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
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Passive House Plus has launched a beta version of its new content-rich web platform for the sustainable building sector, Marketplace+.
Better housing means fewer A&E admissions, study finds
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Dampness reduction via better ventilation seen to be key
Bow Tie become silver partners with Loxone Smart Home
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Bow Tie & Beattie collaborate on 3-storey London passive house
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Bow Tie construction seeks builders & site supervisors
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Leading passive and low energy building contractor Bow Tie Construction is looking to recruit site supervisors and builders in the Dorset and Hampshire areas.
Paint-on airtightness layer can revolutionise retrofit - Ecomerchant
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Insulation material choice key for thermal comfort — Ecomerchant
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Dublin to host conference on rapid-build nZEB construction
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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).
Quality EWI installation crucial for success of deep retrofit — MBC Project
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MBC Project has warned that poor quality installation risks undermining confidence in the growing external wall insulation (EWI) industry — seen as crucial for bringing Ireland’s housing stock up to modern standards of energy efficiency. Dublinbased MBC Project supplies KABE Therm external insulation systems, which include EPS and mineral wool boards.
G-rated Meath bungalow aims for A rating — without renewables
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Energy consultant Cillian Donoghue of BERCerts.ie is currently undertaking a retrofit project that will transform a neglected G-rated bungalow in Co Meath into an A-rated dwelling, using a fabric-first approach and without the use of renewable energy.
Daikin pick up five honours at the iF Design Awards
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This year’s prestigious iF Design Awards saw Daikin Europe’s design skills recognised as the company scooped five awards for their residential heat pump and commercial control solutions at a ceremony in Munich on 9 March.
Quinn Building Products launches free CPD on single leaf masonry
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Quinn Building Products has announced a new free CPD (continuous professional development) offering for those in Irish construction, entitled ‘Single Leaf Masonry - A Modern Method of Construction?’ A series of open house regional seminars are scheduled throughout Ireland, and available to book via the Quinn Building Products website.
Planning granted for major passive scheme in South Wales
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