Lunos low energy ventilation units pick up awards
Innovative ventilation supplier Lunos has picked up awards for its decentralised heat recovery ventilation and demand-controlled ventilation systems.
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New online green building video platform launches
Green Building TV, a new community platform that uses video to communicate ideas, products and services between buyers and sellers — all relating to the sustainable construction sector — is set to go live in mid June.
Ancon adds new wall tie to Teplo low energy range
Fixing specialist Ancon has launched a brand new ultra-low thermal conductivity wall tie
Dublin City Council officials defy councillors on passive house vote
Unelected officials in Dublin City Council have rejected the decision by city councillors to make the passive house standard or equivalent energy performance standards a mandatory planning condition for all new buildings in the city. The council also included a statement to protect the route of the controversial Eastern Bypass, in spite of councillors voting against it.
Democrat advisor praises Irish passive house action
World-renowned author, environmentalist and advisor to the Democratic Party Bill McKibben has praised the green leadership that Ireland is starting to show through Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown and Dublin City Council voting to make the passive house standard or demonstrably equivalent alternatives mandatory for all new buildings.
Study: 75% of housing stock needs A2 upgrade by 2050
75% of the housing stock will need to be upgraded to A2 BERs by 2050 if Ireland is to hit its 80% CO2 emissions reductions target.
Fakro low energy roof window wins Red Dot award
The prestigious Red Dot Design award for
2016 has been given to Fakro for the DEF
DU6 flat roof window
Unipipe launches Smartflower PV & exhaust air heat pump
Leading renewable technology supplier Unipipe has become the Irish distributors for the Austrian Smartflower – which the company claim is the world’s first self-contained solar PV system.
Ecological launches thermal bridging solution
Ecological Building Systems has extended
its innovative range of thermal solutions
to include Bosig Phonotherm 200, a
compressive resistant thermal insulation.
Bosig, the manufacturer of Phonotherm 200
was founded in Germany over 35 years ago.
Schöck offers low thermal bridging alternative to wrapped parapets
It is well documented that parapets allow conductive materials to transfer energy through the thermal barrier and are therefore just as prone to the problems of thermal bridging as balconies.
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Screed standards key to preventing failures, advise SMET
SMET Building Products has advised those specifying floor screed to avoid product failure, particularly in heated screeds, by ensuring their choice of products meets the right standards. “Historically, floor screed failures have regularly resulted from the interaction of heated screed constructions with a wide range of coverings. Failure by the contractor to check on residual moisture and consequent installation of coverings on an overly wet screed may have serious implications for the durability and longevity of the flooring,” said Joris Smet of SMET Building Products.
Reavey launches new airtight folding stairs
Folding attic stairs are a common addition to many homes in Ireland but, like any product that requires cutting a larger aperture in the building fabric, it has the potential to leak air like a sieve.
Soltherm external insulation roadshow launched at major passive house site
Leading external insulation supplier Hammond Roof & Energy has launched a new technical roadshow series promoting the Soltherm external insulation system – at a live passive house construction site in Carlow.
Harmon: upsurge in demand for uncertified passive windows
More buyers are opting for cheaper windows
which meet or come close to passive house
requirements rather than fully certified ones
in a bid to keep costs down, according to
Stephen Harmon of Harmon Vinduer.