EU climate commissioner Wopke Hoekstra visited Ecocem's Dunkirk plant on 14 April, marking a moment of political visibility ...

Passive house certification recognised as a deemed-to-satisfy route within the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard ...

Just 11 per cent of the 191,000 people working in Ireland's construction sector are women, according to the Construction ...

Irish Green Building Council launches a new certification for small home builders to deliver high quality, healthy and environmentally sustainable homes.

Peter Rickaby looks back on an extraordinary career, the challenge of convincing people of the need for a new approach to buildings, and the people who helped him to do just that. This article was ...

A high-performance heating solution designed for local climate conditions is set to answer the growing need for low energy solutions that deliver in real world conditions. This article was originally ...

Irish renewable heating specialist Unipipe IRL Ltd has unveiled NIBE’s latest ground source heat pump models, the S1156 and S1256, marking 25 years of partnership between the companies. This article ...

Five years ago, a fabric first trailblazer took a dose of his own medicine – and delivered a family home that combines climate action, comfort, cost-effectiveness and resilience in the face of a ...

It’s a radical idea: that to negate the environmental damage of construction, we don’t just need to build sustainably, we need to build less. However, most architects and building designers earn a ...

Through its enduring partnership with Swedish manufacturer NIBE, Unipipe has helped to establish heat pump technology as a cornerstone of energy efficient living in Ireland. Reflecting on the ...

This article was originally published in issue 49 of Passive House Plus magazine. Want immediate access to all back issues and exclusive extra content? Click here to subscribe for as little as €15, or ...

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 ...