We Build Eco sees growth in people wanting to build eco the easy way
Interest in flat pack bio-based building is growing, according to We Build Eco, which creates easy to assemble, energy efficient building kits manufactured from any design.
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Insulated foundation system greenlit by BBA
Kore Insulation has received the stamp of approval for the Kore Insulated Foundation System from the UK’s construction product certification body, the British Board of Agrément (BBA).
Exports open to Irish insulated foundation system
Cavan-based manufacturer Kore Insulation is looking to ramp up exports having received the stamp of approval for the Kore Insulated Foundation System from UK construction product certification body, the British Board of Agrément (BBA).
Passive EcoWall cuts whole life carbon
Drawing from 25 years of experience promoting airtightness
and green building materials, Ecological Building Systems has
developed Passive EcoWall, a system which integrates high quality,
low embodied carbon, natural materials to deliver passive house
performance levels, including exceeding Ireland’s nearly zero energy
building (NZEB) standards.
Passive EcoWall from Ecological Building systems cuts whole life carbon
The construction industry can drive down embodied carbon emissions while achieving best practice energy performance - using a tried and tested solution from one of the UK’s pioneering green building product suppliers.
Bay window
Designing a passive house is one thing. Designing a scheme of passive houses to make the most of the views on an extraordinary coastal site is another. And designing that scheme to tie into the local supply chains and architectural vernacular – while ensuring the homes are set up for changing, potentially disengaged occupants – is the stuff of magic.
Big picture - Passive towers protect vulnerable Bronx seniors
How do you serve the needs of senior citizens who have fallen on hard times in the Big
Apple? In Betances Residence, CookFox Architects have cooked up an extraordinary
response, integrating the protective benefits of passive house with beautifully considered,
user-tailored design.
Grant launches new generation “game-changer” heat pump
Leading heating technology manufacturer
Grant has announced the launch of its
next generation air source heat pump – the
Grant Aerona 290, which is now available
to order.
Mitsubishi Electric supports WiBSE chapter launch
Since hosting their first women’s day event in 2022, Mitsubishi Electric Ireland have established themselves as leaders in creating a platform for women to come together, connect and bond.
We need to talk about women and retrofit
Our efforts to retrofit homes across the UK and Ireland will be severely hampered unless we engage meaningfully
with and empower women homeowners and professionals, writes Ellora Coupe, founder of Her Retrofit Space.
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Energising Efficiency
In the latest piece in his series on the development of low energy building, Dr Marc Ó Riain describes the evolution and Impact of EPCs in Ireland and the UK.
#BuildingLife Series: RIAI CEO, Kathryn Meghen
In the #BuildingLife Ambassador Spotlight Series, Passive House Plus is profiling leaders who have endorsed the Irish Green Building Council’s call to address the environmental impacts of buildings across their lifecycle.
How to thrive in the new, green EU policy landscape
New and tightening sustainability requirements are hitting the construction sector at an increasing pace. Irish Green Building Council membership engagement officer Lenny Antonelli goes through the main requirements – and offers clues on how to keep ahead.
If passive house is Everest, we’ve left base camp
The construction industry is moving in great numbers towards the passive house standard. In an adapted version of a speech at the Construction Industry Federation Conference in September, Passive House Association of Ireland chair Caroline Ashe Brady looks at the trek ahead.