Viessmann launch two new compact heat pumps
Viessmann has launched two new monobloc air source heat pumps, the Vitocal 150-A and Vitocal 151-A, which the company said are ideal for replacing boilers in the UK’s existing housing stock.
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Partel obtains EPDs for airtight membranes
Partel has become the first manufacturer
of building envelope systems in
Ireland to publish Environmental Product
Declarations (EPDs) for airtight and
windtight membranes.
New passive house & embodied carbon resources
Do thicker insulated walls, triple glazed windows, & MVHR ventilation systems tip the scales unfavourably for passive house when it comes to embodied carbon?
EU proposes gas demand reduction plan till spring
As Russia weaponises gas exports, the European Commission has proposed a gas demand reduction plan, to cut use in Europe by 15 per cent until next spring.
Kilsaran gets NSAI cert for EWI to steel frame
Kilsaran is the first company to be
awarded NSAI Agrément certification
for external wall insulation to
lightweight gauge steel (LGS) frame
substrates. KEWI (Kilsaran External
Wall Insulation) can be applied to LGS
walls, for both infill and modular loadbearing
structures.
Airflow launches MVHR cooker hood
Airflow Developments has launched a compact mechanical heat recovery (MVHR) unit with an integrated cooker hood, designed to combine ventilation and extraction of cooking odours.
Ecological launches Passive EcoWall to tackle embodied carbon ‘blind spot’
Ecological Building Systems welcomes the fact that embodied carbon has at last come into focus in Ireland.
World’s first passive house hospital completed in Frankfurt
The world’s first passive house hospital has been certified by the Passive House Institute – showing that the standard can be applied to even to the most demanding building types.
AECB conference to showcase timber innovation
The AECB conference 2022 will focus on practical solutions to decarbonising buildings, with a particular emphasis on timber-based approaches with the potential to deliver low energy, healthy buildings at scale while minimising the use of precious resources and impact on the environment.
New digital hub for sustainable building upskilling
A new online hub aimed at upskilling the construction sector is now live.
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Partel approved as Engineers Ireland CPD provider
Partel has received recognition, and accreditation as a registered training provider for Engineers Ireland for two CPD (continuing professional development) seminars: ‘Methods and applications to improve air and wind-tightness, thermal bridging’ and ‘Ventilation solutions for energy-efficient buildings.’
45,000 more Irish homes face radon risk, new maps reveal
New radon maps, launched by the Environmental Protection Agency today at the National Radon Forum, show an increased risk from radon in Ireland, with 170,000 homes now predicted to be at risk of radon exposure above the national reference level.
Max Fordham House verified as UK’s first net zero carbon home
Max Fordham House in North London
has become the first residential
building in the UK to be verified as net zero
carbon. Located in the London Borough
of Camden, this certified passive house
was designed for, and lived in by, the late
legendary engineer Max Fordham.
Renfrewshire aims for 3,500 whole-house deep retrofits
A major new social housing retrofit programme
by Renfrewshire Council will
see up to 3,500 local authority dwellings
renovated to either Enerphit or the AECB
Retrofit Standard.