Mr. Pat Barry:

The UK is a little further ahead. The London development plan now requires embodied carbon calculations. Circularity statements are required for larger buildings at concept stage. One of the challenges was having the data on products and materials but we have started to build that out now. Many Irish construction manufacturers are now producing the data on environmental product declarations, EPDs. We have run a successful programme on developing EPDs.

The Irish Green Building Council is developing a database on generic data. We have the data now. We have the tools. We have trained up professionals in how to do it so now all we really have to do is define it. We have the levels methodology so we know exactly how we have to implement it. It is now only a question of asking for it and requiring it.