Read Amanda Birch’s article in Building Design Magazine, dated Friday, 23rd April 2010 on the Zero Carbon House which achieved a Q50 of 0.97 m3/m2/hr and…

External insulation is not a silver bullet. Niall Crossan, Technical Engineer looks at new thermal upgrade solutions that don’t create more problems than…

Airtightness is an essential part of creating a healthy, comfortable, energy-efficient living environment. Air leakage is one of the most significant…

Historically natural insulation products have struggled to enter the mainstream of the built environment due to the incorrect perception that they cannot…

Your home is where your heart is, where your family are and where you have many of your formative and most memorable experiences.

It is no longer possible or even advisable to ignore the current and potential effects of global warming, growing uncertainty of fossil fuel / potenti…

In this two-part article series,we examine the implications for airtightness in buildings.Airtightness is the crucial factor to ensure that thermal…

In this two-part article series,we examine the implications for airtightness in buildings.Airtightness is the crucial factor to ensure that thermal…

Part of the Mater Hospital redevelopment, the recently completed Mater Orchard building is a first class example of how to integrate sustainable building…

It has long been anticipated that the cost of sustainable building will come down as it enters the mass market, benefiting from economies of scale and…

The Transition Towns movement has recently come to the fore as a model for sustainable development, with communities around the world signing up to…

Six years ago Hannah and Martin Naughton bought a site in Slane, Co. Meath, and moved into the cold, drafty little cottage on the site. In May 2004 they…

With some of the most impressive moves toward sustainability over the last few years coming in the form of planning requirements, it should come as no…

Historically natural insulation products have struggled to enter the mainstream of the built environment due to the incorrect perception that they cannot…