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Friday, 05 January 2024 12:27
Kildare scheme chooses Grant sustainable heating package
A private housing development in Co.
Kildare has recently called upon leading
heating technology manufacturer Grant to
install its 6kW Grant Aerona³ R32 air source
heat pump as part of a bespoke integrated
heating package, within twenty-two homes
– with a further fifteen more to be built in
the next year.
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Friday, 05 January 2024 12:22
Unilin Ireland launches embodied carbon report
Leading insulation manufacturer Unilin has produced a report on calculating and reducing embodied carbon while using the company’s products.
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Friday, 05 January 2024 12:12
#BuildingLife series: Addressing the environmental impacts of buildings across their lifecycle
In this #BuildingLife Ambassador Spotlight Series, Passive House Plus is profiling leaders who have endorsed the Irish Green Building Council’s (IGBC) call to address the environmental impacts of buildings across their lifecycle.
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Thursday, 26 October 2023 18:59
EIB Group support new low-cost home energy upgrade scheme in Ireland
Ireland and the European Investment Bank (EIB) today reached an agreement that paves the way for government-backed, low-interest home energy upgrade loans. The agreement marks a major milestone in the development of the loan scheme which will be underpinned by resources from the EIB Group.
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Wednesday, 25 October 2023 10:58
Chartered Institute of Building urges VAT overhaul to encourage reuse and renovation
The Irish government has been called on to overhaul VAT structure in order to incentivise reuse and refurbishment, by construction industry body The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), who say urgent action is needed to reduce the number of Ireland’s buildings being demolished if the country is to meet net zero targets.
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Tuesday, 24 October 2023 10:23
Ireland's climate targets threatened by critical skills shortage in sector
Research, led by Technological University of the Shannon, has identified significant skills and labour shortages in the built environment sector. The study highlights how this challenges Ireland in reaching its climate targets and points out possible solutions.
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Monday, 11 September 2023 09:11
Property industry faces ‘triple threat’ from climate crisis
The real estate industry faces a ‘triple threat’ of climate related issues unless it takes action now, a senior sustainability expert has warned.
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Monday, 11 September 2023 08:59
Irish Green Building Council launch event to promote sustainable building practices
The week of live and online events will show how to accelerate our transition to a more sustainable and resource efficient built environment
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Saturday, 01 April 2023 14:52
Enniskillen passive house camp attracts international audience
The passive house camp recently took
place from 26-29 September at South
West College's passive house premium-certified
Erne Campus and the Centre for
Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technologies
(CREST).
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Wednesday, 23 August 2023 14:08
AECB conference: building, climate chaos and biodiversity collapse
The AECB 2023 Conference will focus
on providing solutions required for
building in an age of climate chaos and biodiversity
collapse.
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