Stop Climate Chaos publicly pressed Minister for Climate Darragh O'Brien to publish the 2026 Climate Action Plan, which remains unreleased despite the year being nearly over, with a rally at the Dáil on Wednesday 16 September.

The Central Bank of Ireland has revised down its forecast for new home completions, cutting its 2026 projection from 40,000 to 39,500, with 1,000 fewer completions also expected in each of 2027 and 2028, now put at 41,000 and 45,000 respectively.

Armacell has published figures estimating how much greenhouse gas emissions its insulation products help avoid over their lifetimes.

A new study suggests the biggest barriers to greener construction are not material scarcity but systems and policy.

The UK’s Passivhaus Trust has published its initial response to the Scottish Government's Stage 2 consultation on a proposed Scottish ‘passive house equivalent’ policy, ahead of a fuller submission due before 16 October this year.

The Government has approved revisions to the general scheme of the Heat (Networks and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024, clearing the way for a regulatory framework intended to accelerate the rollout of district and communal heating in Ireland, with price regulation promised for all heat network customers.

Window and door sealant tape specialist ISO-Chemie is investing further in supporting the house building sector with a new exhibition at a showroom dedicated to passive house principles, sustainable innovation, and smart eco-living.

The 28th International Passive House Conference brought together experts and practitioners in April to discuss the world’s leading low energy building standard. Niall Crosson, group technical director at Ecological Building Systems, summarises this year’s event, which marked the 35th anniversary of the first passive house, and the 30th anniversary of the Passive House Institute.

Ireland must treat building decarbonisation as critical national infrastructure to protect households from future energy price shocks, according to a new policy scorecard launched recently.

One of the largest non-domestic passive house retrofits yet attempted in the UK, the £100 million Firoz Lalji Global Hub for the London School of Economics (LSE), will be the subject of a dedicated technical masterclass when the UK Passivhaus Conference returns to London this November for the first time in more than a decade.