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Thursday, 15 May 2008 11:03

Is there anybody out there?

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We're just journalists but…

 …now we're blogging.

As you can doubtlessly see, the Construct Ireland site has had a major revamp. Apart from the smart new design one new feature is the daily(ish) blog. Obviously we want your

In the absence of a methodology for air testing existing buildings coming from SEI, Brian Rochford of Colin Galavan & Associates Architects used the existing DEAP software for new homes to model the energy performance of his own home. Brian is a registered BER assessor, and used the software to test the various options he was considering to upgrade his house incrementally.

Tuesday, 13 May 2008 13:19

McCain calls for carbon cap

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Right-wing swing to environmentalism

 

US senator and presidential candidate John McCain has called for mandatory caps on carbon emissions and is demanding that America reduces its emissions by, "at least 60 percent below 1990 levels by the year 2050."

The moves comes as the race for the White House in 2008 hots up.

As reported yesterday, McCain, has been expected to distance

Tuesday, 13 May 2008 11:39

The rapture and the river

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No-one would use green doom-mongering to sell houses, would they?

 

Wired, in a report headlined 'Mock the apocalypse from a stylish new houseboat', suggests that potential house-buyers who are concerned about impending climate catastrophe should

Tuesday, 13 May 2008 11:07

News round-up: 13 May, 2008

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Nuclear power for Ireland, the greening of Croker and falling construction.

Ireland should go nuclear in order to ensure energy security. So says William Nuttall from Cambridge University.

Speaking last night at the RDS in Dublin, during a talk called 'Nuclear Energy - why is it on the agenda?', Dr. Nuttall

Tuesday, 13 May 2008 10:50

Energy prices set to rise

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Gas and electricity prices are due to rise sharply in the next year.

Barry O'Halloran at the Irish Times reports consumers will face rising energy costs as a result of increased wholesale costs to suppliers including ESB and Bord Gá

Monday, 12 May 2008 23:33

Green gaff go-ahead in Britain

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Homes of the future should generate the vast majority of the energy they use, but a small amount of near-site or off-site renewable generation

Monday, 12 May 2008 10:50

British green grants fall

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The number of government grants made to people in Britain who want install renewable energy systems to their homes has halved, reports the BBC. The fall comes after the low carbon buildings programme cut the maximum grant on offer from £7,500 to £2,500.
Figures seen by the BBC show that in 2007, 2,339 grants
Monday, 12 May 2008 10:47

Diet of worms

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The Irish Times reports that worms have an economic value of €700 million.

 

Monday, 12 May 2008 10:35

McCain will be greener than Bush – Fiorina

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Putative president has  green belt.

 

Republican party candidate for president, John McCain, is to be greener than his predecessor and party-mate George

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