Supporting green building’s upskilling
Over the past couple of months, the Irish Green Building Council (IGBC) has been focusing on helping those in the industry to upskill during the lockdown.
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Covid may delay Part F competency & validation rules
The Department of Housing is considering short-term changes to ventilation requirements under building regulations due to the impact of the Covid-19 crisis on the construction sector, Passive House Plus has learned.
SuperHomes to ramp up retrofit with new EU funding
Tipperary Energy Agency has secured significant new EU funding to further the development of its domestic retrofit programme, SuperHomes Ireland. The latest version of the scheme, dubbed ‘SuperHomes 2030’, is supported by the EU Horizon 2020 programme. The new programme will run for three years.
Covid-19 safety guidelines published for retrofit
The National Insulation Association of Ireland (NIAI) has published guidelines on how home retrofits can safely re-start in the age of Covid-19. Construction activity recommenced in Ireland on 18 May.
Built Environment completes ‘mammoth’ MVHR installation
Built Environment Technology Ltd are supplying an innovative MVHR system with geothermal intake ducts at a luxury new-build home for a private client and his family, in Surrey.
Partel launches new fire-rated breather membrane
Low energy building product supplier Partel has launched
a new premium class of protective flame-retardant
breather membrane to the UK market. EXOPERM MONO
DURO 200, with a Euroclass B fire rating, is designed for
external applications within the low energy building sector.
2020 feels pivotal for passive house - Barry McCarron, PHAI
Passive house veteran Barry McCarron has just taken over as chairperson of the Passive House Association of Ireland for a three-year term. But he believes the unique convergence of national and international events makes 2020 particularly critical for delivering a sustainable built environment.
Passive House Plus sees digital spike during Covid-19 crisis
The digital edition of Passive House Plus has seen a significant increase in readership during the Covid-19 crisis, in addition to the magazine’s marketleading print circulation.
Passive House Plus sees digital spike during Coronavirus crisis
The digital edition of Passive House Plus has seen a significant increase in readership during the Covid-19 crisis, in addition to the magazine’s market-leading print circulation.
New drive to cut VAT on MVHR systems
A new campaign is aiming to encourage more sustainable property refurbishment through tax incentives for people to adopt passive, or near passive, building standards.
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Deep retrofit crucial to green recovery, climate committee says
Advice also calls for upskilling for retrofit & low carbon heating
New government must support home working - Lidan designs
Roscommon-based modular offsite building manufacturer Lidan Designs has called on the next government to introduce effective financial incentives for companies to provide home office facilities to their employees.
Size is key for MVHR — CVC Direct
When it comes to MVHR, size does matter, according to leading system designer and supplier CVC Direct.
Ecological launch new website and online training
Ecological Building Systems have
announced the launch of a new website,
aiming to support professionals and
homeowners alike to achieve better results
from their next project.