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#BuildingLife: “Embodied carbon is the elephant in the room that needs to be addressed” – Robbie McGrath, D/RES

16th March 2023 by Irene_igbc

IGBC #BuildingLife Ambassador and D/RES Properties’ Head of Sustainability Robbie McGrath speaks with Irish Construction News about how the housebuilder has radically reduced the embodied carbon of its residential schemes. The full interview is available here. D/RES Properties is Ireland’s third-largest housebuilder.  As a gold member of the Irish Green Building Council (IGBC), it is […]

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#BuildingLife Ambassador Claire Pomroy: Is it time to review our approach to the use of timber for taller buildings?

31st January 2023 by Irene_igbc

The full version of this article was published in Irish Construction News Claire Pomroy, #BuildingLife Ambassador and Director of Development at Hines, speaks with Irish Construction News about the use of timber in taller buildings, the 15-minute city concept and the importance of designing for performance in reducing carbon emissions. #BuildingLife campaign Claire Pomroy left […]

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#BuildingLife: “We need to go beyond the baseline when it comes to sustainability and reduction of carbon emissions – John Maxwell, Lioncor

20th December 2022 by Irene_igbc

First published in Irish Construction News In this new #BuildingLife blog post, Lioncor CEO and #BuildingLife Ambassador John Maxwell speaks to Irish Construction News about the Irish Green Building Council’s Roadmap to decarbonise Ireland’s built environment and the changes that need to be made to halve Ireland’s built environment emissions by 2030. Speaking about his […]

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#BuildingLife: “Developers not shying away from sustainability responsibilities” – Susie Crawford, Cairn Homes

5th December 2022 by Irene_igbc

The full version of this article was published in Irish Construction News #BuildingLife Ambassador and ESG Manager with Cairn Homes plc Susie Crawford speaks about the role of ESG in the house builder’s operations and the appetite in construction to halve its carbon emissions by 2030 and reach carbon neutrality by 2050. In 2018, Cairn […]

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#BuildingLife: Phelim O’Neill, LDA – “Sustainability must be front and centre in all construction decisions”

14th October 2022 by Irene_igbc

First Published in Irish Construction News In this new #BuildingLife Ambassador blog post, Robbie Cousins from Irish Construction News spoke with LDA Head of Property, Phelim O’Neill about how the IGBC’s whole life carbon campaign ties in with Land Development Agency sustainability strategy. The Land Development Agency (LDA) is a commercial state-sponsored body established in […]

Filed Under: latest news, news Tagged With: LDA, HPI, epd, Whole life carbon, Building Life Blog, #buildinglife

Roadmap to decarbonise Ireland’s built environment launched today by Irish Green Building Council

7th October 2022 by Irene_igbc

Friday, 7th October 2022: The Irish Green Building Council (IGBC) launched today a roadmap to decarbonise Ireland’s construction and built environment sector. According to the “Building a Zero Carbon Ireland” report, the construction and built environment account for 37% of Ireland’s carbon emissions, the same as agriculture. This is made up of about 23% operational […]

Filed Under: latest news, news Tagged With: Whole life carbon, whole life carbon roadmap, #buildinglife

#BuildingLife: “Addressing embodied carbon is a no brainer” says Eoin Ó Broin TD

23rd August 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 sixth interview of the series, Eoin Ó Broin T.D., and Sinn Féin’s spokesperson for Housing, […]

Filed Under: latest news, news Tagged With: Building Life Blog, #buildinglife, eoin o broin, Whole life carbon

Construction leaders from across Europe launch EU Policy Roadmap towards climate neutral buildings and construction by 2050

24th May 2022 by Irene_igbc

The World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) has today launched a bold new policy plan for the European Union to accelerate progress on decarbonising buildings and construction, one of the most heavily emitting sectors in the world. Developed with the support of a coalition of over 35 leading industry bodies through WorldGBC’s flagship #BuildingLife project, the […]

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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 […]

Filed Under: latest news, news Tagged With: Whole life carbon, Building Life Blog, whole life carbon roadmap, #buildinglife, CBRE, Rachael McGinley

#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

Roadmap to decarbonise Ireland’s built environment launched today by the Irish Green Building Council

6th May 2022 by Irene_igbc

Friday, 6th May 2022: The Irish Green Building Council (IGBC) launched today a draft roadmap to decarbonise Ireland’s built environment across its whole life cycle. For the first time ever, the report looks at the impact of the built environment and construction across its whole life cycle and at projections till 2030. It also provides […]

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#BuildingLife – Construction and built environment emissions must be addressed together to achieve carbon neutrality

31st March 2022 by Irene_igbc

In the first of a series of articles for Irish Construction News on whole-life carbon in construction and the built environment, MARION JAMMET, Head of Policy and Advocacy, IGBC, sets out why the national carbon emissions reduction targets for the built environment will not be achieved through operational emission reductions alone. The housing and the […]

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#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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The Irish Green Building Council (IGBC) published a preliminary set of recommendations to facilitate the decarbonisation of Ireland’s built environment

11th November 2021 by Irene_igbc

Thursday, 11th November: The Irish Green Building Council (IGBC) published today a preliminary set of recommendations to address the emissions associated with Ireland’s built environment across its whole life cycle.

Filed Under: latest news, news Tagged With: WGBC, Whole life carbon, whole life carbon roadmap, #buildinglife

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