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 the path forward by reducing, electrifying, and adapting our built environment.
We have curated a series of events to help you understand why it’s crucial to #ActNowForClimate and address the biodiversity crisis.
Check out the schedule below and our member’s events to see how you can get involved. All events are for members-only. You must log in to register.
Event Schedule:
Monday 9th
Retaining and Reusing to Deliver Net Zero Carbon Offices (SOLD OUT)
25 North Wall Quay Tour | Dublin | 3 pm
At 25 North Wall Quay, Iput have retained and reused existing materials, helping to deliver their first net zero carbon office development. The building has been designed to operate at 55kWh/sqm, offering extremely energy-efficient operations.
Tuesday 10th
Revitalizing Our Towns with Nature-Based Solutions and Biodiversity
Cobh Town Centre Urban Design Plan Tour | Cobh | 2 pm – 4 pm
Cork County Council’s CPIU Unit is spearheading the Cobh Town Centre Urban Design Plan, aiming to create beautiful, inclusive, and sustainable public spaces. The tour will include a visit to rain gardens and extensive urban greening which reduce flood risks, enhance water quality, foster biodiversity, and improve the built environment.
Wednesday 11th
The Nuts and Bolts of CSRD Reporting
ESG Community of Practice | Dublin | 9.00 am – 10.30 am
CSRD has been transposed into Irish law and companies in scope will be required to report annually in their director’s report on environmental, social and governance (ESG) and human right matters according to the European Sustainability Report Standards (ESRS). Join our CoP to learn from experts in the industry.
Thursday 12th
Fostering Cross-Professional Collaboration for Decarbonisation
Cross-disciplinary Roundtable on Whole Life Carbon | Engineers Ireland HQ, Dublin 4 | 11 am
This roundtable will provide an opportunity for the different professions and professional bodies to come together and explore the value of working together to reduce carbon in construction and the built environment. It will explore barriers to collaboration and how these can be tackled.
Invite only
Let’s #ActForClimateNow!
Partners Members Networking Event | Dublin | 6 pm – 8 pm
Silver, Gold, and Platinum members are invited to join us in celebrating World Green Building Week 2024. Following this, a short panel discussion featuring industry leaders will explore how we can #ActNowForClimate.
Invite only
Friday 13th
Circularity into practice at the Treasury Building (SOLD OUT)
Treasury Building| Dublin 2 | 4 pm – 5 pm
Join us for an exclusive tour of the Treasury Building. The project involved the Renovation and Extension of a 1946 steel framed building which was originally constructed as a Boland’s Bakery.
Tuesday 17th
Advancing Circular Construction and Decarbonisation in Ireland’s Built Environment
Industry Event | The Westbury | 8 am – 10 am
In partnership with Cundall, we are excited to invite you to an industry in-person event, focusing on circular economy and decarbonisation. More information to follow. If you want to reserve a spot, register here.
More tours and events TBC
IGBC Members events
Are you an IGBC member planning an event for World Green Building Week 2024? We’d love to include it in our lineup! Please reach out to us with the details, and we’ll add your event to the list. You can access visual assets from World Green Building Council here.
Climate Fresk Workshop
Monday 9th September | 10 am – 1 pm | Nangor Road, Dublin
Saint Gobain is inviting you to their thought-provoking, hands-on workshop designed to deepen your understanding of global climate change, its causes, and its impacts. Read more and register.
Cairn’s Passive House Position Paper Launch
Tuesday 10th September | 9 am | Royal College of Physicians, 6 Kildare Street, Dublin 2
Cairn invites you to the launch of their position paper ‘Passive House – Sustainable Living Spaces’, which lays out how Cairn is leading sustainable construction in Ireland by adopting the Passive House standard. The construction industry has a unique opportunity to tackle the housing shortage and climate change at the same time. Register here.
10 Things we should stop doing
Tuesday 10th September | 12.30 pm – 1,30 pm | Online
BDP invites you to a free webinar to debate which current approaches to sustainable design, may actually be having a negative effect on the environment. Come along armed with your own proposals of Sustainable Design approaches that cause more harm than good, or just listen in. Register here.
Reducing CO₂ Emissions and Improving Policies for Construction & Home Renovation
Tuesday, 10th September 2024 | 10.30 am – 11.30 am | Online
South East Energy Agency invites you to a free webinar to mark World Green Building Week to learn about the Carbon Pricing approach and the importance of De Carb-Pro for Local Authorities and their Climate mitigation targets. Register here.
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) webinars
Tuesday, 10th -Wednesday 11th and Thursday 12th September | 1 pm – 2 pm | Online
Partel is offering free online sessions on airtightness, ventilation, and fire safety. Read more and register here
How can building certifications support ESG Reporting for existing stock
Tuesday, 10th September 2024 | 1 pm – 1.45 pm | Online
Ethos invites you to this webinar about why ESG reporting is increasingly important for companies who own or rent buildings. The webinar will cover how green building certification schemes like BREEAM In-Use, BREEAM Refurbishment and LEED O+M can feed into a company’s ESG reporting. Register here.
Achieving EU Taxonomy Compliance: A Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Case Study Approach
Thursday 12th | 1 pm – 2 pm | Online
This webinar presented by Ethos‘ Pamela Abarca Rivera will demonstrate the role of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) in ensuring compliance with the EU Taxonomy. Register here.
Implementing the CSRD Climate Change Standard in Construction and Real Estate
Thursday 12th | 2 pm – 3 pm | Online
Goodbody Clearstream are pleased invite you to you to a webinar providing practical insights into how ESRS E1 Climate Change standard assists with #BuildingTheTransition. Register here.
How Office Buildings Can Create Social Value
Tuesday, 17th September 2024 | 5 pm – 6 pm | 1 Windmill Lane Townhall, D02F206
Join Hibernia REG to hear about how office buildings can create greater social value, followed by a panel discussion on how social value is created from the construction stage through to the operational stage and how to measure this. Register here.
The Demolition Take Down
Friday 13th September | IMMA Museum
TU Dublin invites you to visit this installation by Islander Architects in the central courtyard of IMMA which represents the amount of construction and demolition waste created in Ireland over each person’s lifetime. Read more.
WDA’s new sustainability policy
Friday 13th September
Wave Dynamics is hosting an in-house workshop this Friday for World Green Building Week to unveil and discuss the development of WDA’s new sustainability policy. The event will focus on communicating sustainability goals and exploring how WDA can contribute to more sustainable buildings through their work and product specifications.
Celebrating WGBC on all sites
All Park Developments sites will be hosting events for the week including an information sharing session on green building, a company-wide innovation competition on waste reduction, and a sustainability quiz. Read more here.
You can also register your event on the World Green Building Council map here and search for worldwide events here.
Let’s make World Green Building Week 2024 a driving force for change. Join us in taking meaningful steps toward a greener, more sustainable built environment in Ireland!
