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Living Building Challenge Ireland

Published: Thursday, April 25, 2013

The long awaited Irish wording of Living Building Challenge has been launched at the Better Building Conference 2013 and is now available on the Living Building website

Categories: Architecture | Sustainability

Ireland’s First Certified Retrofit of a Building to a Super-low Energy Standard

Published: Thursday, January 10, 2013

Joseph Little Architects have completed Irelands First EnerPhit House. The project resulted in a reduction of 90% in its BER (using DEAP) and results in an annual specific space heating demand of 17 kWh/(m2a) according to PHPP

Categories: Architecture | Sustainability

Invitation to RIAI Members - Visit Sustainable Building in Austria, 26-28 November (Apply by 14 Nov)

Published: Tuesday, November 06, 2012

The Austrian Embassy is inviting RIAI Members to participate in a three-day fact-finding mission on Sustainable Building in Innsbruck and Vienna, 26-28 November 2012. Places are limited and interested members should contact dublin@advantageaustria.org by 14 November

Categories: Architecture | Sustainability

Slow Architecture and Place – Available from the RIAI Book Shop

Published: Monday, April 30, 2012

Slow Architecture and Place (€10) is a new title in the RIAI book shop, edited by Simona Castelli and Mike Haslam with contributions by Brian O'Brien, Ciaran Cuffe and Donal Hickey

Categories: Architecture | Sustainability

RIAI submission on Draft Building Regulations (Part L Amendments) Regulations 2010

Published: Wednesday, November 03, 2010

In response to the Proposed Amendment to Part L (Conservation of Fuel and Energy) of the Building Regulations, the RIAI has expressed concerns about significant aspects of the proposal.

Categories: Practice | Sustainability