Brussels, 16 April, 2024: World Green Building Council (WorldGBC), in collaboration with 24 of its European Green Building Council members, have today launched a set of new sustainable building policy recommendations – the European Manifesto for a sustainable built environment. Designed for EU policymakers to implement more robust initiatives and incentives to secure sustainable buildings […] The post World Green Building Council calls on EU policymakers to take decisive action on the built environment appeared first on Irish Green Building Council ..read more

Dublin, 27th of March 2024: A National Upskilling Roadmap for Sustainability in the Built Environment was launched in Dublin today. The roadmap was developed as part of the EU-Life co-funded Build Up Skills Ireland 2030 (BUSI2030) initiative. It is the culmination of an 18-month research project to identify skills gaps and shortages in sustainable construction, […] The post National Upskilling Roadmap To Achieve Climate Targets in the Built Environment Launched Today appeared first on Irish Green Building Council ..read more

Today Friends of the Earth launches significant research [1] on energy poverty and home retrofitting undertaken by the Irish Green Building Council. Titled “Bridging the Gap Between Energy Poverty and Energy Renovation”, the report provides comprehensive recommendations to the Irish government on targeting energy renovation programs, improving affordability measures, and increasing investment in social housing retrofitting. This new research comes […] The post Research by Friends of the Earth & The Irish Green Building Council shows how to bridge the gap between ho ..read more

Dublin, 15th March 2024: The new Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) can help to lower energy bills, take people out of energy poverty and create high-quality jobs, MEP Ciarán Cuffe said today as he attended a panel discussion in Dublin on the landmark law, hosted by the Irish Green Building Council (IGBC) and the […] The post New buildings law can lower energy bills and scale up renovation – MEPs Cuffe & Kelly appeared first on Irish Green Building Council ..read more

Dublin, 12th March 2024: A new European law could dramatically reduce the carbon footprint of Ireland’s buildings, the Irish Green Building Council (IGBC) said today, welcoming the European Parliament’s final approval of the new Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD). For the first time, the directive will require member states to regulate the embodied carbon […] The post Irish Green Building Council welcomes the passing of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) appeared first on Irish Green Building Council ..read more

  Dublin, 21st February 2024: The IGBC launched their first policy scorecard on the decarbonisation of Ireland’s Built Environment. With 2023 being the warmest year on record and an ever-increasing housing crisis, there is little doubt that housing and the environment are our country’s two biggest challenges. While the construction and built environment sector is […] The post IGBC launched their first policy scorecard on the decarbonisation of Ireland’s Built Environment. appeared first on Irish Green Building Council ..read more

Do you want the most exciting job in Irish construction? as IGBC Membership Manager WHO IS THE IRISH GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL? The Irish Green Building Council (IGBC) was established in 2011 as an independent, non-profit membership organisation, to provide leadership in the transformation to a sustainable built environment. The IGBC is made up of the […] The post We are Hiring: Membership manager appeared first on Irish Green Building Council ..read more

First published in Passive House Plus, Issue 46 In this #BuildingLife Blog Post, Pat Crean, CEO of the Marlet Property Group tells us more about his work and why he is supporting the #BuildingLife Campaign. Why did you choose to become a #BuildingLife ambassador? PC: Marlet is a large-scale residential developer, predominantly operating in Dublin […] The post #BuildingLife Series: Addressing the environmental impacts of buildings across their lifecycle – Pat Crean, Marlet appeared first on Irish Green Building Council ..read more

Dublin, 22nd January 2024 – The Build Up Skills Ireland 2030 (BUSI2030) initiative launched a public consultation for a National Upskilling Roadmap for sustainability in the built environment. The roadmap sets the path to address skills gaps and labour shortages that could prevent Ireland from meeting its 2030’s climate and housing targets. BUSI2030’s initial research indicates […] The post Consultation Open: Draft National Upskilling Roadmap Targets Skills Gaps to Achieve Climate Goals in the Built Environment appeared first on Irish Green Building Council ..read more

We are looking for a change maker to create transformative change in the attitude of SME to renovating their properties. WHO IS THE IRISH GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL? The Irish Green Building Council (IGBC) was established in 2011 as an independent, non-profit membership organization to provide leadership in transforming to a sustainable built environment. Affiliated with […] The post Change Maker – driving renovation for SMEs appeared first on Irish Green Building Council ..read more