The second edition of the book Understanding Passivhaus by Emma Walshaw of First In Architecture is out now. The book is designed to provide a brief, clear and complete guide to building a passive home.
NuWave Sensors, developers of smart air quality sensors designed to continuously monitor airborne contaminants in industrial and commercial environments, has unveiled a new carbon dioxide sensor that allows schools to help prevent the spread of Covid-19, while also avoiding energy waste.
Pro clima launch spray applicator for airtight paints
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Pro clima have launched Aerofixx, an innovative handheld spray applicator for the Aerosana Visconn range of airtightness liquid paints.
Tegral, the Irish manufacturer of fibre cement roof slates, will now fall under the new Etex Ireland brand, while its classic roof slates will be marketed under the brand name Cedral.
NOVUS Windows announce partnership with Idealcombi
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NOVUS Windows have announced a new partnership with Idealcombi A/S, the largest window manufacturer in Denmark with over 100,000 square metres of production facilities.
Leading energy assessment experts BERCerts.ie are now offering ventilation validation services under Part F of the building regulations after two of the company’s employees were added to the NSAI list of registered ventilation validators.
New heat pumps and pellet stoves from Waterford Stanley
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Waterford Stanley has announced it latest line-up of renewable heating products, comprising air-to-water heat pumps, and room and central heating pellet stoves designed to meet Ecodesign 2022, the new European standard for lowering emissions from wood burning and multi-fuel stoves.
Kilcarrig launches new lower carbon dry mix silo mortar
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Kilcarrig Quarries has introduced a new low carbon dry mix mortar to the market that uses ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS) to replace up to 35% of its cementitious binder.
Unipipe launch easy underfloor heating for upper floors
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Unipipe has announced the launch to the Irish market of underfloor heating and cooling systems from German manufacturer MFH Systems.
Engage ventilation validators at design stage — Evolved Energy Solutions
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NZEB consultancy Evolved Energy Solutions is now offering ventilation validation services for domestic building projects after company director Brian Sweeney was added to the NSAI list of registered ventilation validators.
Passive Building Structures aims to cut carbon both on & off site
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Building envelope specialist Passive Building Structures is aiming to substantially cut the carbon footprint of its projects in 2021 both by increasing the thermal performance of its builds and cutting their embodied energy.
The rebrand from Quinn to Mannok was announced in September, with the official name change completed on 16 November, marking a major milestone for the company on a rebrand journey which will take up to 12 months to fully complete.
Cellulose insulation can boost airtightness — Ecocel
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We all know the value of good insulation in improving the energy performance of a building, so why then are attics often an afterthought?
Amvic Ireland launches passive standard ICF system
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Amvic Ireland, long-known for its dual-insulated concrete formwork (ICF), has announced the launch of its new ultra-energy efficient wall system for passive-standard buildings.
Aereco launches new extract grill with performance indicator
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NI still plans to tighten energy rules for new build
Campaign launched to tackle whole-life environmental impact of buildings
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On the five-year anniversary of the adoption of the Paris Agreement, the Irish Green Building Council (IGBC) launched a campaign to decarbonise Ireland’s built environment across its whole life cycle. The campaign is backed by Passive House Plus.
Bringing buildings into the circular economy
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Embodied carbon is the next great challenge for the building sector. For the group’s latest update, Marion Jammet of the Irish Green Building Council discusses initiatives underway at both Irish and European level to further cut the carbon footprint of the built environment.
Results of a new five-year study of recycled concrete show that it performs as well, and in several cases even better, than conventional concrete.
