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Little did we know when campaigning for the Fingal energy standard in 2005-06 that Construct Ireland would have a direct impact on Ikea’s first Irish store. Driven by a combination of Fingal’s requirements and their own renewable energy policy, the Swedish retail giant has invested in the largest ground source heat pump installation in Ireland and the UK, along with a well-thought biomass system fed by an onsite waste stream and a host of other green measures, as John Hearne reports
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Gallery of selected EcoBuild exhibitors

A broad range of sustainable building and renewable energy product suppliers are exhibiting at the EcoBuild section of the Spring House and Garden Show running this weekend. A sneak preview of their stands follows. Anyone interested in attending the show, which runs from Friday till Sunday at the RDS Simmonscourt in Dublin, should visit www.spring-house-gardens.com .

 

Schott solar tubes at Nutech Renewables' stand
Schott solar tubes at Nutech Renewables' stand

Brenda Jordan NEA dispensing energy efficiency advice
Brenda Jordan of NEA dispensing energy efficiency advice

Thermofleece sheep wool insulation introduced into the Irish market by Ecological Building Systems
Thermofleece sheep wool insulation introduced into the Irish market by Ecological Building Systems

Wind turbines and solar PV attract interest to the Cell Energy Ireland stand
Wind turbines and solar PV attract interest to the Cell Energy Ireland stand


A close up of Dryzone's innovative, energy saving Thermodul skirting board heating system
A close up of Dryzone's innovative, energy saving Thermodul skirting board heating system
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Jeff Colley
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Jeff Colley has been the editor of Construct Ireland, Ireland's pioneering sustainable building magazine, since 2003.
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