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In an ideal world every occupied building in Ireland would be energy upgraded to the highest standard, tapping into numerous benefits for the building occupant, the construction industry and society as a whole. Construct Ireland is calling for the introduction of pay as you save, a repayment model which offers the potential of making significant energy upgrade investments achievable in the vast majority of Irish buildings, as Jeff Colley reveals.

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In the second installment of a new feature on international green buildings, Lenny Antonelli takes a look at four innovative, sustainable and striking buildings from around the world.

Crouching over a brook outside Adelaide, Australia, Max Pritchard's Bridge House is defined by its setting. Fitting with the landscape is an often-overlooked part of green building, but the Bridge House does it beautifully. And with such a small physical footprint, it rests lightly on the ground too. But there's plenty more to the green agenda here: solar thermal panels heat water, PV cells provide electricity and rainwater is piped to toilets, sinks and showers. To avoid polluting the creek below, wastewater is diverted to a septic tank 100 metres away.

Max Pritchard's Bridge House spans a creek outside Adelaide, Australia

The steel trusses of the main structure were erected in two days, and steel and aluminum construction elements are recyclable

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