Greenbuild Europe 2018 took place on 17–18 April 2018 in Berlin, gathering passionate green building and sustainability leaders from all over the world to advance the mission that buildings and
Environment
The Government has launched a ten-year programme of €1 billion in investment in flood relief measures including a first tranche of €257 million in funding for 50 new flood relief
Of the anticipated €116 billion capital investment provided for in Project Ireland 2040, the Government’s policy and planning framework for the social, economic and cultural development of Ireland, the Office
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council has commenced a 6 week pre-draft public consultation process on a new Local Area Plan (LAP) for Ballyogan and Environs. Following this consultation period, a draft LAP
NI Water has announced the completion of the first section of a 3.5 km watermain between Ally Hill Service Reservoir (SR), on the outskirts of Lough Bradan and Doochrock SR
Funded by the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment, the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has announced that an initial €22 million will fund energy upgrades to 1,200
Kingspan, the global leader in high performance insulation and building envelope solutions, has reported its preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2017. 2017 was a significant year for
NI Water has announce that work has commenced on a £5 million project to improve the sewerage infrastructure in the Ormeau area, which will include Ormeau Avenue, Dublin Road, Bruce
NI Water, the Department for Infrastructure, Education Authority and the Department of Education have announced that an innovative new rainwater garden to help reduce the risk of flooding has been
Following a highly successful year in which sales volumes at the company increased by some 20% on the previous 12 months, McHale Plant Sales sees scope over the next few
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) recently announced the winners of its Sustainable Energy Awards at a gala event which saw Durkan Residential and Energy Communities Tipperary Co-Op receive
Kilsaran International, from Dunboyne, Co Meath, was a double winner at this year’s Irish Concrete Federation Sustainable Quarry Awards. The company’s Gallstown Quarry (see picture above) was awarded the top
Kingspan, a global leader in high performance insulation, building fabric, and solar integrated building envelopes, has been named for the third year in a row on The Climate ‘A List’ by
Plans for a major solar energy farm on a 27-hectare site in Co Wicklow have been approved by Wicklow County Council. The permission comes as the Government is preparing a
Sandyford has been pinpointed as a Smart Region capable of driving Dublin on as a Smart City at Ireland’s first Smart Cities Summit in Leopardstown. The Summit, which was organised
EirGrid has predicted that Ireland’s energy demand will rise over the next decade due to the spread of data centres across the country. This will make the government’s task of
Almost 350,000 homes have benefited from grants through the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) to make energy improvements in their homes. SEAI is urging homeowners to avail of their
Irish homeowners have availed of €1.2 billion in total through the Home Renovation Incentive (HRI) since its launch in 2013. This incentive has facilitated homeowners in carrying out nearly 77,000
EnergyPro Analytics and Galetech Energy Services (GES) have announced their new joint venture entity – EnergyPro Asset Management. The joint venture will be owned 50 – 50 by the two
Simon Coveney T.D., Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, has published the draft River Basin Management Plan (RBMP) for Ireland 2018-2021, which is subject to public consultation for
The Warmth & Wellbeing pilot scheme, which provides energy free efficiency upgrades to homes in some areas of Dublin, will be expanded next year, Minister for Communications, Climate Action and
The Wood Awards Ireland were presented in Farmleigh House on Thursday, November 17, with Bucholz McEvoy Architects named as the overall winner for their work on the Samuel Beckett Civic
An 18-month upgrade of Dublin Airport’s main runway is expected to create 150 jobs. Construction on the runway is expected to start on the night of Monday, November 14, and
Irish water officially began construction on a €9.7 million wastewater pipe network for Rush, Co. Dublin on Friday, November 11.
A new collaborative network between Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland has been launched to advance the development of ocean energy
Gaelectric, an Irish energy firm, is set to receive €8.28m from the European Union to help fund and develop a storage project located in Northern Ireland.
The Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council have come to the decision to permit the development of two major parks at Cherrywood, which marks the first important phase of development for a new Town Centre and 3,800 new homes at Cherrywood in South Dublin.
A £23 million anaerobic digestion plant will be developed in Ballymena, Co Antrim next year to deal with the environmental problem of
Actavo Building Solutions, a leading supplier of modular buildings, has supplied an environmentally-friendly onsite project office to international construction company,
Governments, businesses, consumer groups and NGOs are being urged to come together to create ambitious plans for how Ireland will
Lorcan Sirr, lecturer in housing and urban economics at the Dublin Institute of Technology, said that the Environment Minister should
With Brent climbing back above $40, the oil prices leaped in Asian trade today, as the market digested falling US
Minister for Energy Alex White TD today opened the new €33m Woodhouse Wind Farm in County Waterford, a key part
Kingspan and ESB unveiled on Tuesday a new joint venture in Northern Ireland that will offer local businesses the opportunity
FenestraPro, a leading provider of software that enables energy efficient facade design, is delighted to announce the launch of FenestraPro
St. James’s Gate becomes the first major brewery in the world and the first manufacturing plant in Ireland to achieve
Irish renewable energy generation and energy storage group, Gaelectric, has raised €65 million in funding for its portfolio of on-shore
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