In 1973, Philip Steadman became my third-year undergraduate supervisor, and I spent my Christmas break that year drawing the ...

Industrialised retrofit provides a better way forward. By adopting manufacturing principles in construction, we can transform homes faster, with less disruption, and at a scale that delivers tangible ...

A key moment came in 2002 when the EU’s Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) was transposed into national legislation, setting the stage for progressive improvements in building energy ...

In the renovation of the Treasury Building we saved 1,905 tonnes of CO2 emissions - John Casey, CORA Consulting engineers ...

The Office of Public Works completed a major retrofit using Firetite aerated clay cavity wall insulation, supplied by Econ Building Products.

Reddy is the first person from Ireland to hold the role of President of ICT, which has a term of two years, and follows his term of Vice President of the organisation since 2023.

Forgive the 80s hip hop house reference in the headline, but the volume of the walls in this volumetric modular school building in Birr was literally pumped up – with recycled newspaper insulation.

Amvic, Ireland’s leading manufacturer of insulated concrete formwork (ICF) has published an environmental product declaration (EPD) via the Irish Green Building Council’s EPD Ireland database, for its ...

Drawing from 25 years of experience promoting airtightness and green building materials, Ecological Building Systems has developed Passive EcoWall, a system which integrates high quality, low embodied ...

The penny has yet to drop for many clients and designers about the risks posed by overheating in an Irish context. With the climate hotting up and building design typically uninformed by feedback on ...

Heating cost: €19-21 per month space heating cost. See 'In detail' panel for more information. You’ll travel a long way to find a more beautiful site than Radharc na Chaoláire in Furbo, Co. Galway.

While tokenistic or poorly conceived attempts at supporting the decarbonisation and greening of buildings still abound in the finance sector, there are signs of structural changes on the horizon - ...