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Friday, 09 April 2021 10:43
Women in engineering group launched
Engineers Ireland has announced the launch of a new Women in Engineering group.
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Friday, 09 April 2021 10:15
#BuildingLife: Addressing the environmental impacts of buildings across their life cycle
In the first of our new #BuildingLife ambassador spotlight series, Passive House Plus is profiling leaders who have endorsed the Irish Green Building Council’s call to address the environmental impacts of buildings across their life cycle, starting with Francis-Noel Duffy TD for Dublin South West and Green Party’s spokesperson on housing.
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Friday, 09 April 2021 08:56
Green loan rate for new HPI-certified housing
Home Building Finance Ireland (HBFI) has launched a new green loan product offering a discount of up to 0.5 per cent on loans to home builders for developments certified with the Irish Green Building Council's Home Performance Index.
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Friday, 09 April 2021 08:39
Government announces €45m for social housing retrofit
The government has announced a new €45 million programme of investment
in the retrofifit of local authority housing. This includes an initial
investment of €35m for the retrofitting of 1,293 homes, plus an additional
€10m to be allocated to local authorities who demonstrate an ability to
complete additional works this year.
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Friday, 09 April 2021 08:35
TU Dublin launches timber technology degree
Technological University Dublin has announced the launch of a new four-year degree programme in sustainable timber technology.
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Tuesday, 30 March 2021 09:51
Athlone scheme hits NZEB with Firebird heat pumps
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Tuesday, 30 March 2021 09:40
Recycled aggregate cuts carbon emissions by 95 per cent, EPD shows
Integrated Materials Solutions (IMS) has published the first environmental product declaration (EPD) in Ireland for an aggregate product, for its Greenstone recycled aggregate, the first construction product of its type in Ireland. The EPD shows that Greenstone has a carbon footprint of just 5 per cent that of virgin aggregate.
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Monday, 29 March 2021 11:29
A Proctor Group call for consideration of moisture balance issues
A Proctor Group (APG) have stressed
the importance of taking account of
the HAMM (heat, air, moisture movement)
principles when designing buildings, taking
account of the effect of insulation type and
placement along with the vapour permeability
of the various layers.
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Monday, 29 March 2021 11:26
Steico set for major expansion with new factory
Leading wood fibre insulation manufacturer Steico has announced plans to build a new factory with three production lines at its recently acquired site in Gromadka, Poland.
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Monday, 29 March 2021 11:22
Good design key to heating & cooling via MVHR – CVC Direct
A big part of a comfortable household is having good indoor air quality and a
comfortable air temperature. Mechanical ventilation with heat recovery (MVHR)
is an efficient way of providing the necessary ventilation with little heat loss.
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