Improving energy performance of heritage buildings in Ireland: from 2010 to 2026

Gráinne will present an early historic house upgrade from 2010, which has provided an informal learning laboratory, alongside the recent Europa Nostra Grand Prix winning ‘OPW Improving the Energy Performance of Heritage Properties in State Care Initiative’. Both show the …

Year: 2026 Authors: Gráinne Shaffrey Source: ICOMOS Estonia Type: , Topic: , , , , , , Region: Language:

Barrier analysis: Identifying views on hindrances to the retrofitting of historic buildings

As part of the "Drawing the baseline" FuturHist work package, this report presents the results of Task 1.1 focused on the identification of barriers. A survey was conducted to assess the main barriers to energy efficiency in historic buildings. Feedback …

European energy performance of buildings directive and cultural heritage

This report summarises the work of the ICOMOS Expert Group on the Implementation of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) in the Built Heritage Sector, established in 2023 to evaluate the impact of the EPBD recast on Europe’s historic …

Year: 2026 Authors: Alexandrou, Eleni / Berggren, Kersti / Bourgès, Ann / Broström, Tor / Brito, Nelson da Silva / Bruguerolle, Antoine / Donnelly, Jacqui / Erikkson, Petra / Foster, Jez / González-Longo, Cristina / Gould, Anthony / Hughes, David / Huttunen, Marku / Haas, Franziska / Karamyan, Anna / McDermott, Deirdre / Mirouze, Chloé / Paulus, Ave / Pissarides, Chrysanthos / Radivojević, Ana / Shaffrey, Gráinne / Silvestru, Claudiu / Stoškus, Liutauras / Villalba Montaner, Clara Source: ICOMOS Expert Group on EPBD Implementation Type: , , , Topic: , , , , , , , , Region: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Language:

Deep energy renovation of traditional buildings: addressing knowledge gaps and skills training in Ireland

The primary intent of this research project is to review the current state of knowledge and risks relating to the deep energy renovation of traditional buildings, which have different hygroscopic and thermal behaviours to buildings of modern construction, and which …

Year: 2018 Authors: Engel Purcell, Caroline Source: Heritage Council / ICOMOS Ireland Type: Topic: , , , , Region: Language: