Green Scene Environmental

29/03/2020

https://www.irishtimes.com/1.4213930

Satellites orbiting planet reveal significant reduction in hazardous gases and particles

28/03/2020

Some sound advice folks

On The Big Jump from 20th March, Orla Kelly and Des Doyle highlighted a group of local businesses who want to support local and sustainable businesses that are working safely through the crisis. Befor

25/02/2019

This session will emphasise the importance of NZEB and the implications for future new builds and retrofits in domestic homes.

26/09/2018

Heat Pumps explained

A simple explanation of how the Panasonic Aquarea air source heat pump works - the ideal solution to heat your home, and provide domestic hot water. A cheape...

08/02/2018

SuperHomes Ireland featuring on episode 5 of Eco Eye ‘The Air We Breathe’ - with Dr Lara Dungan

07/11/2017

BUILDING OR RENOVATION?
Here's SOMETHING THAT MIGHT INTEREST YOU WHICH IS COMING IN 2018 AND 2020

Near Zero Energy Building (nZEB)

How the transition towards nZEB is going to change the market.

The target date for the EU requirements on nZEB becoming mandatory in Ireland is set for 31st December 2018, for all new buildings owned or occupied by public authorities, and for 31st December 2020, for all remaining new buildings (EPBD Recast, 2010). In the UK, the upcoming Brexit may leave the NZEB policy in an uncertain position, however, it is believed the UK building regulations will be amended in line with the EU requirements, due to the UK’s general need to reduce Carbon emissions. With only three years to go, the shift in the construction sector towards nZEB is raising a complex challenge that will affect developers, constructors, architects, designers, and the industry of building products, which will all be challenged to rethink the traditional approach to the building system.

Table 1. nZEB performance standard in Ireland. Source: DCLG, 2014

21/06/2017

https://passivehouseplus.ie/news/government/superhomes-retrofit-scheme-opens-for-2017

The SuperHomes Ireland retrofit scheme is open for applications for 2017. The scheme is designed to help homeowners retrofit their properties to an A3 BER standard.

03/04/2017

Your property questions answered

23/01/2017

In much the same way that petrol consumption has long been an accepted factor in calculating the price we pay for a car at the motor-showroom forecourt, research now shows that a home's

05/01/2017

Musk meets a deadline: Battery-cell production begins at what will soon be the world’s biggest factory, with thousands of new hires coming in the next six months.

05/01/2017

We asked the client what their reasons were for participating in the Super Homes Scheme: "The work was well planned and we had good communication with the

03/01/2017

Firewood is a renewable resource that was until recent times the primary source of fuel in Ireland. In many countries firewood remains an essential source of energy for heating and cooking.