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#BuildingLife: Towards a net-zero carbon Irish construction sector

23rd May 2022 by Irene_igbc

First Published in Irish Construction News CBRE (Ireland) Head of Sustainability and IGBC #BuildingLife ambassador Rachael McGinley speaks with Robbie Cousins (Irish Construction News) about the need for Irish construction to systematically address whole life carbon emissions in the built environment. The Irish Green Building Council’s (IGBC’s) #BuildingLife campaign aims to achieve a broad range […]

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#BuildingLife: “Make life cycle assessment part of the planning process” says Ecocem Ireland’s Susan McGarry

16th May 2022 by Irene_igbc

First Published in Passive House Plus. In this new #BuildingLife Ambassador Spotlight Series, Passive House Plus is profiling leaders who have endorsed the Irish Green Building Council’s call to address the environmental impacts of buildings across their lifecycle.  In this fifth interview of the series, Susan McGarry, Managing Director at Ecocem Ireland, tell us more […]

Filed Under: latest news, news Tagged With: Whole life carbon, Building Life Blog, #buildinglife, Ecocem, cement

#BuildingLife: Oonagh Reid – Irish construction has the potential to be a sustainability pioneer

24th March 2022 by Irene_igbc

Arup director and #BuildingLife ambassador OONAGH REID speaks with Robbie Cousins, Irish Construction News, about the challenges and opportunities she believes the Irish construction sector is facing in helping Ireland meet carbon emission reduction goals up to 2030 and beyond. The Irish Green Building Council’s (IGBC’s) #BuildingLife campaign aims to achieve a broad range of […]

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#BuildingLife: “Sustainability must be embedded at all stages of a building’s life,” says David Browne of RKD

24th January 2022 by Irene_igbc

First Published in Passive House + magazine In this new #BuildingLife Ambassador Spotlight Series, Passive House Plus is profiling leaders who have endorsed the Irish Green Building Council’s call to address the environmental impacts of buildings across their lifecycle. In this fourth interview of the series, David Browne, Director of RKD and former president of […]

Filed Under: latest news, news Tagged With: Building Life, Building Life Blog, RKD

#BuildingLife Series: Addressing the environmental impacts of buildings across their lifecycle

26th October 2021 by Irene_igbc

First Published in Passive House + magazine In this new #BuildingLife Ambassador Spotlight Series, Passive House Plus is profiling leaders who have endorsed the Irish Green Building Council’s call to address the environmental impacts of buildings across their lifecycle. In this third interview of the series, Steve Murphy, Managing Director – Conceptual Construction, Hines tell […]

Filed Under: latest news, news Tagged With: Building Life, Building Life Blog, Steve Murphy, Hines

#BuildingLife Series: reducing embodied carbon must be a priority

16th July 2021 by Irene_igbc

First Published in Passive House + magazine In  #BuildingLife Ambassador Spotlight Series, Passive House Plus is profiling leaders who have endorsed the Irish Green Building Council’s call to address the environmental impacts of buildings across their lifecycle. In this second interview of the series, Ali Grehan, City Architect for Dublin City Council tell us more […]

Filed Under: latest news, news Tagged With: Embodied Carbon, Building Life, ali grehan, Building Life Blog

#BuildingLife Series: addressing the environmental impacts of buildings across their life cycle

31st March 2021 by Irene_igbc

First Published in Passive House + magazine In this new #BuildingLife ambassador spotlight series, Passive House Plus is profiling leaders who have endorsed the Irish Green Building Council’s call to address the environmental impacts of buildings across their life cycle.  In the first interview of the series, Francis-Noel Duffy TD for Dublin South West and […]

Filed Under: latest news, news Tagged With: Building Life, Whole life carbon, Building Life Blog, Francis-Noel Duffy

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