Daikin sustainable solutions on display in BBC Earth Experience
Heat pump giant Daikin has sponsored a groundbreaking sustainable building in London, for the BBC Earth Experience.
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Cemex and Ecocem partner on low carbon R&D
Building materials supplier Cemex, and Ecocem, both European leadingedge companies in lower carbon construction technologies, today announced a new partnership, which will see the two companies work together from June 2023 to evaluate and implement lower carbon solutions in France.
Avoid thermal bridging with Bosig Phonotherm 200 (RG550)
Thermal bridges will most likely occur
where one building element meets
another, for example a wall meeting a
window.
Coady project helps to benchmark home energy and IEQ performance
Coady Architects is conducting post occupancy evaluation (POE) of its Kilbride Court social housing scheme to gather hard data and occupant feedback on the real-world performance.
Proctor opts for PV to cut emissions
The A. Proctor Group factory in Blairgowrie has recently been upgraded with solar PV panels to provide a significant part of its energy from renewable sources and substantially reduce its carbon emissions.
Construct Innovate welcomes thirty-five companies as first members
Construct Innovate, the University of Galway- hosted national research centre for construction technology and innovation, has announced Technological University Dublin as a new academic member and thirty-five companies as the first associate members.
IGBC launches biodiversity building professionals network
The Irish Green Building Council (IGBC)
has launched a new Community of Practice
(CoP) on biodiversity and the built environment.
NSAI Agrément director suspended
Seán Balfe, director of NSAI Agrément, has been suspended, Passive House Plus understands.
EU project aims to accelerate market for green homes
A new European project focussed on
accelerating the roll-out of certified green
homes – including the development of green
mortgages, loans and development finance – has
been launched.
UN pushes for radical sustainable building action
The United Nations is pushing for a rapid drive to make the world’s buildings sustainable
– aided by an international coalition centred in the Wexford town of Enniscorthy.
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Passive house pioneer wins net zero champion award
Passive house expert Tomas O’Leary has been heralded for his decades of low energy building pioneering – picking up the Net Zero Champion Award at the inaugural Towards Net Zero Awards at the RDS in November.
Kieran Holohan appointed MD of Saint-Gobain Ireland
Having joined Saint-Gobain in 2007, Holohan has spent the last nine years as Saint-Gobain Ireland’s marketing director. Prior to this, he held the positions of marketing manager with Moy Isover and strategy manager for Saint-Gobain Ireland.
Offaly new build installs Grant integrated heating package
Leading heating technology manufacturer Grant has sparked the interest of many self-builders throughout Ireland, with its integrated heating packages for new builds, due to the high efficiencies and substantial long-term financial and carbon savings the packages can deliver for the homeowner.
Medite Smartply makes TU Dublin green building donation
Medite Smartply has announced a donation of €250,000 to Technological University (TU) Dublin, to support the development of Design + Construct, a centre for collaborative, multidisciplinary education that will drive performance in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) sector through talent and technology.