Better Building to mix green architecture, policy debate & networking
Written by Jeff Colley
The Better Building Conference returns for a 3rd year on 9 April at Croke Park Dublin with a genuinely exciting line up of inspiring case studies of future innovations and essential information on the new building control regulations. This full day conference is packed with presentations and panel discussions in three parallel streams and has plenty of important networking opportunities. Don't miss out on what has genuinely become one of the key events in Ireland's construction calendar. Click here to view the full programme, and click here to register now.
Finalists announced for 2014 passive house awards
Written by Lenny Antonelli
The Passive House Institute has announced the finalists for this year’s Passive House Award. The winners, across six categories, will be announced on 25 April at the International Passive House Conference in Aachen, Germany.
Glasgow to host conference on passive house at scale
Written by Lenny Antonelli
The UK’s Passivhaus Trust will hold a conference on large scale passive house developments on 30 April in Glasgow.
Energy Show 2014 to showcase innovations in efficiency and renewables
Written by Jeff Colley
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland Energy Show 2014 takes place at the RDS in Dublin on 12 and 13 March.
Accredited Passivhaus Design to show affordable housing at Ecobuild
Written by Jeff Colley
Low energy design specialists Accredited Passivhaus Design (APD) are promoting the design of affordable housing to the passive house standard at Ecobuild from 4 to 6 March. According to APD, the passive house approach can reduce rent arrears while reducing the need for off-site allowable solutions as part of compliance with the UK's zero-carbon homes target in 2016. Part of the UK government's proposal for zero carbon homes, allowable solutions permits the counting of carbon credits as a carbon reduction strategy for buildings.
Ecobuild-bound Optiwin seeks UK manufacturing partners
Written by Jeff Colley
Leading passive house and low energy glazing brand Optiwin has announced that it is looking for small to medium sized manufacturing partners in the UK via Berkana Green, its exclusive licenced sales agent for England, Scotland and Wales.
Lindum focuses on biodiverse green roofs at Ecobuild
Written by Jeff Colley
Leading green roof and turf specialist, Lindum, will be focussing on pollinators and biodiversity at this year’s Ecobuild exhibition which takes place on March 4-6 at ExCel, London. At the forefront of green roof technology relevant to UK climate conditions, Lindum has developed pre-grown vegetation mats containing mixtures of wildflowers, herbs, perennials and sedums can provide a wonderful flowering display and encourage biodiversity.
Passive house will be represented stronger than ever at this year’s Ecobuild on 4 to 6 March, with a series of events throughout the exhibition focused on the world’s leading ultra low energy building standard. Passive House Plus will also be at this year’s exhibition — come find us at stand S800.
Viessmann to showcase pioneering fuel cell system at Ecobuild
Written by Jeff Colley
Leading international heating systems manufacturer, Viessmann, will unveil the first mass-produced, commercially available, domestic fuel cell in Europe at Ecobuild on 4-6 March. Viessmann and Panasonic have jointly developed the Vitovalor 300-P polymer electrolyte fuel cell-based micro combined heat and power system (mCHP), which goes on sale in Germany this April. By 2020, Panasonic and Viessmann expect a five-digit number of systems to be installed in Europe.
Windhager to launch new BioWin 2 pellet boiler at Ecobuild
Written by Jeff Colley
Windhager will launch its latest development, the BioWin 2 wood pellet boiler, at Ecobuild
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AIB has announced the launched of a €350m “new homes development fund” that it says will support the construction of new homes in Dublin, Cork and Galway. The bank is inviting applications from “borrowers who can demonstrate prior experience in residential development”.
The Passive House Institute has announced the launch of a new award for window systems.
Glen Dimplex open new Irish R&D facility
Written by Lenny Antonelli
An Taoiseach Mr Enda Kenny has opened one of the world’s "most advanced research and development facilities for space and water heating technologies" at the Glen Dimplex site in Dunleer, Co Louth.
Building product companies support cancer charities
Written by Lenny Antonelli
Two leading building product companies, Saint-Gobain and Fakro Roof Windows, have announced partnerships with cancer charities in Ireland and the UK.
Virtual green building fair to take place in February
Written by Lenny Antonelli
A virtual, online green building trade fair will take place across Europe on 18 and 19 February 2014.
Energyquarter launches passive house video tutorials
Written by Lenny Antonelli
A new online passive house tutorial video series has just been launched by Energyquarter. The series is hosted by Tomás O’ Leary from the Passive House Academy, accredited Passive House Institute trainers.
Irish passive house conference just ten days away
Written by Lenny Antonelli
See The Light, Ireland's passive house conference, takes place next Friday October 25 in Dublin. Passive House pioneer Prof Wolfgang Feist will be the keynote speaker.
Passive house pioneer Wolfgang Feist to speak in Dublin
Written by Lenny Antonelli
Wolfgang Feist, one of the creators of the passive house concept and a founder and director of the Passive House Institute, will speak in Dublin on 25 October at the 2013 See The Light conference.
The pioneering passive house retrofit of a derelict farm building to create a visitor and education centre at Yorkshire Wildlife Trust's Stirley Community Farm, Huddersfield, is nearing completion and will be open to the public on Sunday, 1 September 2013 from 11am to 3pm.
Learn to build with straw bale at Rock Farm, Meath
Written by Lenny Antonelli
Straw bale construction expert Bee Rowan will run a series of straw bale building workshops at Rock Farm on the Slane Castle Estate in Co Meath, starting from Saturday, 18 June.