UK & Irish green building associations set to merge
The Environmental and Sustainable Construction Association (Éasca) is merging with the Association for Environment Conscious Building (AECB), the two organisations have announced.
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New passive secondary school in Sutton gets green light
A major new £36m secondary school in Sutton, designed by passive architecture specialists Architype, has successfully received planning permission.
ECON Polyurethanes launch new, greener spray-foam insulation
ECON Polyurethanes have recently launched the new BASF Elastospray LWP (low warming potential) spray-foam insulation system to the UK and Irish markets. According to BASF, Elastospray LWP “combines maximum insulation performance with the best possible environmental protection”.
Keystone launches advanced new Hi-therm+ lintel
Keystone Lintels has announced the launch of a new advanced version of its award winning Hi-therm lintel. Hi-therm has won multiple awards for innovation, and Keystone said that its design has now been upgraded to offer “even greater practicality to builders and to extend its benefits to a wider range of projects”.
Passive House Systems gets first ever NSAI Agrement cert for solar PV
Leading Cork-based sustainable building product supplier Passive House Systems has just been awarded the first ever NSAI Agrément certificate for a solar PV system.
Ancon to launch new products at Ecobuild 2018
Ancon will be launching its latest fixing innovations at Ecobuild between 6 and 8 March at the London ExCel centre, at stand number C62.
Amvic Ireland ICF gets updated Agrément cert
Amvic Ireland has announced that the NSAI Agrément
certificate for the company’s insulated concrete
formwork (ICF) system has been updated to include its new
Amvic 300 polystyrene block. Amvic Ireland is a leading Irish
supplier of ICF systems for low energy and passive buildings.
Smart buildings & cities the focus of Light + Building 2018
Light + Building, the world’s leading trade fair for lighting
and building services technology, takes place this year
from 18 to 23 March in the Messe Frankfurt exhibition
centre, Germany. More than 2,600 will present their latest
innovations at the fair, and over 200,000 visitors are expected
to attend — with almost half expected to come from outside
Germany.
Analysis: 12,000+ homes built in 2017 – as energy standards marginally fall
In excess of 12,000 homes may have been built in Ireland last year, new analysis by Passive House Plus has revealed – with a marginal decline in energy performance evident as housing activity increases.
Secrecy of fire tests undermines public safety, Grenfell Enquiry hears
The commercial secrecy surrounding the fire-testing of construction materials undermines fire protection by potentially obscuring serious concerns, a major alliance of fire bodies has told the public enquiry into the Grenfell disaster.
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Garway community centre set to meet passive house standard
The rural Herefordshire village of Garway is busy planning for a sustainable future with construction of a new community centre to the passive house standard.
UN deputy leader addresses North American passive house conference
The North American Passive House Network (NAPHN) welcomed representatives of the United Nations to address the opening plenary gathering of the NAPHN17 conference in Oakland, California, on 6 October.
Solar PV fastest growing fuel in 2016
New solar PV capacity grew by 50% last year, with China accounting
for almost half of the global expansion, according to the
International Energy Agency’s latest renewables market analysis
and forecast.
Quinn announced as sponsors of World nZEB Forum
Specialist low energy building product manufacturers Quinn Building Products have been announced as the main sponsors of the World nZEB Forum, which combines pre-forum workshops on 15 November and a conference on 16 November.