Green homes and finance join forces for growth
Certified green homes are becoming mainstream across Europe – boosted by collaboration from experts in green building and finance. Smarter Finance for EU (Smarter4EU), a pan-European initiative dedicated to the creation of a mainstream European green housing market, announced a range of new initiatives at the “Banking on Green Homes" event in Madrid, on 28 May.
Hotel demolition judicial review could set embodied carbon precedent
ZEB Summit celebrates Irish passive progress
Irish and British associations unite for conference as passive house explodes
IGBC launches case studies to drive nature-led construction
Circular roadmap aims to reduce waste and create new markets
Grant’s Aerona R290: A next-gen heat pump designed for the Irish climate
Historic Dublin building retrofitted with cutting edge insulation
A landmark Georgian building on St Stephen’s Green has become the latest showcase for innovative sustainable building technology, as the Office of Public Works completes a major retrofit using Firetite aerated clay cavity wall insulation, supplied by Econ Building Products.
Proctor gains ground with Scottish passive schools
A. Proctor Group’s Wraptite airtightness membrane is being specified in a number of Scottish passive schools – including an award-winning school in Perth and Kinross.Riverside Primary, Scotland’s inaugural primary school to achieve passive house certification, accommodates nearly six hundred pupils including eighty nursery-age children, and has been nominated for and secured multiple accolades for its innovative and sustainable design.
Heat pump and EV charger combo promises smart energy use
A Dublin-based technology company has partnered with Japanese electronics giant Mitsubishi Electric to launch what they claim is the world’s first integrated heat pump and electric vehicle charger system.