Tuesday, 18 January 2022 11:56

Deep retrofit & heat pump transforms Inchicore home

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A semi-detached house in Inchicore, Dublin has seen its BER boosted from a G to an A rating thanks to a deep retrofit by Dublinbased retrofit contractor Energlaze and a new Viessmann air-to-water heat pump.
The self-builder of a new NZEB family home in County Offaly is experiencing high comfort and low energy bills with the help of a new renewable heating system from leading Irish home heating solutions company Grant.
Partel’s Alma Vert recycled structural panel and Lunos Silvento ec exhaust system were commended in the ‘best exterior product’, and ‘best renewable product’ categories respectively at the Architects’ Choice Product Awards 2021, as part of the Architecture & Building Expo that was held in the RDS in November.
Tuesday, 18 January 2022 11:45

Viessmann expands its electric heating range

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Viessmann has launched a range of electric heating products to the UK to complement its established line of heat pumps.
Leading sustainable building product supplier Ecomerchant is now supplying Herschel Infrared heating panels, and Ecomerchant’s Will Kirkman says they are an ideal heating solution for passive house projects.
Tuesday, 18 January 2022 11:36

ECD Architects recruiting for new English office

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ECD Architects, based in London and Glasgow and established in 1980, is planning to open an office in the north west of England later this year, and is now advertising for several new roles.
A new modular apartment building in New York has been fitted out with Wraptite airtight membrane. East Broadway Residences is located on the Lower East Side of Manhattan.
AM Ecoboard, an Irish-manufactured construction board made from one hundred per cent recycled cardboard, is now available in the UK exclusively from Ecomerchant.
Tuesday, 18 January 2022 10:08

Ecological welcomes new internal insulation guidance

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Ecological Building Systems has welcomed the publication of new guidance from the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy on internally insulating the external walls of existing buildings.
Tuesday, 18 January 2022 10:05

New Dulux paints 99.9% VOC free

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Dulux Trade has launched its Airsure range of paints, which are 99.9 per cent free of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), to the Irish market.
Tuesday, 18 January 2022 10:01

Ecological launch Inventer decentralised ventilation

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Ecological Building Systems has announced that it will exclusively partner with Inventer Germany in the supply and distribution of their innovative range of ventilation systems in Ireland and the UK.
SAV Systems has announced that the AirMaster AM 1000 has been awarded passive house component certification in conjunction with the company’s Danish partner, Airmaster A/S.
Despite disappointment in the green building sector at the government’s failure to address embodied carbon in the Future Buildings Standard, the industry possesses the knowledge, skills and supply chain to take matters into its own hands and start drastically cutting embodied carbon right now.
Friday, 22 October 2021 09:46

Grant invests in biofuel tech for oil boilers

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Leading Irish heating appliance manufacturer Grant has invested over €250,000 in enabling the use of hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) in traditional oil boilers.

Friday, 22 October 2021 09:38

Tackling the retrofit skills shortage head on

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The National Construction Training Centre in County Laois is aiming to meet the challenge of training the huge number of skilled workers needed for Ireland’s planned housebuilding and deep retrofitting programmes.

Friday, 22 October 2021 09:32

Waterford Stanley launch monobloc heat pumps

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Waterford Stanley will launch a new range of monobloc air-to-water heat pumps this November.

Mannok was named as one of Ireland’s best managed companies at a virtual awards ceremony on Wednesday, 8 September.
Friday, 22 October 2021 08:53

Zyle Fenster now using Triotherm thermal brackets

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Waterford-based high-performance window supplier and installer Zyle Fenster Ireland is now offering Triotherm thermal brackets from Prodomo Ireland as standard under door thresholds on all of its projects.

Friday, 22 October 2021 08:49

Pat Cox appointed chair of Ecocem

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Low carbon cement company Ecocem has announced the appointment of Pat Cox, former TD and president of the European Parliament, as chair of Ecocem Group.
Anyone looking to purchase new windows could easily be overwhelmed by the sheer choice on the market, and nowhere is this more evident that when it comes to choice of materials.
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