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The world has learned the hard way that our political leaders lacked the judgement and resolve to identify and address the problems which led to the recession. Richard Douthwaite argues that a similarly flawed judgement is evident in the assumption that the economy will recover, and advises on how to prepare for a future of global economic contraction.
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Park life
A new public park on the northside of Dublin combines wind power and sustainable water management with environmentally sound materials and strategies to boost biodiversity, making it a standard-bearer in urban design. Lenny Antonelli visited the site
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Born again bungalow
Few words in the vocabulary of Ireland's built environment come with more baggage than ‘bungalow'. For many people, it embodies a total disregard for good architecture and the environment, in part due to its association with isolated one-off housing. John Hearne visited a house in Mayo that mixes considered design with a host of modern technologies to breathe new life into the form.
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Heated agrément
Earlier this summer SEI announced that, from December, external wall
insulation systems must have Irish Agrément certification to be
eligible for support under the Home Energy Saving scheme. But many in
the green building sector are critical of the decision, and some are
questioning the value and purpose of Agrément. Lenny Antonelli reports.
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Super powers
The development of sustainable building in Ireland has had to wait for the public to become concerned about energy supply, climate change, and the implications of living in draughty, damp buildings. Much of the established low energy k...
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Greening public procurement
Ireland has been waiting for a green procurement plan in the public sector for two years. Jason Walsh looks at what the plan should include and why it is needed, now more than ever, and with sustainable building at its core.
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Breaking the mould - part III
In April this year the first NSAI Agrément certificate was issued for
the application of external insulation to existing dwellings. Joseph Little
of leading green architects Joseph Little Architects used analysis from
his practice's Building Life Consultancy service to assess the
certificate, and encountered issues which raised questions over whether
it should have been issued in its current form.
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Passivhaus or passive solar house?
Few concepts in sustainable design have caught on like the passive house. Since the construction of the first passive house in Germany in 1990, an estimated 15 to 20,000 houses have been built to what is arguably the world's leading low energy building standard. Drawing from his experience in sustainable building since the early 1980s, Bill Quigley of NuTech Renewables posits an alternative approach.
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International green buildings
In the first installment of a new feature on international green buildings, Lenny Antonelli takes a look at five innovative, sustainable and striking buildings from around the world.
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Steep decline
The world has learned the hard way that our political leaders lacked the judgement and resolve to identify and address the problems which led to the recession. Richard Douthwaite argues that a similarly flawed judgement is evident in the assumption that the economy will recover, and advises on how to prepare for a future of global economic contraction.
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