This report aims to set out an initial vision for the roadmap for the decarbonisation of the building and
construction sector in Ireland.
Whole Life Carbon in Construction and the Built Environment Ireland
The report addresses the lack of data on carbon emissions associated with construction and operation of the Irish built environment.
Supporting the Development of Quality Data
This report includes recommendations on availability, quality and use of construction product LCA data for Ireland.
How to include building renovation in your Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plan
This report maps synergies between local and national level policy objectives (namely LTRS and SECAPS), and provides suggestions on how to create strong renovation policy in the buildings sector.
Re-Source 2018 Presentation
Presentations delivered at the Re-Source 2018 conference.
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NZEB – Building Regulations Part L 2017
ARUP’s infographic on Building Regulation Part L 2017 – NZEB. Please click here to access a the document.
Environmental Certification for Building Professionals – Workshop I – Report
A short summary of the first workshop organised as part of the “Environmental Certification for Construction Professionals” project.
Citizens’ Assembly’s Consultation on “How the State can make Ireland a leader in tackling climate change”
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Ireland 2040 – National Planning Framework
IGBC's Submission - Ireland's National Planning Framework - March 2017
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Health, wellbeing & productivity in retail: The impact of green buildings on people and profit
Low carbon, resource efficient and environmentally sensitive buildings can enhance the health, wellbeing and productivity of building users
Vancouver Sustainability plan for Greenest City
IGBC attended a workshop on Vancouver’s Greenest City plans in June 2015. Presenations set out the targets and achievements of the plan so far including citizen engagement process.
Green Room Conference – Miles Keeping
Green Room Conference – Miles Keeping The Irish Green Building Council has put together a top line up of national and international speakers with inspiring case studies for this year’s conference. The conference was opened by Minister for Communications Energy and Natural Resources Alex White who updated us on the latest Government initiatives and launched...
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What does Quality construction mean?
We asked attendees at the Better than Best practice conference to define what quality in building means.
Kevin Hydes Better Building 2014
Kevin Hydes former chair of the US green Building Council Integral Group presents on the drivers that are revolutionising the building industry.
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James Drinkwater Better Building 2014
James Drinkwater Policy advisor to the European regional network of the World Green Building sets out some of the key actions of the network and the drivers at a European level for Green Building
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The Cutting edge of Sustainable Property Investment level
Piet Eichholz of the University of Maastrict discusses the research into financial performance of Green buildings, and the net benefit of building green and how companies with green portfolios have lower risk. He discusses how pension funds can now assess the risk of these portfolios and the use of Green bonds.
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IGBC Submission on Green Paper
We have submitted our thoughts on the Green paper on Energy In Ireland to Government.
IGBC Submission on Low Carbon Roadmap Built Environment
IGBC made a submission on the Government scoping document for the Low Carbon roadmap for the Built Environment. This scoping document is one of four roadmaps been prepared to inform the Climate Change act. These include roadmaps for the Transport, electricity generation and agricultural sector in addition to the built environment.
