Thursday, 20th January: The Irish Green Building Council (IGBC) and Grant to partner for a more sustainable built environment.
The new partnership will see leading home heating solutions company, Grant, which has played a leading role in the plumbing and heating industry for over 40 years, supporting the IGBC in accelerating the decarbonisation of residential heating.
Pat Barry CEO at the Irish Green Building Council said: “Decarbonising our homes is critical to reach carbon neutrality. As it currently stands, the residential sector accounts for about one quarter of the energy used in Ireland. Grant is the first heating company to join our organisation as a partner member and we are looking forward to working with them to support the decarbonisation of our built environment.”
Stephen Grant, Founder of Grant, added: “We are delighted to join the Irish Green Building Council, bringing over four decades of knowledge, innovation and expertise in the heating industry. We are committed to the decarbonisation of residential heating and will continue to focus on helping homeowners throughout Ireland reduce their carbon footprint and future-proof their homes.”
The Government Climate Action plan requires Ireland to instal 600,000 heat pumps by 2030. To make the shift to heat pump technology, Grant is ramping up education of installers, architects, engineers and local authorities, offering free CPDs.
Niall Fay, Director at Grant commented: “We look forward to working together with the Irish Green Building Council and fellow members, to educate homeowners but also installers, architects, engineers and local authorities alike, on how making the shift to renewable. Heat pump technology can deliver a fully decarbonised, resource efficient home heating system, whilst also allowing long term cost saving and increased comfort.”
Further demonstrating its commitment to education, Grant has recently launched a new Knowledge Hub section on its website. Dedicated to giving homeowners easy access to information and advice to help them make informed decisions when selecting heating technologies to best suit their needs, the Knowledge Hub emphasises the importance of making sustainable home heating choices.
For further information, please contact:
Irene Rondini | Media Relations | Irish Green Building Council | irene@igbc.ie | 353 1 6815843
About the Irish Green Building Council:
The IGBC is Ireland’s leading authority on green building best practices with a network of over 260 green building organisations spanning the entire built environment industry. The IGBC is affiliated with the World Green Building Council. This is a network of over 80 national Green Building Councils worldwide with a total membership of over 27,000 of the most progressive international organisations and businesses making it the largest organisation globally influencing the sustainable building market. www.igbc.ie.
About Grant
Grant is Ireland’s leading manufacturer of heating technologies and has been providing efficient and reliable home heating solutions for over 40 years. The company operates at the forefront of the heating industry with its forward-thinking approach to research and the development of innovative, energy saving designs and award-winning heating products.
With value for money, quality and contributing to Ireland’s clean energy transition, underpinning its research, design and manufacturing process, Grant is the number one choice for homeowners and installers throughout Ireland and further afield.
Grant’s diverse product portfolio is helping homeowners on their journey to achieving zero carbon. Products include the award-winning range of HVO biofuel compatible Grant Vortex condensing boilers, the A+++ Grant Aerona3 R32 air to water air source heat pumps, domestic integrated and pre-plumbed hot water cylinders, highly efficient heat emitters including the Grant Uflex underfloor heating system and Grant Afinia aluminium radiators, and Grant smart heating controls. www.grant.eu