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Friday, 01 March 2024 12:47
High performance buildings essential for climate and quality of life
The en masse global shift to high performance buildings is essential to meeting the climate challenge and improving quality of life around the world, an international conference has heard.
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Friday, 01 March 2024 12:35
Research opportunity for occupants of homes with PV
Occupants of homes with solar PV arrays
have an opportunity to optimise the use
of self-generated energy – by participating in an
SEAI funded research project.
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Friday, 01 March 2024 12:32
Firetite used to solve cavity wall issues in Dublin apartments
Firetite, the world’s first aerated mineral
clay insulation, has been used to help
solve fire safety issues in a Dublin apartment
scheme.
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Friday, 01 March 2024 12:28
Ecocem appoints new UK and Ireland MD
Ecocem, Europe’s leading provider of low carbon cement technologies, has today announced the appointment of Sally Anne Sherry as managing director for its UK and Ireland business operations. In this position, Sherry will play a pivotal role in driving Ecocem’s growth and sustainability initiatives, and market presence in the UK and Ireland.
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Friday, 01 March 2024 12:21
Grant integrated heating packages installed for 61 homes in Rathdrum
The developer of a recent housing development
in Rathdrum, Co. Wicklow has
installed the 6kW Grant Aerona³ R32 air
source heat pump as the main heat source of a
customised Grant integrated heating package
across all its 61 homes.
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Friday, 01 March 2024 12:20
New tool to ease certification of smaller passive schemes
Passive house certification for smaller
scale projects just got substantially
simpler – thanks to a new software tool
launched by the Passive House Institute.
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Friday, 01 March 2024 12:17
MgO boards to disrupt construction industry, report claims
Magnesium oxide (MgO) boards are poised
to “disrupt” the construction industry,
a new white paper has claimed – meaning
products like Cem-Rock from Limerickbased
supplier Greenspan may be poised for
widespread adoption.
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Tuesday, 04 March 2025 17:15
POLL: UK public detached from net zero goals
A survey of 1,500 UK homeowners by the Social Market Foundation (SMF) – a cross-party think tank – has revealed government failure to make people feel confident in taking steps for the net zero transition, jeopardising its success.
Tuesday, 04 March 2025 17:13
Wales unveils net zero pattern book
Wales’s devolved government has moved forward with plans
to standardise sustainable, timber-based affordable homes
in the country with the publication of a new pattern book.
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Tuesday, 04 March 2025 17:07
Scotland to accept passive house as regs compliant
Certified passive house to be alternative means of compliance to proposed Scottish passive house equivalent.
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