Friday, 28 June marked the beginning of a new era in Ecodesign as the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) was published in the Official Journal of the EU. Following on from the European Commission’s legislative proposal in March 2022, EU co-legislators – the European Parliament and the Council of the EU – spent over...Read More

The Energy Performance of Building Directive was enacted in 2002, which when transposed into Irish law, instigated the role of Building Energy Rating (BER) Assessor. Here, Stephen McGovern (right), Cork Energy Consultancy and Chair of the BER Assessors’ Association, reveals just how essential BER assessors are to the energy, carbon and sustainability goals set by...Read More

Recent updates to the European Union Directives covering Energy Performance of Buildings (EPBD) and Energy Efficiency (EED) will lead to significant changes in decarbonising new and existing buildings. This article – by John Burgess, MEP Engineer, Energy Auditor and Energy Efficient Design Facilitator working in Arup’s award-winning Cork Office – aims to raise awareness of...Read More

Sean Kelly, MEP and senior member of the EU’s Energy Committee, says a neighbourhood approach is essential in our pursuit of energy efficiency. Looking at scale rather than just individual building level offers additional ways to reach ecological, climate, energy usage and social goals in the building sector. These ways are not available with a...Read More

Since the Heat Pump Association (HPA) was established in 2011 it has grown in strength and stature to a point where it is now recognised as the all-industry voice for the sector. In the intervening years it has made representation to Government and statutory regulatory bodies on various issues and, as a consequence, established a...Read More