A new housing scheme designed by Coady Architects in Wicklow has achieved the highest green home certification – while suggesting that the convictions of one practice on a single project can help to transform the industry.
Max Fordham House verified as UK’s first net zero carbon home
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Renfrewshire aims for 3,500 whole-house deep retrofits
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Mitsubishi heat pumps 6-7 times lower CO2 than condensing gas boilers
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Leading sustainable heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems manufacturer Mitsubishi Electric has produced analysis showing the whole life carbon calculations of its heat pumps may be six to seven times lower than comparable condensing gas boilers.
Partel has upgraded the performance and functionality of its Acraline Roll adhesive with new technical features. The company said that Acraline offers a “unique sealing solution for membranes” in the construction of passive house and low energy buildings.
Passive house 30 years on: qualified success or brilliant failure?
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As the stringent fabric-first, low energy standard enters its fourth decade, Guy Fowler asks what sort of impact it has made on the world, and where it should go from here.
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Retrokit tailors software platform for one-stop-shops
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Retrokit, the Irish clean tech start-up whose software platform helps housing professionals to make evidence-based decisions for energy upgrade projects, has tailored its software for one-stop-shops managing retrofits under the national home energy upgrade programme.
Leading precast concrete facade manufacturer Techrete has pledged to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2030.
EPDs key to reducing embodied carbon – Munster Joinery
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Leading Irish window manufacturer Munster Joinery has emphasised the importance of environmental product declarations (EPDs) for reducing embodied carbon in buildings. The company sees reducing embodied carbon as the next major step for the industry after tackling operational energy.