Barratt launches record passive house scheme
Leading developer Barratt London has announced plans for
its ‘Lo-E’ Homes programme, which will deliver sustainable
new homes at scale across the British capital and exceed
passive house standards.
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Green homes and finance join forces for growth
Certified green homes are becoming mainstream across Europe – boosted by collaboration from experts in green building and finance. Smarter Finance for EU (Smarter4EU), a pan-European initiative dedicated to the creation of a mainstream European green housing market, announced a range of new initiatives at the “Banking on Green Homes" event in Madrid, on 28 May.
Hotel demolition judicial review could set embodied carbon precedent
A Fingal county councillor has been granted
leave to pursue a judicial review of the
planning board's decision to allow demolition
of the Deer Park Hotel on Howth Demesne.
ZEB Summit celebrates Irish passive progress
The rapid rise in the uptake of the passive house standard
in Ireland in recent years was centre stage at ZEB
Summit 2025 – with international visitors taken aback by
Ireland’s progress.
Irish and British associations unite for conference as passive house explodes
The 2025 UK and Ireland Passivhaus
Conference, themed Climate Emergency:
The Passivhaus Solution, is set to
bring together hundreds of sustainable
building professionals in Belfast this October.
IGBC launches case studies to drive nature-led construction
The Irish Green Building Council (IGBC)
will unveil a groundbreaking collection of
Irish case studies showcasing best practices for
integrating biodiversity into building projects
and infrastructure development.
Circular roadmap aims to reduce waste and create new markets
Ireland now has a roadmap aimed at transforming the construction
industry from a linear to a circular economic model by 2040.
Grant’s Aerona R290: A next-gen heat pump designed for the Irish climate
A high-performance heating solution designed for local climate conditions
is set to answer the growing need for low energy solutions that deliver in
real world conditions.
Historic Dublin building retrofitted with cutting edge insulation
A landmark Georgian building on St Stephen’s Green has become the latest showcase for innovative sustainable building technology, as the Office of Public Works completes a major retrofit using Firetite aerated clay cavity wall insulation, supplied by Econ Building Products.
Proctor gains ground with Scottish passive schools
A. Proctor Group’s Wraptite airtightness membrane is being specified in a number of Scottish passive schools – including an award-winning school in Perth and Kinross.Riverside Primary, Scotland’s inaugural primary school to achieve passive house certification, accommodates nearly six hundred pupils including eighty nursery-age children, and has been nominated for and secured multiple accolades for its innovative and sustainable design.
Heat pump and EV charger combo promises smart energy use
A Dublin-based technology company has partnered with Japanese electronics giant Mitsubishi Electric to launch what they claim is the world’s first integrated heat pump and electric vehicle charger system.
Unipipe celebrates 25-year NIBE partnership with new high-efficiency heat pumps
Irish renewable heating specialist Unipipe IRL Ltd has unveiled
NIBE’s latest ground source heat pump models, the S1156 and
S1256, marking 25 years of partnership between the companies.
Full EPD Certification for Pro Clima airtightness and windtightness products
Pioneering airtightness and windtightness solutions manufacturer Pro
Clima has secured environmental product declaration (EPD) certification
for its range of membranes, tapes, and glues—one of the most
extensive assessments of its kind.
Final opportunity for construction professionals to secure 80 per cent training subsidies
Time is running out for Irish construction professionals to secure places on heavily subsidised sustainability training courses, with applications for the September 2025 intake closing soon.
Enniscorthy to host ‘make or break’ sustainable building summit
As global temperatures soar, an Irish organisation is bringing experts together this month for a summit on the future of sustainable construction.
Banks turn to green housing courses as EU sustainability rules bite
Help is at hand for European financial institutions scrambling to train staff in sustainable housing finance as regulatory pressure intensifies and customer demand for green mortgages accelerates across the continent.
Ecocem executive John Reddy becomes the first Irish President of the Institute of Concrete Technology
Reddy is the first person from Ireland to hold the role of President of ICT, which has a term of two years, and follows his term of Vice President of the organisation since 2023.
Unipipe celebrates 25 years as NIBE heat pump partner
Through its enduring partnership with Swedish manufacturer NIBE, Unipipe has helped to establish heat pump technology as a cornerstone of energy efficient living in Ireland.
Irish ICF manufacturer attains EPD
Amvic, Ireland’s leading manufacturer of
insulated concrete formwork (ICF) has
published an environmental product declaration
(EPD) via the Irish Green Building
Council’s EPD Ireland database, for its Amvic
300 ICF block system.
Coastal self-build benefits from Grant integrated heating system
A coastal self-build home in Co. Antrim
opted for Grant to design a bespoke
heating system featuring an air-to-water heat
pump, hot water cylinder, underfloor heating,
and smart controls.