ENERGY & BUILDINGS

ACTIONS AWAITING BUDGET RESEARCH & INNOVATION

E18 Expand and develop Small Business Innovation and Research (SBIR) programme

In the next 5 years

Local Enterprise Office (LEO) Energy and climate change challenges identified for SBIR challenges

Update: South Dublin County Council has partnered with DCC and Smart Dublin on the delivery of Phase 2 of Smart Mobility Hub. The initiative was developed in association with SBIR and Enterprise Ireland.

SDCC partnered with FCC, DCC, DLRCC, Smart Dublin, DEPR and CoDEMA to promote the Open Data Challenge in 2022. The challenge sought innovative ideas and applications using open data to drive and support climate action. Participants in the challenge were given an opportunity to showcase their work, achieve recognition, win prizes and help drive climate action in Dublin and beyond.

Ongoing

E19 South Dublin County Council is committed to participating with the RIAI, in particular the sustainability task force, in seeking new and innovative approaches to climate action in the built environment

In the next 5 years

Architects To Be Confirmed

Update: The RIAI Sustainability Taskforce published the ‘Sustainable Design Pathways guide to Prioritise Sustainability in the Build Environment’ in 2021. The Guide recommends the following 10 sustainable design pathways;

• Commit to a target of net zero emission building and to the development of these further as outline in the RIAI 2030 Climate Challenge.

• Assign a Sustainable Design Champion within the practice and on each design team to review sustainable design progress at key points on each project.

• Set at least 5 sustainable design metrics in all projects going forward.

• Aim to add another 5 metrics to each subsequent project.

• Deliver net zero operational carbon in all projects going forward.

• Commit to performance in use of verification in all projects going forward.

• Commit to Simple Review Post Occupancy Evaluation in all projects going forward.

• Plan to integrate External and Detailed Review Post Occupancy Evaluation in subsequent projects.

• Replace 5 material products with low impact, low embodied carbon products in each project going forward.

• Upskill further where required in the use of appropriate sustainability assessment techniques and tools during the design process.

• In addition, simple design practices can be made including to;

• Protect natural habitats, trees and biodiversity;

• Reuse and readapt existing buildings where possible;

• Adopt a fabric-first approach;

• Prioritise energy efficiency;

• Adopt net zero energy buildings target;

• Eliminate CO2 emissions;

• Create parkland on brownfield sites;

• Adopt a circular economy approach to reduce construction waste.

South Dublin County Council are committed to delivering community infrastructure projects that fulfil National and European policies and objectives on sustainable development. Ongoing projects including Saggart Community Centre, the Old School House in Lucan and Tallaght Innovation Centre are being developed with sustainability as main objectives. SDCC have also developed their own guidance and action plans on SuDS and biodiversity. SDCC will continue to incorporate relevant recommendations from the RIAI’s ‘Sustainable Design Pathways Guide to Prioritise Sustainability in the Build Environment’, when applicable.