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PROPERTY INDUSTRY FACES ‘TRIPLE THREAT’ FROM CLIMATE CRISIS

The real estate industry faces a ‘triple threat’ of climate related issues
unless it takes action now, a senior sustainability expert has warned.

Climate Change

IRISH GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL LAUNCH EVENT TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE BUILDING
PRACTICES

The week of live and online events will show how to accelerate our transition to
a more sustainable and resource efficient built environment

Events

DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE CENTRE STAGE AT UK PASSIVHAUS AWARDS

A pioneering co-housing scheme, a cube-shaped self build, a cork and polyester-
insulated retrofit to a 1970s house, a glulam timber school, and a curved
college building were the winners at the 2023 UK Passivhaus Awards.

General

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.

General

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.

General

NSAI AGRÉMENT DIRECTOR SUSPENDED

Seán Balfe, director of NSAI Agrément, has been suspended, Passive House Plus
understands.

General

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.

Projects

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.

General

IRELAND JOINS WHOLE LIFE CARBON DATA INITIATIVE

Ireland is to participate in a pioneering European initiative aiming to boost
the availability of quality building whole life carbon data, a critical step
towards full decarbonisation.

General

SHOW ME THE BODIES: HOW WE LET GRENFELL HAPPEN

Simon Jones reviews new book exploring the Grenfell tragedy.

General

SCOTLAND TO MANDATE PASSIVE HOUSE FOR NEW HOMES

Scotland’s minister for zero carbon buildings is proposing to make the passive
house standard, or a new Scottish equivalent, the minimum energy efficiency
standard for new build homes from the end of 2024.

Government

MUST LISTEN: ZERO AMBITIONS PODCAST

Over the past two years Passive House Plus editor Jeff Colley has been
moonlighting as co-host of Zero Ambitions, a weekly podcast that wrestles with
the challenge of how to deliver the scale and ambition of decarbonisation and
sustainability in buildings required to avoid a hellish future.

General

WORLDGBC LAUNCHES GREEN BUILDING POLICY PRINCIPLES FOR GOVERNMENTS

The World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) has launched a set of principles
aimed at guiding national governments to develop effective building policies and
programmes to accelerate a decarbonised future.

General

GOVERNMENT SUPPORTED ALMOST 27,200 HOME ENERGY UPGRADES THROUGH SEAI IN 2022

In the first of planned quarterly updates on the government funded SEAI grant
schemes, Environment minister Eamonn Ryan and the Sustainable Energy Authority
of Ireland (SEAI) have announced that almost 27,200 energy upgrades were
completed in 2022, up 80 per cent on 2021, while applications are up 140 per
cent.

Government

PASSIVE HOUSE ISN’T JUST ABOUT EFFICIENCY – IT’S ABOUT SOCIAL JUSTICE

The potential of the passive house standard to change the world isn’t restricted
to tackling climate change – it’s about social justice too.

Events

EU VOTES THROUGH EPBD RECAST

Changes include embodied carbon, zero emission buildings and minimum energy
standards

Government

STATE PASSIVE HOUSE SCHEME BREAKS GROUND

The Land Development Agency (LDA), in partnership with Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown
County Council, has broken ground on the largest public housing scheme in the
state in recent years – a passive house scheme at Shanganagh in Shankill, Co
Dublin.

Government

NEW TECHNOLOGY CENTRE TO BREAK BARRIERS TO CONSTRUCTION INNOVATION

The Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar,
TD, has launched Construct Innovate – a new Enterprise Ireland Technology Centre
hosted at University of Galway which may play a key role in the transition to
sustainable building in Ireland.

Government


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MARKETPLACE NEWS

PARTEL LAUNCHES RANGE OF AIRTIGHT GROMMETS AND ACCESSORIES

Leading manufacturer of air and windtight systems Partel has announced the
launch of the Kabseal line of airtight solutions for detail sealing, in addition
to its new airtight electrical back box, Electriseal Box.

23-08-2023 Marketplace

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.

23-08-2023 Marketplace

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.

23-08-2023 Marketplace

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.

23-08-2023 Marketplace

 * 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…

 * 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…

 * 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…

 * 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…

 * PARTEL DEVELOPS TWO NEW FIRE-RATED BREATHER MEMBRANES
   
   Partel, a leading manufacturer of airtight and windtight membranes, has
   developed two new fire-rated breather membranes that exceed current fire
   safety regulation levels for high-rise and high-risk buildings: Exoperm Duro…

 * BASETHERM LIQUID FLOOR INSULATION GETS AGRÉMENT CERT
   
   BaseTherm, a liquid floor insulation system produced and installed using a
   mobile floor insulation factory, has gained NSAI Agrément certification.

 * PARTEL’S AIRTIGHT MEMBRANES NOW CERTIFIED FOR PASSIVE HOUSE CONSTRUCTION
   
   Two Partel airtight systems, Exoperm Mono SA 250 and Vara Fluid Spray, have
   been evaluated and certified as Passive House Components by the Passive House
   Institute in Darmstadt, Germany. Both…

 * XTRATHERM NAME CHANGES TO UNILIN
   
   Leading insulation manufacturer Xtratherm is to be renamed Unilin Insulation
   from the start of 2023 onwards.

 * ECOCEM ANNOUNCES CEMENT BREAKTHROUGH TO CUT CO2 BY 70 PER CENT
   
   Ecocem, Europe’s leader in low carbon cement technologies, has announced a
   major step in enabling the global cement industry to decarbonise on a
   trajectory compliant with the Paris Agreement to limit global warming to 1.5…

 * PROAIR PIONEERS WITH EPDS FOR VENTILATION SYSTEMS
   
   Irish mechanical ventilation manufacturer ProAir has become one of the first
   companies in the world to gain Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for
   mechanical ventilation systems.

 * ECOLOGICAL BUILDING SYSTEMS LAUNCH RETRO ECOWALL FOR INTERNAL WALL INSULATION
   
   Leading sustainable building product supplier Ecological Building Systems has
   launched Retro EcoWall, a new quick-to-install internal wall insulation
   system ideal for traditional buildings, which is designed to meet the
   requirements of the nearly zero energy building…

 * GRANT LAUNCHES SPIRA PELL CONDENSING WOOD PELLET BOILER MODEL
   
   Leading heating technology manufacturer Grant has launched its new Spira Pell
   condensing wood pellet boiler.

 * CHOOSE CELLULOSE TO PROTECT AGAINST DAMP IN ATTICS — ECOCEL
   
   The government substantially increased the available grant for attic
   insulation earlier this year, and given the expected boost in attic upgrades
   this is likely to stimulate, John Egan of Cork-based…

 * HEVAC LAUNCHES HOT WATER HEAT PUMP WITH GREEN REFRIGERANT
   
   Leading sustainable heating systems provider Hevac Group has launched the De
   Deitrich Elensio hot water heat pump range onto the Irish market – using a
   refrigerant with a risibly low…

 * LOW CARBON, CEMENT FREE CARBON ROOMS BEING BUILT IN CORK
   
   A garden room built by Cork-based Blue Mountain Garden Rooms has a
   significantly lower carbon footprint when compared to an equivalent log cabin
   with a concrete base, or to a…

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AWAAB ISHAK’S DEATH SHOWS THAT BUILDING PHYSICS ARE A LIFE AND DEATH MATTER

Advances in building physics in recent years are leading to an ever-increasing
understanding among experts of the risks that a litany of pollutants can pose to
building occupants. But this has not stopped vulnerable people from living – and
dying - in substandard buildings that exacerbate these risks. Urgent action is
needed, Toby Cambray explains, to better communicate and decisively tackle the
risks buildings can pose to their occupants.

Blogs

HEALTHY HOMES IRELAND LAUNCHES INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REPORT

Healthy Homes Ireland (HHI) has published a series of recommendations for the
improvement of indoor environmental quality (IEQ), including the creation of a
cross-disciplinary national leadership body that will advocate for change and
set goals.

Blogs

MAINSTREAMING RETROFIT – A MASSIVE MISSED OPPORTUNITY

The scale of the retrofit challenge facing the UK and Ireland will require an
army of tradespeople to upgrade homes – leading many to the conclusion that a
new retrofit industry needs to be built from scratch. But is a more realistic
answer staring us in the face – a thriving existing industry of trusted local
tradespeople, asks Dr Catrin Maby OBE.

Blogs

DOES NUCLEAR HAVE A ROLE TO PLAY IN DECARBONISING ENERGY?

One zero carbon energy source has historically been vehemently opposed by
environmentalists. But can nuclear power overcome the high-profile failures of
its past, asks Dr. Marc O Riain, or has the technology missed the boat?

Blogs

WHOLE LIFE CARBON OF BUILDINGS: A PATHWAY EMERGES

While significant progress continues to be made on reducing the carbon emissions
associated with heating and powering buildings, the other part of whole life
carbon calculation, embodied carbon, has proved more elusive. But that may be
about to change, and quickly, as Stephen Barrett of the Irish Green Building
Council (IGBC) explains.

Blogs

IS IT OKAY TO RETROFIT HEAT PUMPS BEFORE BUILDING FABRIC?

How flexible can heat pumps be to handle what may be inexactly defined heating
demands, asks Toby Cambray?

Blogs

MASS TIMBER CONSULTATION: HAVE YOUR SAY BY 21 APRIL TO CHANGE THE RULES

Mass timber comes into its own in terms of decarbonising tall buildings, which
tend to rely on high embodied carbon materials such as steel and reinforced
concrete. But regulatory change is needed to enable mass timber to fulfil its
potential, as IGBC head of policy and advocacy Marion Jammet explains.

Blogs

ENNISKILLEN PASSIVE HOUSE CAMP ATTRACTS INTERNATIONAL AUDIENCE

The passive house camp recently took place from 26-29 September at South West
College's passive house premium-certified Erne Campus and the Centre for
Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technologies (CREST).

Blogs

PAUL DORAN REMEMBERED

Editor Jeff Colley remembers Paul Doran, one of Ireland's foremost builders, who
has tragically passed away.

Blogs

WHY WE WROTE DESIGNING FOR THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY

Over the last century architects have unwittingly played a key role in terms of
climate collapse and a slew of linked catastrophic environmental and social
harms. A new book aims to change that.

Blogs

HOMEWORLD 1981: CAR ENGINE-DRIVEN HOUSES & LOW ENERGY IDEAS THAT STUCK

In the latest missive in his series on the history of low energy design, Dr Marc
Ó'Riain looks to some wacky and wonderful experimentation in a project that
aimed to transform public perception of Milton Keynes.

Blogs

PODCAST: WHAT WE'VE LEARNED FROM 20 YEARS IN GREEN BUILDING MAGS

To kick start the new year, have a listen to co-founders Jeff Colley and Dan
Hyde on what they've learned in the 20 years since our first issue came out.

Blogs


THE PH+ GUIDES

THE PH+ GUIDE TO INSULATING FOUNDATIONS

While understanding wall and roof insulation is relatively straightforward,
insulation under the ground floor can be a bit of a mystery by comparison. Not
only is it buried in the ground, but there are notoriously tricky spots like the
wall-floor junction that need to be detailed and insulated properly. And the
design of your foundation often depends on site conditions and the type of
structure you’re going to build, too. In this guide, we explain some different
ways of insulating one of the most challenging parts of the building envelope.

10-06-2019 Guides

THE PH+ GUIDE TO AIRTIGHTNESS

Once poorly understood by the mainstream building industry, airtightness is now
increasingly seen as one of the most crucial objectives on any building project.
Not only is it vital for energy efficiency, it’s also key for thermal comfort
and for protecting a building’s structure from dampness and mould. In this
comprehensive guide to airtightness, we look at why it’s so important, how
exactly it’s measured, and most importantly, how to achieve it on site.

04-02-2019 Guides

THE PH+ GUIDE TO EXTERNAL INSULATION

In the first in a new series of technical articles on some of the key
technologies in sustainable building, John Hearne makes the case for wrapping
buildings in an external insulation layer, and describes some of the main issues
to watch out for.

07-02-2018 Guides

THE PH+ GUIDE TO OVERHEATING

As awareness of the urgency of the climate crisis grows, efforts to kickstart en
masse deep energy efficiency interventions are gathering apace. But poorly
conceived low energy building efforts can lead to unintended consequences
including overheating – a risk that’s bound to grow as the world warms up. Phi
Architecture co-founder Claire Jamieson details the risks and offers some
solutions on how to create low energy buildings that are comfortable in summer
and winter.

09-04-2021 Guides

 

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