Mr. Declan Meally:

It is not something that we get down into per se. In terms of a design team asking what is being designed in the context of a school or another public building, however, account must be taken of what is needed and whether there is another way to proceed. That is where design firms, architects and others can bring forward those types of solutions. It is all part of the analysis in terms of energy design on our side.

On nature-based solutions, the type of wall to which the Deputy refers provides additional insulation as well as capturing heat and stopping the build-up of heat in a building. All of those can be factored in when it comes to those design areas.