Tuesday, 20 May 2008 15:00
New state policy on sustainable architecture goes to public consultation
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The Department of the Environment and the Irish Architecture Foundation
are to hold a series of public meetings to consult on new architecture
policy, which will put more emphasis on environmental sustainability.
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Ventilation
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Oil supply increases but prices remain high
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Oil Peak
Thursday, 24 April 2008 16:15
Energy refurb scheme for existing homes launched by Minister Ryan
Written by Jeff Colley
Construct Ireland can exclusively reveal that Energy Minister Eamon
Ryan has today announced the launch of the pilot Home Energy Saving
Scheme.
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Government
Irish group attends passive house event in Germany
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Energy Minister Eamon Ryan has welcomed the approval by the Board of ESB of a Strategic Framework to 2020 which should see the electricity supplier halve its carbon dioside emissions.
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Government
An ice shelf about the size of Connecticut is breaking up and "hanging by a thread" from the Antarctic Peninsula because of global warming, the British Antarctic Survey said on Tuesday.
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Climate Change
The fourth meeting of the "Gleneagles dialogue" on global warming ended
last week with no sign of a consensus on a new global climate policy
after the Kyoto protocol on greenhouse gas emissions expires in 2012.
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Climate Change
MAYO councillors are confident that their bid to overhaul planning
rules in rural Mayo will stand up to scrutiny from the Minister for the
Environment.
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Planning
AN TAISCE is opposing the construction of a new €160 million women's, children's and maternity hospital in Sandyford.
A DEVELOPMENT society in Derrybrien, Co Galway, scene of a massive
bogslide in 2003, has won its High Court challenge to the manner in
which Galway County Council extended planning permissions for the
erection of a wind farm on a mountain in the area.
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Renewable Energy
Dublin City Council's decision to grant permission for a high-rise
cluster in Ballsbridge has no real basis in planning policy, writes
Frank McDonald .
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Planning
Friday, 14 March 2008 09:59
M3 motorway protesters claim to have entered tunnel under road
Written by News DeskCAMPAIGNERS AGAINST the M3 motorway claim they have stepped up their campaign by occupying a tunnel they say they have secretly dug under the proposed route that passes through the Tara Valley in Co Meath.
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Conservation
Thursday, 13 March 2008 14:01
New hemp plaster product offers flexibility and carbon gains
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Hempire Building Plaster, a new high-performance natural material that competes with more commonly used products in terms of performance and ease of use but can actually make for better, more pleasant buildings has been developed in Ireland.
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