News Desk

We all know the value of good insulation in improving the energy performance of a building, so why then are attics often an afterthought?

Amvic Ireland, long-known for its dual-insulated concrete formwork (ICF), has announced the launch of its new ultra-energy efficient wall system for passive-standard buildings.

Ventilation specialist Aereco has launched a new extract grill with integrated control indicator to meet building regulations that came into force during November 2020.
Friday, 08 January 2021 13:42

Northern Ireland claims 2012 regs meet NZEB

NI still plans to tighten energy rules for new build

On the five-year anniversary of the adoption of the Paris Agreement, the Irish Green Building Council (IGBC) launched a campaign to decarbonise Ireland’s built environment across its whole life cycle. The campaign is backed by Passive House Plus.

Results of a new five-year study of recycled concrete show that it performs as well, and in several cases even better, than conventional concrete.

Tuesday, 05 January 2021 14:19

NZEB’s effect on new home specs emerges

Heat pumps dominate & mechanical ventilation grows, but compliance risks emerge

Before it was halted until January 2021, the Grenfell Tower inquiry heard a series of damning testimonies on the culture towards fire safety within leading building material manufacturers and certification bodies in the years leading up to the fire.

The Welsh government is set to introduce a new section of building regulations to deal with mitigating overheating risk, Part S.

The Climate Change Committee (CCC) envisages loft insulation and air source heat pumps as being among the primary tools to reduce the carbon footprint of existing buildings, in its newly published landmark plan for how the UK can move towards becoming a net zero carbon nation by 2050.
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