Beattie Passive appoints self-build manager
Passive house pioneer and offsite modular construction specialist Beattie Passive is delighted to announce the appointment of Simon Clarke to the newly created role of client solutions manager.
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Zehnder launches MVHR system for tight spaces
Zehnder Group UK has launched the Zehnder ComfoAir Flex – a mechanical ventilation system with heat recovery (MVHR) specifically designed for tight spaces and challenging installation environments.
Tackling UK carbon emissions with Passive Ecowall
Carbon emissions originating from the
construction and operation of buildings
in the UK constitute a sizeable portion of the
country’s overall emissions, amounting to 40
per cent.
Green finance products for sustainable homes must meet new EU rules, experts warn stars
Green home certifications and mortgage products must align with new EU rules on green finance, the pan-European Smarter Finance for EU consortium has warned.
Timber in construction group holds first meeting
Increasing the use of timber in construction is central to the work of a new steering group appointed by the Minister of State for Land Use and Biodiversity at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Senator Pippa Hackett.
An Post takes top prize at Energy Awards
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland
(SEAI) has announced the winners
of the 2023 SEAI Energy Awards while
celebrating 20 years of the event.
Four passive house projects pick up Net Zero Energy awards
A quartet of passive house projects picked up awards at the Towards Net Zero Energy Awards 2023.
EPA launches air quality forecast
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has launched a national air quality forecast to provide greater information to the public regarding expected air quality in Ireland for up to three days.
Planning guidance to cut carbon emissions previewed at IGBC conference
The implications of planning on Ireland’s carbon emissions and the importance of building climate-safe homes were discussed at the Irish Green Building Council’s (IGBC) annual residential conference, Better Homes.
EU agrees “Blueprint for the world to decarbonise building stock”
The next version of the EU Directive on the Energy Performance of Buildings (EPBD) has been provisionally agreed – including proposals for zero emission buildings, building renovation passports, a phase out of fossil fuel boilers and the introduction of whole life carbon calculation for buildings.
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Partel launches paper-based membranes
Galway-based sustainable building
product supplier Partel has launched
two new paper-based membrane products,
Izoperm Plus Eco and Vara Plus Eco.
Hevac launches Airmaster decentralised MVHR for schools
Heating and ventilation specialists
Hevac have launched a range of
decentralised mechanical ventilation
systems with recovery (MVHR) for
schools onto the Irish market – including
a certified passive house unit.
Tackling carbon emissions with Passive EcoWall
Carbon emissions originating from the construction and operation of buildings in Ireland constitute a significant portion of the country’s overall emissions, amounting to 37 per cent.
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.