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Under Ireland’s Climate action plan the Government plans to renovate over 500,000 homes in the next ten years to a B2 standard. In this section, you can find webinars and key reading materials focussed on delivering high-quality renovations.

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In this section, you can find webinars that explore a range of solutions and focuses on important considerations for delivering high-quality renovations.

Build Upon Energy Renovation Framework - An Introduction

The Build Upon Framework was developed to support local authorities in capturing better quality data on the impact of their energy renovation programmes. This video gives you an overview of the Framework and of the benefits of using it.

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Build Upon Energy Renovation Framework – Methodology

The Build Upon Framework was developed to support local authorities in capturing better quality data on the impact of their energy renovation programmes. This video explains how to use the Build Upon Framework. For further information, see the manual in “Key reading materials”.

Key Reading Materials

This is a technical manual on how to utilise the Build Upon Renovation Framework

Capturing the Benefits of Energy Renovation - Methodology

Enabling Commercial Retrofit

Greening Commercial Premises: Explained-Benefits of Retrofit

Four experts discuss the economic, legal and health benefits of commercial retrofitting.

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Greening Commercial Premises: Explained- EU Taxonomy

Are you ready for the new changes in the EU Taxonomy? Find out how the EU taxonomy will affect you, the challenges you may face and what you can do to best prepare yourself.

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Greening Commercial Premises: Explained- Carbon Budget

We all know what a budget is, but what is the Carbon Budget and how exactly will it impact the built environment for the commercial sector? Join our expert panellist to get a handle on what it looks like for 2021 – 2025. See where the impact will be if we go over sectoral emission ceilings. Pick their brains on the legal and tax implications.

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Greening Commercial Premises: Benefits of Renovation Explained

Four SEAI representatives explain the benefits and processes of retrofitting commercial premises using real-life examples and case studies.

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Greening Commercial Premises: ESG Explained

Four experts in the construction industry explain what is ESG, why it is important and what it means for Irish businesses.

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Greening Commercial Premises: Split Incentives Explained

Frustrated by the challenges of upgrading commercial premises due to the difference in needs for owners versus tenants?   An age-old problem that is under-addressed across Europe.  We discuss some potential solutions for this in Ireland, with our expert panel.  Watch this webinar and dissect some positive initiatives for the future of commercial buildings.

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Greening Commercial Premises Explained: Financial Mechanisms
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Energy Renovation Upskilling

Build Up Skill Advisor

Build Up Skill Advisor is an app, designed to enable building professionals and construction workers to identify energy renovation training courses that suit their needs. The app is available on Android and Apple mobile phones.

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Retrofitting Homes

Retrofitting your home: why, how and when?

Event organised by Engineers Ireland West as part of the Engineering National Development CPD series. The event is aligned with the Strategic Outcome of Transitioning to a Climate-Neutral and Climate Resilient Society. The panel of speakers include Dr Paul Moran, Dr Asit Kumar Mishra and Orlaith McGinley from the MaREI Centre, Ryan Institute & School of Engineering, NUI Galway.

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Climate Emergency Retrofit Guide Launch webinar

LETI’s Climate Emergency Retrofit Guide shows how we can retrofit our homes to make them fit for the future and support the Net Zero targets.  The guide is useful for architects, engineers, Local Authorities, social landlords, energy professionals, contractors and clients looking for guidance about best practice retrofit.

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MaREI Retrofitting Homes Symposium

In this recorder symposium, researchers from the MaREI Centre share their insights into the challenges and opportunities faced to effectively retrofit the residential building stock in Ireland. (12 speakers 6 minutes each)

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Should you always retrofit?

Is it possible to be more sustainable by starting from scratch? This 1-hour panel discussion, hosted by NLA, explored this vital question with Andrew Leiper, Net Zero Carbon Leader at Max Fordham LLP, presenting a combination of thoughts and case studies with input from Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios.

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Renovation Wave

What IGBC does - Advancing the Renovation Wave

Under the Climate Action Plan, Ireland has ambitious renovation targets to meet. Learn how the IGBC is working to enable the renovation roll out, to track the data on renovation, and to upskill the industry.

Presenters: Marion Jammet, Johanna Varghese, Alice Ryan

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