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Please post any news or events which may be of interest to AT's around the country here.

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#52 21-07-2011 9:47am

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A chance for construction workers to upskill here

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#53 22-07-2011 10:43am

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Deatils here

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#54 12-08-2011 5:02pm

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Sustainable building and Passivhaus social and networking event, friday 19th of August, hope to see some of you there.
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#55 15-09-2011 9:23pm

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EASCA are celebrating World Green Building Week (WGBW) from Sept 19 - 23. It is marked annually by Green Building Councils around the world during the third week in September with events and activities to draw attention to the importance of creating greener, healthier, more sustainable buildings and communities.

Please review the events and email info at igbc dot ie to rsvp. Places for the lunches are free but limited.

This year, the Irish Green Building Council is planning 3 days of events which run from 19-21 Sept (Mon, Tues, Wed) at the Dublin Architecture Space (darc space gallery) on North Great George’s Street in Dublin. In addition we invite you to participate in the other Green Building themed events organised by other bodies. There is at least one event happening each day. Most events are open to non members with a number restricted to members only and invited guests. We have arranged discounts for IGBC members participating in events organised by other bodies as part of our policy of encouraging cross disciplinary sharing of information. The events include:

Lunchtime talk hosted by Ecocem on Carbon Footprinting on Monday 19th September – Free, includes lunch

Lunchtime talk hosted by EASCA on FRESH F7 European Project, on Tuesday 20th September – Free, includes lunch

Lunchtime talk hosted by Scott Tallon Walker Architects on 21st September. – Free, includes lunch

An evening networking event on 20 Sept for members of GBC and invited guests at 5pm

IPFMA annual Conference. IGBC members discount available.

IIEA 2nd annual Retrofit Conference - Bringing retrofit to market. IGBC members discount available.

CIBSE Webinar- Passive House Myth or Reality - 22nd September

Meeting of European Networks of Green Building Councils in Brussels with

European parliament MEPs and commission officials - 22nd September

For more information on each of these events click on the links above.

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#56 27-09-2011 1:48pm

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Some very interest events planned in Tipperary as part of the SERVE Programme over the comming months

Conference

Workshops

Seminars

Won't be able to attend as many as I like, as most on Fridays and I will be spending Fridays in DIT studying for a PG Cert DAER

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#57 16-11-2011 11:13pm

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From here

With the popularity of the Passivhaus standard and the arrival in December of the more onerous Part L 2011 regulations, Ultra low energy building has finally gone mainstream. Building solutions which focus on a 'fabric first approach' result in minimised energy demand, but; we ask this month, does it result in a simpler and cheaper heating and hot water system. The answer seems to be No. This open group discussion, will explore the varios options for heating a low energy, A1 or Passivhaus build or renovation will be hosted by expert mechanical engineers, plumbers and passivhaus architects, who will each promote the merits of a particular heating solution. We will use the case study of a detached new build built to 'Near Passive' (SSHD18kWh/m2.a, HL 12kW/m2) with a boiler sized as 8kW for space heat and hot water for the coldest day of January 2011 and discuss the following solutions.
60 to 80 tube Vacuum tube solar, 1000L Thermal store, 15kW condensing gas/LPG boiler, underfloor downstairs towel rails upstairs distribution. optional solid fuel stove with back boiler, power showers. MHRV
10kW Air to water Inverter airpump, 350l cylinder, 400l buffer tank, underfloor distribution. MHRV
Compact air scource Heat pump with in-line duct heater batteries and supplimentary bag fed pellet stove.
Interseasonal Storage, utilising stored summer solar storage in water, masonery or PCM stores.
Passivhaus with Solar panels, electric immersion and plug in electric heater.
The discussion is open to the public

See you there

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#58 08-01-2012 3:05pm

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#59 08-01-2012 3:23pm

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You'll need to resize that image beyondpassive. Thanks.

Edit/ image resized to fit page.

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#60 31-01-2012 3:08pm

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for any one interested in retro-fitting Energy Action will hold a two-day Fuel Poverty Conference in Dublin Castle on 6th-7th Feb 2012.
http://energyaction.ie/doc/Energy_Action_Fuel_Poverty_Conference_2012.pdf

and tonight in cork : Sustainable Refurbishment of Heritage Buildings Date: 31st January 2011
Time: 6.30pm
Venue: Rochestown Park Hotel, Cork
Admission: Free. All Welcome
speaker: Dr Colm Cryan
http://www.engineersireland.ie/community/regions/cork/

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#61 28-02-2012 9:10am

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Craig White Architect and 'ecopreneur' will speak at our Lunchtime seminar at 1pm tomorrow wednesday 29th February. He will speak on the challenges for the construction industry of building ultra low energy low impact houses. This is a free event and all are welcome. The event is being hosted at The Greenhouse on Andrew St Dublin 2.

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#62 11-05-2012 11:37am

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Flyer Attached, email me to book a place.

Theres also a POP record event beforehand.

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#63 13-05-2012 3:13pm

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The May meeting of the monthly Green Building Users' Group is organised by NICER Training, Éasca and the Irish Green Building Council.

Tuesday 15 May | 18.00pm – 19.30pm | Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, Custom House, Dublin 1 | Free
(This is been held in the Conference room on the 1st floor in the Custom House, accessed from the main entrance on the Gardiner St side.)

Numbers are limited so please RSVP to this email if you wish to attend.

This month's presenter is Martin Vaughan, Assistant Principal, Architecture/Building Standards, Dept. of the Environment, Community and Local Government. Martin will discuss the draft Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2012. This will be followed by Q&A.

The events at Priory Hall Apartments and the publicity surrounding this late last year increased the urgency for the strengthening of the Building Control System. There was considerable discussion on the Building Control system at the Better Building Conference on 25th April. It was agreed that there was need for greater clarification on the proposed system prior to the closing date for public submissions and this event gives an opportunity for building professionals to look at the proposals and put their questions.

In April the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Mr. Phil Hogan, T.D. published the draft Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2012 for public consultation. This proposes a strengthening of the system including the requirement to lodge drawings prior to commencement. The following documents were published for public consultation.

Draft Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (pdf, 163kb)
Strengthening the Building Control System - A Document to inform public consultation on Draft Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (pdf, 214kb)

Consultation on the proposed changes closes on 24th May 2012 at 5:30pm .

Upcoming GBUG meetings are on the following dates: 12 June 12, 17 July 12

coordinator@easca.ie

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#64 04-11-2012 4:30pm

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Upcoming Passive House events

1) Friday Nov 9th – Greystones, Co. Wicklow

2) Cloonskill, Westport Co Mayo

3) Aughnacliffe, Co Longford
Check out a passive house under construction!
Open on Sat 10th Nov – 10am to 2pm

4) The Patchwork Quilt Passive House, Mallow, Co Cork

The above are passive houses where the owners have agreed to open their doors to the public on given dates and by appointment. For further details please send a PM to beyondpassive

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#65 11-03-2013 12:21am

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S.R.54: Code of practice — Methodology for the energy efficient retrofit of existing domestic dwellings is now out for public comment.

http://www.nsainep.ie/Home/Index?CommitteeFilter=NSAI/TC+40&goback=.gmp_2820860.gde_2820860_member_220846087

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#66 04-10-2013 12:04pm

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See the Light 2013 Conference -From Policies to Jobs
The PHAI are delighted to welcome Prof Wolfgang Feist, founder of the Passive House Institute, as keynote speaker at this year’s annual Irish Passive House Conference, “See The Light”, held on Friday 25 October 2013 at DIT (Dublin Institute of Technology) – Bolton Street. Prof Feist is leading Passive House (PH) research in Innsbruck University and rarely visits Ireland to meet with the PH community here.

We have some boardies presenting their Ultra low energy projects and you can PM me to get a discounted rate. See the link for the list of speakers and presentations There are some practical sessions to see what others are doing and if they are achieving cost efffective Part L 2011 and Passivhaus builds.
http://www.phai.ie/see-the-light-2013-conference/

Archie

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