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NZEB consultancy Evolved Energy Solutions is now offering ventilation validation services for domestic building projects after company director Brian Sweeney was added to the NSAI list of registered ventilation validators.

Building envelope specialist Passive Building Structures is aiming to substantially cut the carbon footprint of its projects in 2021 both by increasing the thermal performance of its builds and cutting their embodied energy.

The rebrand from Quinn to Mannok was announced in September, with the official name change completed on 16 November, marking a major milestone for the company on a rebrand journey which will take up to 12 months to fully complete.

We all know the value of good insulation in improving the energy performance of a building, so why then are attics often an afterthought?

Amvic Ireland, long-known for its dual-insulated concrete formwork (ICF), has announced the launch of its new ultra-energy efficient wall system for passive-standard buildings.

Ventilation specialist Aereco has launched a new extract grill with integrated control indicator to meet building regulations that came into force during November 2020.
Friday, 08 January 2021 13:42

Northern Ireland claims 2012 regs meet NZEB

NI still plans to tighten energy rules for new build

On the five-year anniversary of the adoption of the Paris Agreement, the Irish Green Building Council (IGBC) launched a campaign to decarbonise Ireland’s built environment across its whole life cycle. The campaign is backed by Passive House Plus.

Results of a new five-year study of recycled concrete show that it performs as well, and in several cases even better, than conventional concrete.

Tuesday, 05 January 2021 14:19

NZEB’s effect on new home specs emerges

Heat pumps dominate & mechanical ventilation grows, but compliance risks emerge
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