cultivate.ie

Upskill for Ireland's Green Economy

Express your interest for any of the below courses using our contact form. Please explicitly state what you are interested in attending. 

• BER (Building Energy Rating Assessment) | Thursdays and Fridays 1-23 March 2012 (i.e. 1, 2, 8, 9, 22, 23 Mar) | €550 including tuition, materials and assessment | Official Building Energy Rating Assessor course that leads to possibility to register with SEAI
• Green Business Marketing | | €200 | Learn the tools needed for Green Economy marketing
• Green Building | €325 (FAS financial support may be available) | Principles and practices of environmentally sustainable construction in Ireland
• Video Production | €35 per class, €180 for full 6 class course, €150 for members / unwaged | Make the next viral YouTube hit!
• Green eBusiness & Social Media | €220 | Keep ahead of the game! Business tools for the 21^st Century

Wednesday 25 April 2012 | 9am – 7pm | €125 / €99 for early bird / €80 Éasca and IGBC members | Registration Form | Royal Hospital Kilmainham (getting there)

Better Building in association with Ecocem is an International Conference for a Sustainable Built Environment that investigates the opportunities and challenges for companies working in the green sector. The event features a range of seminars and debates packed into one day featuring leading Irish and international experts, designers, academics, innovators and investors in sustainability for the built environment. The diverse topics discussed aim to converge on the common theme of ‘making the business case for sustainability’, quantifying the economic value of energy and resource efficiency and resilient systems.

The conference debates the critical issues facing property, design and construction professionals and showcases studies on exemplar projects and where sustainable design and decision-making has resulted in a win-win solution for all stakeholders. Expert-led technical workshops will ‘look under the hood’ of sustainability tools to investigate tricks of the trade.

An evening social event and facilitated networking session ensures interaction for developing business opportunities, meeting others and exchanging ideas.

This event is organised by Éasca, Irish Green Building Council, Cultivate, Sustainable Building Show, The Chartered Institute of Building and the Passive House Association of Ireland

In conjunction with the Cob Cottage Company in Oregon, USA
with Paul Dillon and Jo Forsyth

Friday 4th May to Thursday 10th May 2012 | €300 (€250 Unwaged) | The Village, Cloughjordan | Info / Contact Deirdre at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or +353 86 2851600

Concerned about the world's state of affairs?  Wish you could make a change? Yes, you can!  Learn the practical skills to design and build your own Natural Home in just 6 days.

Deirdre and Andrew moved to the ecovillage in Cloughjordan to build a low-impact eco-house using minimal machinery. The lower part of their curvy little 2-bedroom house is made from hand mixed cob.
The next stage will involve: building with cob and strawbale, clay plastering, attaching timber lintels and sills, and inserting windows.