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Carbon emissions
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Carbon in the Built Environment Community of Practice #3
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Accelerating to Zero Together
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Vacant to Vibrant Building Alliance
Key actions to address vacancies and derelictions in our towns and cities and deliver the homes we need. -
Vacant to Viable
Report into the reuse of existing buildings (Including traditionally built buildings) -
Transition to a Circular Economy
Provide a Transition to Circular Economy Template and a Best Practice Guidance Document to assist builders in adopting circular practices within the Irish construction sector. -
Renovation Passports
Prototyping a Renovations Passports (RP) Pipeline for Commercial Properties -
Regulatory Sandbox
Exploring innovative regulatory approaches to address regulatory barriers to green construction
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Circularity
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Vacant to Vibrant Building Alliance
Key actions to address vacancies and derelictions in our towns and cities and deliver the homes we need. -
Transition to a Circular Economy
Provide a Transition to Circular Economy Template and a Best Practice Guidance Document to assist builders in adopting circular practices within the Irish construction sector. -
Material Passports
Pioneering and promoting the Material Passport technology in the Irish Construction Sector -
Home User Guide
Easy to understand Home User Guide for home occupants to operate and maintain their homes more efficiently. -
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Biodiversity
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Biodiversity And The Built Environment: Irish Case Studies
Set of Irish Case Studies about protecting and enhancing biodiversity in the Built Environment in various building and infrastructure typologies. -
New research points way toward vibrant, nature-rich neighbourhoods
New research points way toward vibrant, nature-rich neighbourhoods Dublin, 11 May 2026: Better alignment between government policies and… -
Recommendations for the Enhancement of Biodiversity in New Residential Developments – Summary
Two Pager version of BIO-NEIGHBOUR final report -
Recommendations for the Enhancement of Biodiversity in New Residential Developments
BIO-NEIGHBOUR final report -
Home User Guide
Easy to understand Home User Guide for home occupants to operate and maintain their homes more efficiently. -
Building for Biodiversity: IGBC and Local Authorities Join Forces
Local authorities, environmental experts, and construction professionals convened on the 14th April in Portlaoise for a landmark workshop… -
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Identifying Solutions to Scale-Up Measures for Nature in Residential Developments
Ireland is at a turning point in shaping its built environment. With a goal of 50,000 new homes…
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Health & wellbeing
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Home User Guide
Easy to understand Home User Guide for home occupants to operate and maintain their homes more efficiently. -
Home Performance Index Training, Sept ’26
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Home Performance Pathway will help accelerate the delivery of sustainable homes, says Minister for Housing
Dublin, 23 March 2026: Home Performance Pathway is a new certification for small home builders to deliver high… -
Healthy Homes Ireland Forum Brings European and Irish Leaders Together To Address Urgent Need For Affordable, Greener, and Healthier Homes
Dublin, 3rd December 2025 – Key Irish and European figures in housing, public health, and the environment convened… -
Home User Guide Template
Template for home-builders and developers providing guide to home users -
Healthy Homes Ireland Welcomes Launch of National Home User Guide as 1 in 4 Irish Homes Found to Pose Health Risks
Dublin, 27th May 2025—Healthy Homes Ireland, supported by the Irish Green Building Council (IGBC) and VELUX, hosted a… -
Transforming Ireland’s built environment in 2025
First published in Irish Construction News The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has confirmed that 2024 is officially the…
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Climate adaptation & resilience
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Biodiversity And The Built Environment: Irish Case Studies
Set of Irish Case Studies about protecting and enhancing biodiversity in the Built Environment in various building and infrastructure typologies. -
Home User Guide
Easy to understand Home User Guide for home occupants to operate and maintain their homes more efficiently. -
Sustainable Urban Planning: Population Growth and Location
This posts examine contemporary policy at the national and regional scales in relation to sustainable urban development. -
Sustainable Urban planning: Settlement Hierarchies and Compact Growth in Ireland
In the first post of this article series, we looked at how plans are structured in Irish spatial… -
Home User Guide Template
Template for home-builders and developers providing guide to home users -
Sustainable Urban Planning: An introduction to Irish spatial policy in 2025
The Irish Green Building Council is launching a new blog series, “Sustainable Urban Planning,” by Michael Hayes, an… -
How Compact Urban Growth Can Cut Carbon Emissions in Ireland
As cities and towns in Ireland and around the world continue to grow, the push for more sustainable… -
Transforming Ireland’s built environment in 2025
First published in Irish Construction News The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has confirmed that 2024 is officially the…