The Association for Environment Conscious Building (AECB) has developed a new Passive House Planning Package (PHPP) training course designed to respond to what members say they need.

EU climate commissioner Wopke Hoekstra visited Ecocem's Dunkirk plant on 14 April, marking a moment of political visibility for a technology the Dublin-based company says can cut cement's CO₂ output by up to 70 per cent.

Passive house certification has been formally recognised as a deemed-to-satisfy route within the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard at practical completion, in a move which recognises the reliability of the passive house standard as a way delivering significant real world carbon savings.

The Irish Green Building Council (IGBC) has launched Home Performance Pathway, a new certification for small home builders to deliver high quality, healthy and environmentally sustainable homes.

The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage has confirmed that work on transposing the revised Energy Performance of Buildings Directive into Irish law is continuing, but has not yet stated a timeline for aligning Part L of the building regulations with the directive's zero-emission building standard.

The Association for Environment Conscious Building (AECB) is recruiting an executive director in what the organisation describes as a rare opportunity to shape the future of sustainable construction in the UK

Irish energy consultancy 2eva is set to run a two-day professional training course for air tightness testers this spring, aimed at both newcomers to the discipline and experienced practitioners looking to formalise their skills, as well as timed to meet what the company sees as growing demand for qualified testers in Ireland.

A thermal bridging issue that has long plagued external wall insulation systems at building base levels could be costing homeowners the equivalent of 25 mm of insulation thickness, according to new independent testing.