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MSc Postgraduate Research Opportunity at ATU

3rd May 2023 by Irene_igbc

This Irish Green Building Council/Limerick 2030 Scholarship is funded by the Environmental Protection Agency with the support of the Irish Government as part of the Green Enterprise Project ‘CE-Con’. The aim of this research project is to utilise the Limerick 2030 Opera Site development as a Lighthouse Demonstrator Project for the Circular Built Environment. The […]

Filed Under: news, Green Jobs Tagged With: circular economy, circularity, ATU, CE-CON

The Irish Green Building Council launches a pilot scheme to increase reuse of construction materials

16th December 2021 by Irene_igbc

Thursday, 16th December: The Irish Green Building Council (IGBC) launched today a pilot scheme to demonstrate how construction waste can be turned into useful resources.

Filed Under: latest news, news Tagged With: circular economy, circularity, CMEx, waste

IGBChats #2: Circular Thinking in Construction

19th February 2021 by Irene_igbc

by Integrated Materials Solutions (IMS) Circular thinking has been gaining considerable traction over the past 10 years. Ellen McArthur’s 2015 TED talk “the surprising thing I learnt sailing solo around the world” explains the key principles that underpin the concept. She became convinced of the need for a system change from the linear model of […]

Filed Under: IGBChats, latest news, news Tagged With: LCA, EPD Ireland, #IGBChats, circularity, epd, circular economy

#Re-Source 2018 Summary

28th June 2018 by admin

The IGBC held a new conference on the 21st June 2018. ReSource 2018 looked at what needs to happen to transition Ireland’s construction sector towards the circular economy. Check out this blog to learn more!

Filed Under: latest news, news Tagged With: Event, circular economy, Green Building

Green Building Council launches programme to measure the carbon footprint of construction products

21st June 2018 by admin

The Irish Green Building Council launched today a new programme to measure the carbon footprint of construction products. The Environmental Product Declaration Ireland Programme (EPD Ireland) allows manufacturers to publish independently verified information about the environmental footprint of their products. Medite Smartply, Munster Joinery and Quinn Building Products are the first Irish manufacturers to develop […]

Filed Under: latest news, news Tagged With: epd, circular economy, LCA, Green Building

Re-Source 2018 – Responsible Procurement and zero waste to landfill

14th June 2018 by admin

How can procurement help construction to be resource efficient? What is zero waste to landfill? Interested in learning the answers to these questions? Well good news, the Irish Green Building council has a new conference on the 21st June.

Filed Under: latest news, news Tagged With: circular economy, resource, events

Re-Source 2018 – Environmental Product Declarations and ‘Cradle to Cradle’ design

31st May 2018 by admin

Curious about the circular economy and its role in the future of Sustainable construction? How about Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) and building Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)? Well good news the Irish Green Building council has a new conference on the 21st June.

Filed Under: latest news, news Tagged With: epd, circular economy

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