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Irish Construction Industry Not Prepared For New European Energy Efficiency Standard

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Nearly a third of construction professionals did not know about the nearly-zero energy requirement for all new buildings by the year 2020, according to a survey by Passive House Plus. The survey asked a full range of construction professionals, including architects, engineers, contractors and surveyors, about their knowledge of the Nearly Zero standard: this is

Tipperary Energy Agency to deliver Danish District Heating Experience in Ireland

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Tipperary Energy Agency has signed an agreement with Danish District heating expert PlanEnergi to offer Irish clients Danish district heating expertise at a local level. PlanEnergi was established in 1983 and operates as an independent advisory firm. Their mission is to promote the use of resource saving and environmental conservation systems. There are a number

Event to Address Energy Skills Deficit of Irish Construction Workers

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Construction workers, designers, educators and policy makers will meet in Dublin to discuss how Ireland’s construction workers can acquire the skills required for the new rigorous energy efficient new construction and retrofit standards. The Conference – Better than Best Practice – Skills and Knowledge to Achieve Near Zero Energy Building, will consider one of the

Ireland’s Ecovillage Cloughjordan Receives Ace Award

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Pa Finucane, owner of Django’s Hostel and resident of Cloughjordan Ecovillage, was presented with the Ace Award for Energy Neutral Village by Paul Kenny (CEO, Tipperary Energy Agency) and Verena Brennan (Marketing Officer , Codema) on Thursday, 21st August 2014. He was delighted to receive the special nomination on behalf of the ecovillage community, who

Event to Address Energy Skills Deficit of Irish Construction Workers

Posted by catherine

Construction workers, designers, educators and policy makers will meet in Dublin to discuss how Ireland’s construction workers can acquire the skills required for the new rigorous energy efficient new construction and retrofit standards. The Conference – Better than Best Practice – Skills and Knowledge to Achieve Near Zero Energy Building, will consider one of the