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What is the Home Performance Index?

12th March 2018 by admin

What is the Home Performance Index? What is Sustainable residential development? The seemingly unimportant things we do every day can have a direct effect on our health and carbon footprint. Simply where we live and the distance traveled to and from work, dictates whether we are inclined to drive, walk or take the bus. While […]

Filed Under: news Tagged With: Residential Sector, HPI, Home Performance Index, IGBC

First Home Performance Index Gold Certification Awarded

13th November 2017 by admin

The Irish Green Building Council awarded the first Home Performance Index gold certification to a private house in Cork.

Filed Under: latest news, news Tagged With: Sustainable Home, Residential Sector, HPI, Home Performance Index

New sustainable homes certification scheme, to push best practice boundaries

26th October 2017 by admin

The Irish Green Building Council presented today a new certification scheme to improve the quality and sustainability of Irish homes and communities.

Filed Under: latest news, news Tagged With: Residential Sector, Certification, Home Performance Index, Event, Better Homes, mortgages, Energy Efficiency

New energy poverty strategy to target people with acute health conditions and those in rented accommodation

5th February 2016 by admin

Minister for Energy Alex White published A Strategy to Combat Energy Poverty on Tuesday (2nd February), which outlines new measures to improve the living standards and conditions of citizens experiencing energy poverty. The new strategy includes a €20 million pilot project to improve energy efficiency in the homes of people with acute health conditions. It […]

Filed Under: latest news, news Tagged With: Residential Sector, Fuel Poverty, Policy, Build Upon, Better Places for People

Launch of the “Energy Efficiency of Rental Accommodation in Ireland” Report

7th October 2015 by admin

The Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP) recently launched a report on “Energy Efficiency of Rental Accommodation in Ireland”. Carried out by McDowell Purcell Solicitors through the Public Interest Law Alliance (PILA), the study examined the legislation relevant to minimum rental standards; building regulations; EU Legislation and Current government policy. It also includes a […]

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