This year’s theme of World Green Building Week is #BuildingTheTransition. It is time to embrace change and new solutions to secure an energy-efficient, regenerative and just future for all. World Green Building Week (WGBW) is the world’s largest campaign to accelerate sustainable built environments across the globe. Organised by World Green Building Council, it is […]
IGBChats #12: LEED fellow – how to achieve this status
In this IGBChats blog post, we talk to Patrick Field, Managing Director of O’Connor Sutton Cronin M&E Ltd who achieved LEED Fellow status in the latter half of last year. Patrick is one of only 2 people in Ireland to achieve the LEED Fellow title and we are interested to find out more about what […]
The IGBC and Ethos Engineering launch a LEED training for Contractors
The Irish Green Building Council, in collaboration with Ethos Engineering, launch today a new online training: LEED for Contractors. This training is designed to help contractors meet their LEED credits on-site by providing a walk-through of the primary credits for which the contractor has responsibility, including tools and strategies for achieving LEED points. From kick-off […]
World Green Building Week 2020 – #ActOnClimate
Last week, the Irish Green Building Council took part in World Green Building Week 2020. This year the focus was on #ActOnClimate, delivering net zero carbon buildings and exploring how we can create a green, healthy and climate-resilient built environment for all. Due to covid19 restrictions, we celebrated WGBW 2020 organising only virtual events. Here […]
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 […]
