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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.
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.
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.
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.
Partel’s Izoperm Plus achieves passive house ‘A’ cert
Partel’s Izoperm Plus airtightness system has achieved phA certification
from the Passive House Institute, the highest level of component
certification, following recent testing.
Superb airtightness result for Manchester ICF house
A new passive house in Manchester, built by Passive Building Structures, has achieved an airtightness test result of 0.31 air changes per hour at 50 Pascals on its final blower door test, easily beating the passive house airtightness standard of 0.6.
Aereco awarded Agrément cert for demand controlled ventilation
Aereco has become the first company to receive an NSAI Agrément
certificate for ventilation, while also achieving a new ISO 9001 quality
management standard for its Irish subsidiary.
Calsitherm boards to be rebranded ‘Red Board’
Calsitherm and Redstone, two of the largest
providers of calcium silicate based interior insulation
and mould prevention products, have joined
forces, with the Paderborn-based family business
Calsitherm taking a majority stake in Bremen-based
Redstone.
New embodied carbon rules for large London projects
Building life cycle assessment (LCA) experts Bionova have advised
architects, developers and contractors to be aware of their LCA
obligations under the Greater London Authority’s new London Plan,
which came into effect on 2 March. The London Plan is the spatial
development strategy for the Greater London Authority (GLA).
Viessmann launch ventilation system to tackle covid in schools
Viessmann has launched a new ventilation solution
to combat the spread of Covid-19 in schools. The
company’s new hybrid ventilation unit, the Vitovent 200-P,
provides closed rooms with constant air circulation of filtered
air.
New profile Progression window gets passive certification
The new profile Progression passive-certified range of triple glazed
timber windows, with glass reinforced plastic (GRP) cladding, recently
received its A-rated passive house component certification.
Liquid membranes transforming airtightness work — Blowerproof UK
Liquid airtight membranes are revolutionising airtightness works in public and commercial buildings, according to leading supplier Blowerproof UK, because of their ease and speed of application especially direct to block, brick and concrete, and inherent ability to deliver airtightness around difficult junctions.
Denmark sets out phased embodied carbon targets for buildings
Denmark is set to introduce embodied carbon targets into the country’s building regulations, a policy which has been backed with cross-parliamentary support.
AECB launches new retrofit standard
The Association for Environment Conscious Building
has announced the launch of the new AECB Retrofit
Standard, which like its AECB Building Standard, is based
on the passive house standard and designed to promote
a whole-house, fabric first approach.
Green groups critical of latest budget
Leading environmental and green building charities have criticised the government’s lack of ambition on retrofit, upskilling and a green economic recovery
in its latest budget.
Poorly ventilated retrofits can double radon retrofit risk, study finds
Residential retrofits must ensure ventilation is carefully considered in order to avoid an increase in radon gas levels, researchers at NUI Galway in Ireland have found.
LETI: 33,000 net zero carbon homes planned
Plans for over 33,000 net zero carbon new homes are underway across the UK, Passive House Plus can reveal.
Free NZEB webinar series now available online
All of the recordings from the recent Energy Efficient Building Seminar series are now available to watch on Partel’s YouTube channel.
NZEB market update
Heat pumps rise, PV falls and fabric stands still.