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Publications
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Building a Zero Carbon Ireland: 2026 Government Policy Scorecard
In 2022, the Irish Green Building Council (IGBC) published Building a Zero Carbon Ireland – A Roadmap to decarbonise Ireland’s built environment across its whole life cycle. The roadmap is […] -
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 -
Vacant To Vibrant Building Alliance – Final Recommendations
Recommendations to help meet the target of 300,000 new homes by 2030, supporting compact growth and vibrant urban living. -
Actions to be tested for incorporating and maintaining new nature-led residential developments at scale
This report presents a set of practical, testable actions to mainstream biodiversity in new residential development -
Best practice for incorporating and maintaining new nature-led residential developments at scale
This report explores potential solutions to barriers which prevent to mainstream biodiversity in new residential development in Ireland -
PRE-BUDGET SUBMISSION 2026
Recommendations to decarbonise Ireland’s built environment for Budget 2026 -
Main Challenges To Incorporating and Maintaining New Nature-Led Residential Developments at Scale
This report examines barriers and offers preliminary recommendations to ensure nature-led residential developments become the new norm in Ireland. -
INDICATE: Ireland National Policy Brief
Current status of whole-life carbon assessments in the context of the Irish built environment -
3 MEASURES FOR A BETTER, GREENER BUILT ENVIRONMENT
Three actions which will create better, greener homes for all -
Minimum Energy Performance Standards and renovation trajectories in the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive
EPBD Factsheet -
Building A Zero Carbon Ireland – Government Policy Scorecard
#BuildingLife Policy Scorecard - Full Report -
Bridging the Gap Between Energy Poverty and Energy Renovation
Developing Residential Retrofitting as a Tool to Combat Energy Poverty -
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Building A Zero Carbon Ireland – Government Policy Scorecard Summary
#Building Life Policy Scorecard Summary -
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Building a Zero Carbon Ireland
A Roadmap to decarbonise Ireland’s Built Environment across its Whole Life Cycle -
Irish Green Building Council Submission to the Citizens’ Assembly on Biodiversity
IGBC's submission on biodiversity loss and the built environment -
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Net Zero Whole Life Carbon Roadmap for the Built Environment in Ireland – Preliminary recommendations: Vision for 2050
This report aims to set out an initial vision for the roadmap for the decarbonisation of the building and construction sector in Ireland.
News
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Faster decarbonisation of buildings will increase resilience to energy price shocks
Progress has been made on policies to decarbonise our built environment in recent years but the government must... -
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... -
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... -
Cross-sector coalition calls for stronger action on vacancy & dereliction to deliver more housing
Dublin, 5 November 2025: Dedicated vacancy teams in local authorities, expanded reuse grants and a wider suite of... -
Irish Green Building Council’s reaction to Budget 2026
The Irish Green Building Council (IGBC) welcomes positive steps on urban regeneration and energy retrofit in Budget 2026,... -
Developing an ambitious National Building Renovation Plan
Ireland has made significant progress on energy renovation in recent years, but a lot more work needs to... -
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... -
The Irish Green Building Council launches a new report on the transposition of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) into Irish law
Dublin, Monday 17th February: Today, the Irish Green Building Council (IGBC) launched a report aimed to support the... -
New Healthy Homes Ireland Chair calls on new government to ensure there is no compromise between health and energy efficiency
The new Chair of Healthy Homes Ireland, Susan Vickers, has called on the new government to make health... -
IGBC ANALYSIS OF 2024 GENERAL ELECTION MANIFESTOS
On Wednesday, 13th November, the Irish Green Building Council (IGBC) launched its General Election Manifesto “3 Measures for... -
Create Greener Homes For All: Irish Green Building Council Urges Politicians to Take Action
The Irish Green Building Council (IGBC) has today launched its General Election Manifesto at an election hustings event... -
World Green Building Council calls on EU policymakers to take decisive action on the built environment
Brussels, 16 April, 2024: World Green Building Council (WorldGBC), in collaboration with 24 of its European Green Building... -
Research by Friends of the Earth & The Irish Green Building Council shows how to bridge the gap between home energy renovation and energy poverty
Today Friends of the Earth launches significant research [1] on energy poverty and home retrofitting undertaken by the Irish Green Building... -
New buildings law can lower energy bills and scale up renovation – MEPs Cuffe & Kelly
Dublin, 15th March 2024: The new Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) can help to lower energy bills,... -
Irish Green Building Council welcomes the passing of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD)
Dublin, 12th March 2024: A new European law could dramatically reduce the carbon footprint of Ireland’s buildings, the... -
IGBC launched their first policy scorecard on the decarbonisation of Ireland’s Built Environment.
Dublin, 21st February 2024: The IGBC launched their first policy scorecard on the decarbonisation of Ireland’s Built... -
Consultation Open: Draft National Upskilling Roadmap Targets Skills Gaps to Achieve Climate Goals in the Built Environment
Dublin, 22nd January 2024 – The Build Up Skills Ireland 2030 (BUSI2030) initiative launched a public consultation for a... -
IGBC’s CEO, Pat Barry, elected Chair of World Green Building Council’s European Regional Network
We are happy to share that Pat Barry, CEO of the Irish Green Building Council, has been appointed... -
Irish Green Building Council launched its Pre-Budget Submission
Tuesday, 25th July 2023: Last week, the Irish Green Building Council (IGBC) submitted its pre-budget submission. The document... -
Healthy Homes Ireland call on Government to address poor indoor environments
Thursday, 1st June 2023: Healthy Homes Ireland (HHI), an initiative promoting the case for healthier, greener homes, will today... -
Europe not yet on track: one year on since EU Policy Roadmap launch to deliver a climate neutral built environment by 2050
It has been one year today (24 May 2023), since World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) launched a bold...
Projects
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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. -
Regulatory Sandbox
Exploring innovative regulatory approaches to address regulatory barriers to green construction -
Energy Renovation – Supporting Local Authorities
“Dublin City is committed to renovating its older buildings to improve energy performance. This will also contribute to sustainability, economic growth and employment. The Council is pleased to be working […] -
Energy Renovation – Standards
At the current speed and depth of renovation, the EU will not achieve a highly energy-efficient and decarbonised building stock by 2050, while millions of people would still live in […] -
National Renovation Upskilling Committee – Build Up Skills
Ireland’s National Renovation Upskilling Committee (Reno-NUC) was officially launched by Minister Damien English T.D. in February 2019. Reno-NUC was formed as a recommendation of the SEAI funded ECCoPro project. Objectives […] -
Build Upon – Energy Renovation
The BuildUpon project is an innovative collaborative policy creation project to assist European Governments develop ambitious renovation roadmaps. It is been developed by a consortium of twelve European Green Building Councils. Watch this space for further details.