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In this edition of Construct Ireland's sustainable building e-zine:
News
-Plan to energy upgrade one million buildings launched
-Construct Ireland circulation rises to new peak
-Get the next issue of Construct Ireland green building magazine for free!
-RIAI host one day course on home energy upgrades
-Part L and green public procurement consultation deadlines: have your say or
forever hold your peace
-Did mould kill Hollywood actress and husband?
Blogs
-Frank Gehry knows more about green building than he let on
-The energy efficiency pyramid, urban planning successes & vertical farming
-Size matters, but good design matters more
-The best green buildings, architectural flops & ventilation debate
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Plan to energy upgrade one million buildings launched
One million residential, public and commercial buildings in Ireland will get
energy upgrades by 2020 under the latest national retrofit strategy. A consultation
was launched this morning on the plan, which will aim to deliver 8,000 GWh of
energy savings between 2011 and 2020.
The programme also proposes to drastically overhaul the grants system to make
it more appealing, giving consumers up-front discounts on the cost of energy-saving
products and services rather than a retrospective grant.
To read the full article click
here
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Construct Ireland circulation rises to new peak
The circulation of Construct Ireland has risen to a new high of 7,703, new figures
from the latest Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) Island of Ireland report have
revealed. With the highest audited circulation results ever achieved by an Irish
construction trade magazine, Construct Ireland continues to buck the trend at
a time when other construction magazines have shown declining circulations and
have withdrawn from the independent audit process.
"We're delighted to show such continued growth, as it means we're connecting
our many loyal clients in green construction and renewable energy with a growing
and well informed readership of people looking to use their services," said
editor Jeff Colley. "Our circulation is well over double that of any other
Irish construction, engineering or architecture magazine, and growing. We've
just got our most recent Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) results back, showing
an average circulation of 7,703 over the last 12 months. That's up from 7,458
last year, and 6,693 the year before." Construct Ireland's continued growth
contrasts with three other well-known ABC audited Irish construction trade magazines,
which were ABC audited till recently. The highest recent ABC results for any
of the three was 3,500 copies last year, which in itself was a decline on previous
results.
"We're also planning to assess our total readership figures, to accurately
estimate the the total number of people who read each copy of Construct Ireland," Colley
said. "There doesn't appear to be an accurate rule of thumb in terms of
number of readers per copy due to the vast differences in sector, quality and
reader engagement with different types of magazines, but we suspect that an average
copy of Construct Ireland is read by many people, based on consistent reader
feedback that a single copy is often passed around the office, borrowed and even
stolen. We're confident that each edition of Construct Ireland would therefore
have in excess of 20,000 readers - highly targeted people interested or involved
in sustainable building - and we're planning a reader survey to prove this."
If you're interested in advertising alongside our many unflinchingly loyal clients
in Ireland's only sustainable building magazine and leading construction magazine,
contact Jeff Colley at 01 2107513 or email jeff@constructireland.ie
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Get the next issue of Construct Ireland free!
The September/october edition of Construct Ireland comes out soon, and will be
packed with info on cutting edge sustainable new builds and energy upgrades from
Ireland and further afield, along with general guidance on energy upgrade work
and sustainable proposals for dealing with Ireland's vacant and unfinished building
stock.
To make sure you get the next edition delivered to your door, click
here to fill out our reader enquiry form.
Some highlights include:
International selection: Mike Haslam and Brian O'Brien of pioneering
eco architects Solearth, select some inspiring green buildings from around the
world
New build: we're featuring the zero carbon concrete house -
which represents best practice in masonry energy efficiency, the architecturally
stunning Breeam Excellent, A-rated Grand Canal Square development
Retrofit: we're featuring one of the most ambitious energy upgrades
ever undertaken in Ireland - a 1980s Rathdrum dormer that's being converted into
an A1 rated energy plus house - along with a guide to the dos and don'ts of energy
upgrading existing dwellings, and an ecological upgrade to a stone cottage in
Meath.
To read this, Richard Douthwaite's proposals for Ireland's vacant building stock,
and all the latest news, policy changes and new products in the sustainable building
sector, you can receive the next edition of Construct Ireland for free by using
our sustainable
building enquiry service.
If you're designing, building or pricing a sustainable building, our online enquiry
service is a convenient way to get information and quotations on sustainable
building materials, technologies and services. By using this free service, you
can select the products or services featured in Construct Ireland that meet your
needs, including anything from solar panels, to external insulation to rainwater
harvesting systems. By filling out this form, you're also entitled to receive
a free copy of Construct Ireland delivered to your door!
Click
here to fill out the enquiry form and secure your free copy of Construct
Ireland.
If you're interested in advertising in this edition of Construct Ireland, contact
Jeff Colley at 01 2107513 or email jeff@constructireland.ie
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RIAI host one day course on home energy upgrades
The RIAI, in partnership with Joseph Little Architects, has announced the launch
of an intensive one day programme on home energy upgrades designed specifically
for architectural professionals. The course will be delivered through lectures
and workshops.
To read the full article click
here
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Part L and green public procurement consultation deadlines : have your say or
forever hold your peace
At Construct Ireland we're firm believers that if you think something's wrong,
it's not good enough to just complain about it - you've got to take whatever
chance you've got to make it right. Two such opportunities have come up for the
green building sector, in the form of public consultations on the government's
national action plan on green public procurement policy and the introduction
of proposed 60% energy reductions under Part L of Building Regulations. The state's
annual public procurement expenditure is some €17bn, and the proposed improvements
will shift Ireland's energy standards for new homes from very good up to excellent
- at least if they're understood and enforced properly, but that's another story....
The deadlines are as follows:
Green
public procurement - end of August
Part
L of Building Regulations - 29 October
Don't say you haven't been warned...
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Did mould kill Hollywood actress and husband?
The web is awash with speculation that the tragic recent deaths of actress Brittany
Murphy and her husband Simon Monjack both dying of pneumonia in the same house,
within five weeks of each other, as the Daily
Telegraph reports.
The Los Angeles Department of Public Health is to investigate the possible role
that mould may have played in the deaths. If the theory proves correct it could
do much to make people aware of the importance of maintaining good indoor air
quality.
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From the Construct Ireland blog
A selection of the latest and best posts from our
blog , which Lenny updates regularly with interesting news and views
on green building and energy stories from around the world:
Frank
Gehry knows more about green building than he let on
The
energy efficiency pyramid, urban planning successes & vertical farming
Size
matters, but good design matters more
The
best green buildings, architectural flops & ventilation debate
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