Issue 56
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Energy & Environment
Retrofitting the nation
Education and Training Boards (ETBs) are playing a vital role in addressing the shortage of skilled retrofitters in Ireland as…
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Climate Action Plan 2023 accelerates retrofit delivery ambition
Government ambitions to retrofit one-third of the State’s housing stock by 2030 have been given fresh emphasis under Climate Action…
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SSE Airtricity retrofit upgrades improving homes and benefitting communities
The Irish Government introduced its Climate Bill in 2021, which sets out the agenda for how Ireland will reduce carbon…
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Almost 23,000 new workers needed for retrofit goals
Almost 23,000 new entrants will have to be recruited into managerial, professional, skilled, and semi-skilled occupations by 2030 if the…
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The National Construction Training Campus: At the forefront of retrofit skills development
One of six national centres of excellence for nearly zero energy buildings (NZEB) and retrofitting training, Laois and Offaly Education…
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Indoor air quality and ventilation in deep energy retrofitted Irish dwellings
Research evaluating home retrofits in Ireland has found that air quality and ventilation were not always within acceptable limits, University…
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Taking a fabric first approach to retrofitting training
The Waterford and Wexford Education and Training Board (WWETB) retrofit training course in the NZEB Training Centre is based on…
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Grant continues to support the deployment of renewable home heating technology across Ireland
For over four decades Grant’s innovative heating solutions have been helping to address the problem of rising energy costs and…
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EU sets new building emissions standards
Under the Fit for 55 Programme, the EU has made changes to Energy Performance of Buildings Directive and Construction Products…
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Clúid Housing is going green
Clúid is rolling out a major retrofit programme to help tackle fuel poverty for its residents and to improve the…
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