Passive houses open to public this November
The International Passive House Days, during which passive house residents open their doors to members of the public, takes place this year from 9 to 11 November.
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Health & well-being the focus of Better Homes 2018
The Irish Green Building Council will host its Better Homes 2018 conference in the Alex Hotel, Dublin on Thursday 8 November.
UK Passivhaus Awards to be presented at London Build
The annual UK Passivhaus Awards take place this year on 24 October at the London Build trade fair.
Ecological host UK-wide airtightness seminars
To celebrate BBA approval of its Pro Clima Intello Plus intelligent
airtight membrane, Ecological Building Systems and Pro Clima have
announced a seminar tour that will bring airtightness insights to five
locations around the UK.
Aru Joinery wins sustainable building award
Dublin-based Aru Joinery has picked up the award for best window and doors installation company at Build magazine’s 2018 Sustainable Building Awards.
Passive House Plus launches sustainable building web directory
Passive House Plus has launched a beta version of its new content-rich web platform for the sustainable building sector, Marketplace+.
Dublin to host conference on rapid-build nZEB construction
A new one-day conference set to be held in Dublin next month will look at the twin challenges of solving Ireland's housing crisis with rapid-build construction, while at the same time meeting new standards for nearly zero energy buildings (nZEBs).
Green Room 2018 to focus on nZEB and corporate sustainability on 2 May
The Irish Green Building Council's
annual Green Room event takes
place this year on 2 May in the Alex
Hotel, Dublin, and this year’s conference
focuses on the imminent arrival of nearly
zero energy building standards, and on the
role of 'corporate action in our transition to
a low carbon built environment’.
Healthy building focused event comes to London on Valentine’s Day
Buildings can be conceived and delivered in new ways that enhance the mental and physical health of occupants. That’s the message the Alliance for Sustainable Building Products (ASBP) will be sharing with delegates at the ASBP’s Healthy Buildings Conference and Expo 2018 on 14 February.
UK & Irish green building associations set to merge
The Environmental and Sustainable Construction Association (Éasca) is merging with the Association for Environment Conscious Building (AECB), the two organisations have announced.
Smart buildings & cities the focus of Light + Building 2018
Light + Building, the world’s leading trade fair for lighting
and building services technology, takes place this year
from 18 to 23 March in the Messe Frankfurt exhibition
centre, Germany. More than 2,600 will present their latest
innovations at the fair, and over 200,000 visitors are expected
to attend — with almost half expected to come from outside
Germany.
UN deputy leader addresses North American passive house conference
The North American Passive House Network (NAPHN) welcomed representatives of the United Nations to address the opening plenary gathering of the NAPHN17 conference in Oakland, California, on 6 October.
Quinn announced as sponsors of World nZEB Forum
Specialist low energy building product manufacturers Quinn Building Products have been announced as the main sponsors of the World nZEB Forum, which combines pre-forum workshops on 15 November and a conference on 16 November.
SMET picks up small business award
SMET Building Products, which supplies a wide range of products for low energy and fabric-first construction, picked up the award for best small business at the Greater Newry Business Awards, organised by Newry Chamber of Commerce & Trade, on 28 September at the town’s Canal Hotel.
Irish study group visits Germany on energy efficiency tour
The German-Irish Chamber of Commerce hosted a study group to Germany last month to examine the energy efficiency of buildings there.
Ecological take double honours at SEAI Energy Show
Ecological Building Systems’ Diasen Diathonite Evolution cork lime thermal plaster was awarded with the best energy efficient product prize at this year’s SEAI Energy Show, held in Dublin on 5 and 6 April.
Ireland’s first nZEB training centre set for Wexford
A delegation of world leaders in sustainable building and energy visited Wexford early on 10 May to discuss plans to locate Ireland’s first nearly zero energy building (nZEB) training centre near Enniscorthy.
Change habits to tackle climate change, passive house conference hears
Changing habits was a big theme
at the 21st International Passive
House Conference, which was held
in Vienna on 28 and 29 April, with leading
climate researcher Helga Kromp-Kolb
telling delegates that adopting new habits
and sharing resources fairly were both
crucial to tackling climate change.
Dublin to host first deep retrofit conference on 21 June
SEAI will host Ireland’s first ever deep retrofit conference at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on 21 June.
Striking low-energy mews house on-site in Clontarf
Low energy design-and-build company Ecohouse is currently on site with a new super low-energy house in Clontarf, designed by Ryan Lamb Architects.