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Local custom
With money leaving local economies across Ireland to service debt and significant drops in local authority revenues, towns such as Dundalk, Ennis and Kilkenny are investigating the possibility of bringing in electronic currencies to keep money circulating locally, as Richard Douthwaite reveals.
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Athenry passive house
Athenry
Staggeringly airtight ecological home in Athenry set to meet the Passive House Institute standard

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Zero carbon
Zero Carbon
Nottingham passive house enters Solar Decathlon

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External examination
External Examination
External insulation examined: the reasons why placing insulation outside makes most sense, with six example projects

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Timber Wicklow
Closed-panel timber frame home in Wicklow with impressive thermal performance and airtightness

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Dundalk green housing
Dundalk Green Housing
Sustainable Dundalk housing project designed to prolong the independence of older residents

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Slane barn retrofit
Slane Barn
Renovated agricultural barn marries its traditional look with modern green features

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Greenov
Greenov
Why the Greenov project may be the key to success for Irish SMEs in energy upgrade market

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Local custom
Local custom
With money leaving local economies across Ireland to service debt and significant drops in local authority revenues, towns such as Dundalk, Ennis and Kilkenny are investigating the possibility of bringing in electronic currencies to keep money circulating locally, as Richard Douthwaite reveals.

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Opinion - buying green
Opinion
If you're not assessing the environmental performance of your suppliers and their products, it's rapidly becoming a case of “caveat emptor”. Many of the world's biggest companies are now buying green, and the Irish government is about to follow suit. Ignore the issue and you put your company at a competitive disadvantage, argues Brian O'Kennedy, managing director of Clearstream Solutions

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The natural step
 The Natural Step
A framework for strategic sustainability is essential if we're serious about greening the Irish built environment.
According to green architect Pat Barry, we should look no further than The Natural Step.

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International Selection
International Selection
With 36 years experience in ecological architecture, Paul Leech of Gaia Ecotecture possesses a formidable knowledge of international green design. Fresh from picking up the best ecological building 2010 Lama award for the pioneering Navan Credit Union  – and a favourable review in Prof George Baird's Sustainable Buildings in Practice: What the Users Think - a global survey of green buildings - Leech describes a handful of inspirational green exemplar projects from around the world.

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Issue 2, Vol 5 out now!
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