🌍 Exciting news! 🌍 World Green Building Week 2024 is just around the corner, and we’re thrilled to unveil our program for the event. Last year, #WGBW24 introduced #BuildingTheTransition, highlighting the critical need for sustainable practices in the construction industry, focusing on energy efficiency, regenerative approaches, and a just transition. This year, we're taking the conversation further by exploring how we can ⤵ #reduce, 🔌 #electrify, and ☁ #adapt our #BuiltEnvironment to meet the challenges ahead. 📆 From the 9th of September until the 13th, we've curated a series of events designed to emphasise why it’s more important than ever to #ActNowForClimate and tackle the #BiodiversityCrisis. 🔗 Check out the schedule below to see how you can participate. https://bit.ly/WGBW24 ❗ Please note, all events are exclusive to IGBC members—log in to register and secure your spot! #BuildingLife #WorldGreenBuildingWeek Indeed IPUT Real Estate Dublin Cork County Council Engineers Ireland Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) SCSI - Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland Cundall
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The Irish Green Building Council (IGBC) was launched in 2011, by organisations and businesses from the entire value chain of the built environment. These include universities, professional institutes, local authorities, leading contractors, NGOs, architects, engineers, energy companies and leading national and transnational companies. All are united in one common goal to provide leadership to accelerate the rate of change in Ireland to a sustainable built environment. What we are working on right now: - Energy Renovation & Retrofit - Green Finance - Green Public Procurement (GPP) - Whole Life Carbon & LCA - Circularity in the Build Environment - Net Zero Carbon - Water Efficiency - Biodiversity Our Activities The Irish Green Building Council is looking to transform the Irish industry to sustainable practices through policy creation, education and provision of tools to measure and accelerate progress. - Advocacy: The IGBC is at the heart of inputting into national policy affecting the Irish built environment. The IGBC is involved in supporting large scale energy renovation and green finance projects. - Education, Training and Events: The IGBC host regular green building events and education modules. Training courses provided by the IGBC include green building certification such as LEED, BREEAM and the Home Performance Index, as well as Whole Life Carbon training. - Tools: The IGBC encourage the provision of sustainable building tools including: -> * Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) Platform to enable the mainstreaming of life cycle assessment for buildings in Ireland. * The Home Performance Index, Ireland's national certification for sustainable new homes * Carbon Designer for Ireland, A free early-stage whole life cycle carbon assessment tool for the Irish region. * The CO2 Performance Ladder, a tool for green procurement RCN: 20155568
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http://www.igbc.ie
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- Dublin
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- 2011
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- Green Mortgages, Energy Renovation, Healthy Homes, EPD, Home Performance Index, Building Renovation Passaport, Green Finance, LEED, Healthy homes, Green Building Trainings, Green Building Events, Circular Economy, Net Zero Building, nZEB, Embodied Carbon, LCA, Green Buildings, ESG, Biodiversity, and Whole Life Carbon
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🌳 This #NationalHedgerowWeek, we're highlighting the essential role of hedgerows in boosting #biodiversity and #sustainability in new developments. 🌳🌳 #Hedgerows, alongside walls and verges, serve as crucial boundary treatments that not only define spaces but also create vital corridors for #wildlife. These pathways provide food, shelter, and safe passage, seamlessly connecting developments to the surrounding landscape. 🌳🌳🌳 Let’s use this week as a reminder to prioritize #biodiversity in every aspect of our #BuiltEnvironment. Explore more in our factsheet ➡ https://lnkd.in/ejrRgMcX More information about IGBC's work on biodiversity ➡https://lnkd.in/dPP8M82t Picture credits: All Ireland Pollinators
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Arup Associate |Architect | Urban Designer. Former Senior Architect Cork County Council
#Biodiversity 🐝 in Irish towns is key to preserving our unique natural heritage while enhancing the well-being of local communities. Retrofitting nature into our urban fabric needs to be a priority in all development. 😍I’m excited to lead the Irish Green Building Council site visit in #Cobh on Sept 10th. Come and see the #community #raingarden national pilot scheme, buzzing of wildlife while cleaning the road run-off water. Learn about the #NBS strategy for Cobh! Details below👇 #Sustainable #Inclusive #Beautiful #NEB #BiodiversityNetGain #ResilientCommunity #Governance #Vision #UrbanDesign #PutPeopleNatureFirst
🌿 Revitalizing Our Towns with Nature-Based Solutions and Biodiversity 🚲 Cork County Council is spearheading the #Cobh Town Centre Urban Design Plan, aiming to create beautiful, #inclusive, and #sustainable public spaces. Join us and Tidy Towns representatives to discover the #RainGardens and extensive urban greening which 🟢 reduce flood risks 🟢 enhance water quality 🟢 foster biodiversity 🟢 improve the built environment. 📅 Tuesday, Sept 10th 🌟 Members Only 🎟️ Read more and register ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gNtXXd4e #NBS #WGBW24 #BuildingTheTransition #ActNowForClimate #BuildingLife #biodiversity Giulia Vallone MRIAI TheAoU
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👩⚕️ Prioritising Health: The Critical Role of #IndoorAirQuality in Wellness 🌬 Enhancing indoor air quality #IAQ is crucial for advancing global health and wellness. With nearly 350,000 synthetic substances now embedded in our built environments, many building and consumer products contain harmful chemicals like #VOCs that can pollute indoor air and contribute to chronic health issues. 📰 #LEED Fellow Hafsa Burt AIA, LEED Fellow, NCARB, ENV SP highlights key areas where green builders can lead the way in improving IAQ for healthier living spaces ➡ https://lnkd.in/e9tbFunh
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🚨 Last Chance to Register! 🚨 Join us for our upcoming webinar on #GreenPublicProcurement in #Construction and secure your spot now! The IGBC's Roadmap to Net Zero underscores the critical role that #GPP plays in driving innovation and empowering the industry to #decarbonise Ireland’s built environment. The newly released "Buying Greener: A New Green Public Procurement Strategy and Action Plan" is set to be a pivotal force in advancing green and circular procurement practices across the public sector. Join our Speakers to learn about the Action Plan and the role of GPP in supporting our industry transition to net zero buildings. 📆 Wed 4th September ⏰ 1 pm - 2 pm ✨ Members only 🎟Register Now: https://lnkd.in/dDGYsim2 #NetZero #GreenPublicProcurement #SustainableConstruction
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📣Final call for these Technological University of the Shannon BIM #microcredentials. 80% funding available! A full list of DASBE supported micro credentials for the sustainable built environment here - https://bit.ly/DASBEMC DASBE is a hub for upskilling in the construction sector. Programmes in #energyefficiency, #circulareconomy and #digitalconstruction CitA Ltd , CIAT Republic of Ireland Centre , Paul Vesey , Irish Green Building Council
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🌿 Revitalizing Our Towns with Nature-Based Solutions and Biodiversity 🚲 Cork County Council is spearheading the #Cobh Town Centre Urban Design Plan, aiming to create beautiful, #inclusive, and #sustainable public spaces. Join us and Tidy Towns representatives to discover the #RainGardens and extensive urban greening which 🟢 reduce flood risks 🟢 enhance water quality 🟢 foster biodiversity 🟢 improve the built environment. 📅 Tuesday, Sept 10th 🌟 Members Only 🎟️ Read more and register ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gNtXXd4e #NBS #WGBW24 #BuildingTheTransition #ActNowForClimate #BuildingLife #biodiversity Giulia Vallone MRIAI TheAoU
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📢 Construction Professionals! Time is running out to apply for Technological University of the Shannon micro-credentials developed with DASBE (Digital Academy for the Sustainable Built Environment). These accredited short courses are ideal for flexible study, tailored to your professional development or skill requirements. With an 𝟖𝟎% 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬, there's no better time to advance your skills! Visit https://bit.ly/DASBEMC for more info on all DASBE #microcredentials starting this September Lis O'Brien, Build Digital, Irish Green Building Council, Regional Skills West, Joe Leddin, Seamus Hoyne, Construction Industry Federation (CIF), Irish Construction News/Constructionnews.ie, Passive House Plus, Paul Vesey, Jonathan Blackmore, TUS Flexible Learning
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🎉 Exciting news! IMS - Integrated Materials Solutions has released a new #EnvironmentalProductDeclaration for their Recovered Aggregate and Sand. This #EPD details the environmental impacts of their construction and demolition waste-derived materials, covering various grades of #aggregates and #ands for civil engineering, road construction, and concrete production. The declaration includes two end-of-life scenarios, 100% recycling and 100% landfill. 📗 Download the #EPD here ➡ https://lnkd.in/d3PfTpcy
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🏗 Explore the Transformation of a 1990s Building into a Net Zero Office Development ☁ Join us and IPUT Real Estate Dublin for an exclusive tour of 25 North Wall Quay, their first #NetZeroCarbon office. This project reimagines a 1990s building by retaining and reusing existing materials 🔵 60% reduction in potential embodied carbon 🔵 100% renewable electricity on-site 🔵 Clean technology to minimise emissions 🔵 All-electric heating, cooling, and hot water 🔵 Targeting LEED Platinum and WELL Gold certifications 📆 Monday, 9th Sept 🌟 Members only 🎟 Read more and register here ➡ https://lnkd.in/gMF7Ziu2 #WGBW24 #BuildingTheTransition #ActNowForClimate #BuildingLife
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