration. You are joining a small (6 currently) but growing staff, so the key requirement is the flexibility to work across a wide range of activities and projects […]
Scott Tallon Walker Architects joins the EPD Commitment Campaign
Scott Tallon Walker Architects signed our Environmental Product Declarations commitment. STW Architects has a long, award-winning, track record not just of excellence in architecture, but of creating efficient fit for purpose buildings that are highly valued by their users. Their commitment to using products that have EPDs will help them compare the environmental impacts of products, […]
World Green Building Week 2020 – #ActOnClimate
Last week, the Irish Green Building Council took part in World Green Building Week 2020. This year the focus was on #ActOnClimate, delivering net zero carbon buildings and exploring how we can create a green, healthy and climate-resilient built environment for all. Due to covid19 restrictions, we celebrated WGBW 2020 organising only virtual events. Here […]
Building Renovation Passports could contribute to an increase in retrofit activities, Irish Green Building Council’s study found
Tuesday, 29th September: The Irish Green Building Council (IGBC) published today the results of a feasibility study on the opportunity of introducing Building Renovation Passports in Ireland. Building Renovation Passports are masterplans for deep retrofit and include a record of the work carried out. They provide a clear plan, a set of actions, a sequence […]
2 new EPD commitment signatories for WGBW2020: KRA and Lower Carbon
We are delighted to announce that 2 new companies signed IGBC’s Environmental Product Declarations commitment during World Green Building Week: KRA Visionary Project Partners and Lower Carbon Ltd. Both the companies, aware of the embodied carbon emissions that are released for the construction of building and infrastructure, are now committed to acting to reduce the […]
IPUT commit to net zero carbon buildings
Wednesday, 23rd September: IPUT Real Estate Dublin (IPUT) has become the first Irish property company to join the World Green Building Council’s Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment. The Irish Green Building Council (IGBC) welcomes the pledge by IPUT to own and only develop assets that operate at net zero carbon by 2030. Net zero carbon […]
KSN joins Environmental Product Declarations commitment campaign
We are glad to announce that KSN has just signed IGBC’s Environmental Product Declarations commitment. KSN Construction Consultants and KSN Energy are now fully committed to the act on climate change and enable Ireland to fully decarbonise the construction sector. Including the commitment in their policy documents, they will encourage the use of Environmental Product […]
World Green Building Week 2020 (21-25 Sept) Schedule
To celebrate World Green Building Week 2020, the IGBC has put together a series of free lunchtime webinars showcasing exciting new green buildings and exploring hot topics in construction, we are hosting a high-level workshop on identifying actions to fully decarbonised our built environment and we have partnered with GBCI to bring you a self-guided […]
RKD joins Environmental Product Declarations commitment campaign
RKD has just signed IGBC’s Environmental Product Declarations commitment to enable Ireland to fully decarbonise the construction sector encouraging the use of EPDs. The international architecture firm has already adopted some of the key points in the commitment and included an EPD clause in their template for RKD’s specifications list, as well as hosted an […]
Are you interested in driving Life Cycle Carbon and Circularity in construction in Ireland? We are hiring.
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, […]
Getting ready for EN 15804+A2: Consultation for amended PCR and General Programme Instructions
EPD Ireland’s Product Category Rules are based on the EN 15804 + A1 2012 “Sustainability of construction works – Environmental product declarations – Core rules for the product category of construction products” standard. In order to align with the EU Product Environmental Footprint, the EU commission asked the CEN committee to revise the standard. In […]
A new Environmental Product Declaration published for IMS Greenstone Recycled Aggregates
We are delighted to announce that a new EPD has been published under our programme EPD Ireland: EPDIE-20-22 for IMS Greenstone Recycled Aggregates. The EPD covers 3 recycled aggregate types: Class 6F2 Clause 503 Clause 803 The constituent raw materials comprise recycled concrete construction demolition waste. Aggregate is manufactured in accordance with I.S. EN 13242:2002 […]
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