On the 28th and 29th of October 2019, a kickoff meeting took place in Madrid with a goal to launch the project Life for LCA LCC Level(s) and therefore commence the anticipated project activities. The project itself is directed towards raising the recognition of indicators for Life cycle assessment (LCA), Life cycle costing (LCC) and […]
World Green Building Week 2019 – #BuildingLife
The flagship event in the global green building calendar – is fast approaching! In the last week of September (23 to 29 Sept), the Irish Green Building Council and its member organisations will celebrate World Green Building Week 2019. This year’s campaign aims to raise greater awareness of the carbon emissions from all stages of a […]
Latest Irish Green Building Trends: Over Half of Survey Respondents Expect to Make 60% of their Projects Green by 2021
Fifty-four percent of Irish organisations participating in the World Green Building Trends 2018 SmartMarket Report expect their projects to be green by 2021. This is well above the global average – 47%. “The number of green buildings has increased significantly in Ireland over the last 5 years” says Pat Barry, CEO of the Irish Green […]
Hammerson become Gold Member of the Irish Green Building Council
European developer Hammerson becomes gold member of the Irish Green Building Council.
#Re-Source 2018 Summary
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!
Green Building Council launches programme to measure the carbon footprint of construction products
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 […]
