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Irish Green Building Council urge Government to prioritise renovation in July Stimulus Plan

14th July 2020 by Irene_igbc

The Irish Green Building Council (IGBC) which represents over 170 major construction and property related businesses urge the Government to use the stimulus plan to tackle simultaneously two of the most imminent challenges facing Ireland, climate change and the economic crisis. According to the IGBC, this can only be achieved through a strong focus on […]

Filed Under: latest news, news Tagged With: Renovation, Energy Renovation

Set of recommendations on improving energy efficiency in the rental market launched

4th July 2019 by admin

The Irish Green Building Council launched today – 4th July – a set of recommendations to improve energy efficiency standards in the rental market. The Irish Green Building Council proposes that the Government introduce a series of regulatory and financial measures to improve energy efficiency performance in the rental sector. These recommendations are contained in […]

Filed Under: latest news, news Tagged With: Energy Efficiency, Policy, Renovation

Boosting energy renovation across Ireland and Europe

23rd May 2019 by admin

In conjunction with the URBAN FUTURE Global Conference in Oslo, the Irish Green Building Council and partners announce BUILD UPON2; a project that will accelerate the renovation of buildings in European cities.

Filed Under: latest news, news Tagged With: Build Upon, Renovation, Retrofit, policies

Leading Construction Industry Organisations Call for a more Holistic Approach to Energy Renovation in an Open Letter to Ministers

4th July 2018 by admin

Five construction industry bodies have asked the Ministers for Finance, Housing and Climate Action to take a more holistic approach to energy renovation.

Filed Under: latest news, news Tagged With: Energy Efficiency, Renovation, Retrofit, Regeneration

Energy Performance of Buildings Directive 2018 Recast adopted

15th May 2018 by admin

Energy Performance of Buildings Directive 2018 Recast adopted

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Final set of recommendations for a user-friendly holistic energy efficiency accreditation for building professionals launched

27th April 2018 by admin

The Irish Green Building Council launched today (27.04) a final set of recommendations for a user-friendly holistic energy efficiency accreditation for building professionals.

Filed Under: latest news, news Tagged With: Energy Efficiency, Renovation, Retrofit, ECCoPro, Energy Renovation, Upskilling

New study shows strong demand for energy efficient mortgages

15th February 2018 by admin

New study shows strong demand for energy efficient mortgages

Filed Under: latest news, news Tagged With: Energy Efficiency, Build Upon, Renovation, Retrofit, mortgages, Green Finance

New report on Irish construction professionals’ energy efficiency upskilling needs launch

27th September 2017 by admin

ECCoPro Workshop

The Irish Green Building Council (IGBC) launched today (27.09) a new report on Irish construction professionals’ energy efficiency knowledge and upskilling needs.

Filed Under: latest news, news Tagged With: Energy Efficiency, Policy, Build Upon, Renovation, Retrofit, Skills

Europe must curb emissions from buildings, urges coalition of 300 businesses – as Green Building Councils help governments to develop ambitious action plans for renovation

26th April 2017 by admin

Europe must curb emissions from buildings, urges coalition of 300 businesses – including 42 Irish organisations – as Green Building Councils help governments to develop ambitious action plans for renovation

Filed Under: latest news, news Tagged With: Energy Efficiency, Policy, Build Upon, Renovation, Retrofit

Tender: Technical Support for Better Energy and Retrofit Programmes

16th March 2017 by admin

The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) is running a tender process to establish a new Better Energy and Retrofitting Technical Panel.

Filed Under: latest news, news Tagged With: Build Upon, Renovation, Irish Building Renovation, Retrofit, Tender

Ireland presents national renovation strategy at Build Upon Summit

28th February 2017 by admin

In Brussels last week, the BUILD UPON Leaders Summit brought countries and actors from across Europe together to present future plans for the renovation of the region’s buildings – ending a year-long campaign of over 100 events led by European Green Building Councils. With heated negotiations on the EU’s main energy efficiency laws underway, and […]

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Towards large scale deep energy renovation – Unlocking Ireland’s potential

27th February 2017 by admin

Launch of the IGBC’s final set of recommendations for a better national renovation strategy.

Filed Under: latest news, news Tagged With: Energy Efficiency, Policy, Build Upon, Renovation, Irish Building Renovation

Ireland urged to create an ambitious plan for cutting emissions from buildings to meet Paris Agreement

27th April 2016 by admin

Existing buildings currently account for approximately 30 per cent of Ireland’s total carbon emissions. Ensuring they are as energy efficient as possible will be key to help meet the Paris Agreement. Experts widely agree that despite the large number of initiatives aimed at tackling this problem, the rate and depth of renovation is insufficient to meet long-term climate targets.

Filed Under: latest news, news Tagged With: Build Upon, Renovation, Irish Building Renovation, Irish Green Buildings

Ireland to join world’s largest collaborative retrofit project to cut emissions from buildings

2nd March 2016 by admin

Ireland has joined the world’s largest collaborative project on building renovation in a bid to tackle one of the country’s biggest climate challenges – its existing buildings. After more than a year of preparations as part of the BUILD UPON project, the Irish Green Building Council is launching a series of events across Ireland that aim […]

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