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Thursday, 27 April 2023 14:08
Partel develops two new fire-rated breather membranes
Partel, a leading manufacturer of airtight and windtight membranes, has developed two new fire-rated breather membranes that exceed current fire safety regulation levels for high-rise and high-risk buildings: Exoperm Duro A1 and Exoperm Mono Duro A2.
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Tuesday, 25 April 2023 16:22
Ireland joins whole life carbon data initiative
Ireland is to participate in a pioneering European initiative aiming to boost the availability of quality building whole life carbon data, a critical step towards full decarbonisation.
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Tuesday, 25 April 2023 16:10
Scotland to mandate passive house for new homes
Scotland’s minister for zero carbon
buildings is proposing to make the passive
house standard, or a new Scottish equivalent,
the minimum energy efficiency standard for
new build homes from the end of 2024.
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Tuesday, 25 April 2023 16:06
Must listen: Zero Ambitions Podcast
Over the past two years Passive
House Plus editor Jeff Colley has
been moonlighting as co-host of Zero
Ambitions, a weekly podcast that wrestles
with the challenge of how to deliver the
scale and ambition of decarbonisation
and sustainability in buildings required
to avoid a hellish future.
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Tuesday, 25 April 2023 16:02
WorldGBC launches green building policy principles for governments
The World Green Building Council
(WorldGBC) has launched a set
of principles aimed at guiding national
governments to develop effective building
policies and programmes to accelerate a
decarbonised future.
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Tuesday, 25 April 2023 15:58
Government supported almost 27,200 home energy upgrades through SEAI in 2022
In the first of planned quarterly
updates on the government funded
SEAI grant schemes, Environment
minister Eamonn Ryan and the
Sustainable Energy Authority of
Ireland (SEAI) have announced
that almost 27,200 energy upgrades
were completed in 2022, up 80 per
cent on 2021, while applications are
up 140 per cent.
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Tuesday, 25 April 2023 15:56
Passive house isn’t just about efficiency – it’s about social justice
The potential of the passive house standard to change the world isn’t restricted to tackling climate change – it’s about social justice too.
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Tuesday, 25 April 2023 15:53
Solar panels to receive VAT drop in aim to boost uptake
In a bid to increase the uptake of solar technology in Ireland as families and businesses continue to negotiate the energy and cost of living challenges, the Irish government has announced they intend to drop the VAT rate on the supply and installation of solar panels to zero.
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Tuesday, 25 April 2023 15:47
EU votes through EPBD recast
Changes include embodied carbon, zero emission buildings and minimum energy standards
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Wednesday, 18 January 2023 11:19
Triotherm+ thermal brackets enter UK market
Specialist thermal break manufacturer Meesenburg Group has entered the UK market, introducing the Triotherm+ range of thermal brackets to prevent heat loss and mould risk at window and door reveals, while simplifying the detailing and construction of low energy buildings.
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