On Tuesday, 12th Feb, Ireland’s National Renovation Upskilling Committee (Reno-NUC) was officially launched by Minister Damien English T.D. The objective of the committee is to encourage and facilitate construction workers and building professionals upskilling in energy renovation.
Leading Construction Industry Organisations Call for a more Holistic Approach to Energy Renovation in an Open Letter to Ministers
Five construction industry bodies have asked the Ministers for Finance, Housing and Climate Action to take a more holistic approach to energy renovation.
Energy Performance of Buildings Directive 2018 Recast adopted
Energy Performance of Buildings Directive 2018 Recast adopted
Final set of recommendations for a user-friendly holistic energy efficiency accreditation for building professionals launched
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.
New study shows strong demand for energy efficient mortgages
New study shows strong demand for energy efficient mortgages
New report on Irish construction professionals’ energy efficiency upskilling needs launch
The Irish Green Building Council (IGBC) launched today (27.09) a new report on Irish construction professionals’ energy efficiency knowledge and upskilling needs.
Energy efficient Mortgages Action Plan (EeMAP) Website launched
The new Energy efficient Mortgages Action Plan (EeMAP) website was launched today – 17th July. The website offers visitors an easy-to-navigate portal through which they can quickly access key information about the Initiative. This includes details on forthcoming events, technical level meetings and access to reports on market research and findings which will be conducted in order […]
Europe must curb emissions from buildings, urges coalition of 300 businesses – as Green Building Councils help governments to develop ambitious action plans for renovation
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
Tender: Technical Support for Better Energy and Retrofit Programmes
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) is running a tender process to establish a new Better Energy and Retrofitting Technical Panel.
Cross-sector group meets to discuss the pressing need to retrofit Ireland’s homes
A cross sectoral group of organisations from government, local authorities, industry and charities met to develop an ambitious strategy to improve the quality of the Irish existing housing stock. The residential sector currently accounts for 27% of all energy usage in Ireland and emits 10.5 million tonnes of CO2 annually, making it the single largest […]
