Last week, during World Green Building Week, we hosted several events and special tours for our members, and we want to thank our members for making the week a great success. We kicked off the week with a tour of 25 North Wall Quay, a 1990s building transformed into a net zero-carbon office. Members had […]
World Green Building Week 2024 | September 9th – 13th | Schedule
World Green Building Week is just around the corner! Are you familiar with this globally recognised event? If not learn more here. Last year, World Green Building Week introduced #BuildingTheTransition, emphasising the urgent need for sustainable practices in the construction industry, particularly in energy, regenerative, and just transition. This year, the event will focus on […]
World Green Building Week 2023: A Showcase of Sustainability and Innovation
Last week, we celebrated our annual World Green Building Week, an event that serves as collective inspiration for transitioning towards a more sustainable built environment. Throughout the week, we engaged in a series of enlightening activities and discussions to show how we can drive and accelerate this transition, together. Webinars to Kickstart the Week Our […]
World Green Building Week 2023 | 11th-15th September | Schedule of Events
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 […]
WorldGBC announces #BuildingTheTransition for World Green Building Week
Yesterday, on World Environment Day, the World Green Building Council announced its 14th annual World Green Building Week, taking place 11–15 September 2023. As the largest contributing sector to global energy-related carbon emissions (37% globally), the built environment is a key agent of change to deliver on the systemic transition needed to meet the goals […]
World Green Building Week 2022 is starting today with events across Ireland
Monday, 12th September: The Irish Green Building Council (IGBC) is launching today a week of live and online events to show how we can accelerate the transition to a more sustainable built environment for everyone. As communities around Ireland experience the impacts of the global energy and cost of living crisis, the week-long event aims […]
World Green Building Week 2022 | 12-16 September | Schedule of Events
This World Green Building Week, we’re #BuildingforEveryone. Recent global shocks have taught us the importance of community and the consequences of human impact on the world we live in. Buildings are part of the challenge and part of the solution. It’s time to put people back at the heart of the built environment. The Irish […]
World Green Building Week 2021 – #BuildingResilience
Last week, the Irish Green Building Council took part in World Green Building Week 2021. This year the focus was on how the holistic approach to building resilience can accelerate the Sustainable Development Goals and sustainable buildings for everyone, everywhere. As per last year, we celebrated WGBW 2021 organising virtual events. Here are some highlights […]
World Green Building Week 2021 | 20-24 September | Schedule of Events
To celebrate World Green Building Week 2021, the IGBC has put together a series of events addressing critical issues in construction, the highlight being our Re-Source Conference on Friday which tackles the challenge of embodied energy. You can also set out on our self-guided “Discover LEED Dublin” tour. Whatever you’re interested in, sign up below […]
World Green Building Week 2020 – #ActOnClimate
The flagship event in the global green building calendar – is fast approaching! It will take place from September 21st to 25th 2020. The building sector is the largest single energy consumer in Europe. Carbon neutrality cannot be reached without decarbonising our building stock. This year’s World Green Building Week will focus on delivering net […]
Irish Green Building Council organise tours of some of Ireland’s most sustainable office buildings
The Irish Green Building Council is organising tours of some of Ireland’s most sustainable new commercial buildings next week (25th – 29th September). Highlights of the week include tours of Twitter European headquarter, Cumberland House in Dublin 2 and of the Central Bank of Ireland. These buildings are among the few offices in Ireland which […]
