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For a building to truly be considered a passive house a vast range of criteria need to be met, as Niels Bjergstrom,
founder of Zero-Carbon Solutions Ltd reveals.
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About Face
Jason Walsh visited the recently refurbished offices of Wicklow
County Council to see an approach that achieves energy conservation,
carbon reduction and dramatically increased occupant comfort by
lowering electricity and heat demand and avoiding unwanted overheating
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Bubble Rap
RICHARD DOUTHWAITE proposes measures including energy upgrade of the housing stock which could help to avoid economic meltdown, and JAY STUART outlines some energy saving measures which could be rolled out.
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Passive Dynamics
For a building to truly be considered a passive house a vast range of criteria need to be met, as Niels Bjergstrom,
founder of Zero-Carbon Solutions Ltd reveals.
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Sustainability Sells
With oil prices nearing record highs, forward thinking developers
who've taken the initiative to incorporate green aspects into their
projects are showing a buoyancy that starkly contradicts the downturn,
as John Hearne reveals.
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Neutral Ground
Watford, just over 30 kilometres north of London, is now home to an
aspirational new house, developed by an Irish company, designed to
completely remove carbon emissions from the home. Jason Walsh visited the site to learn more
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Economy of Scale
Thanks to the ESCo model, one school in Donegal has gone green, seen its heating bills reduced by 15% yet has not had to outlay one cent in capital expenditure. John Hearne investigates an emerging trend that is bringing low carbon energy into another realm.
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North Star
Invest NI has itself invested in a new headquarters in central Belfast
that it hopes will be seen as a model for sustainable development, as
Richard Linger, Sustainability Director, White Young Green Ireland
explains.
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Green Power
Newly elected Green Party Ministers John Gormley & Eamon Ryan talk to Construct Ireland about their vision for a sustainable future.
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