NZEB-Ireland Annual Conference Sold Out !

NZEB-Ireland is a not for profit organisation with close ties to Passive House Association of Ireland.

As such Paul McAlister is co-chairman of NZEB Ireland along with Shane Colclough. This year Tomas O’Leary organised a very successful two-day conference in association with Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council. The event was sponsored by Kingspan Insulation and everyone was delighted with the 300 tickets available for the event sold out.

nZEB-Ireland Board with Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe

Opening statement by Paul McAlister, Eoghan Murphy Minister for Housing and Thomas O’Leary of Mosart in the background

nZEB-Ireland Board with Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe and Sponsors.

The program for 14th November 2019 conference day was as follows:-

Welcome to World NZEB Forum 2019.

Dr. Shane Colclough and Paul McAllister, Co Chairs of NZEB Ireland

Role of NZEB in Delivering Ireland's Climate Action Plan:

Minister Eoghan Murphy, Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government

Ireland’s NZEB Standard – Key Performance Indicators:

Seán Armstrong, Senior Adviser -Building Standards at Department of Housing Planning and Local Government

Accelerating Delivery of High Performance Buildings:

Andrée Dargan, County Architect, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council

One Building at a Time Ain’t Going to Cut it: Pittsburgh 2030 District

Jenna Cramer, Executive Director & Isaac Smith, Data & Performance Director, Green Building Alliance, Pittsburgh

Get Smart: College Campus Places Comfort Front and Centre

Barry McCarron, Senior Business Development Officer, South West College Enniskillen

Part F Uncovered

Emmanuel Bourdin, Technical Adviser, Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government                                                                                              

Ireland's Deep Retrofitting Programme - From Pilot to Popular

Conor Hanniffy Programme Manager, Deep Retrofit Pilot Programme, Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland

The Sky’s the Limit: 28 Storey Tower Breaks the High Performance Record

Germán Velázquez Arizmendi, Passivhaus Architect at Varquitectos, Spain

Elephant in the Room: Quality Assured Ventilation

Simon Jones, Air Infiltration and Ventilation Centre                                                                                                                            

Solving the Retrofit Finance Puzzle

Laura Heuston, Director, SustainabilityWorks

Sustainable Communities: 2,000 Homes in the Heart of Dún Laoghaire

Mick Cosgrave, Director, Cosgrave Group.

Quality of Indoor Air in Ireland - Research Results

Doctor Marie Coggins, Academic Director, Schools of Physics, National University of Ireland, Galway

Deep Retrofit Case Studies:                                                                                              

Woo Woo - All Aboard the Retrofit Train!!

Ron Van Erck, Co-Founder Energiesprong

Investment in High Performance Housing Makes Cents - But Who Benefits Most?

Dr Shane Colclough, UCD

Addressing the Construction Skills Gap through World Class Training

Michael O’Brien, Innovation Manager, Waterford and Wexford Education and Training Board

To Keep or Not to Keep - The Carbon Conundrum of Deep Retrofits

Peter A. Cox, Managing Director of Carrig Conservation International

All-Rounder: A1, Rapid Build, Urban-Infill, Social Housing Project

Bob Hannan, Senior Architect, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council

We Eat NZEB for Breakfast - A House Builder's Perspective

Jay Stuart, Head of Research and Development, DRES Properties       

Chair: Tomás O'Leary, MosArt and NZEB Ireland

Envelope or Mechanical? Getting the Balance Right in High Performance Buildings: Lois Arena, Steven Winter Associates, Norwalk, Connecticut.

Lois Arena is one of the best-known high-performance building services engineers in the US and has worked on several flagship projects including the Cornell Tech project in Manhattan, probably the most efficient residential tower in NYC. Prepare to be highly engaged by Lois’ no-nonsense presentation style as she outlines the challenges facing building services designers in delivering high performance buildings. A shift is taking place away from highly complex mechanical systems towards simpler models which optimise comfort and superior indoor air quality. Lois has faced that challenge and come out the far side. Share the journey she has undertaken and be inspired with the new paradigm whereby the envelope is front-and-centre of any mechanical services strategy.

Sustainable Cities - A Path To Curbing Climate Change: Richard Yancey, Executive Director, Building Energy Exchange, NYC.

70% of the world’s population will be living in urban areas and cities by 2050 according to the UN. Furthermore, in excess of 80% of today’s building stock will still exist in 2050. If we are to dramatically reduce global greenhouse gas emissions, therefore, our focus has to be toward creating highly sustainable towns and cities. A leading city that is facing up to this challenge is New York, which has set a target of reducing carbon emissions by 80% by 2050. We are thrilled to be joined by Richard Yancey, Executive Director of the New York Building Energy Exchange (BE-EX) who will provide an overview of the measures which NYC is implementing to meet these challenging goals. Many of these are directly transferable to towns and cities all over the world, including the ‘Retrofit Accelerator’, ‘Buildings of Excellence’ competition and ‘Emissions Caps’ on large buildings. It’s high-time to make serious moves on bending the emissions curve, and Richard promises to provide inspiration for the journey.

 Golden Opportunity - Ireland Set to Play Global Leadership Role in Climate Action: Scott Foster, Director of Sustainable Energy Division, United Nations, Geneva.