Sean Aylward on Retrofitting Public Buildings: Opportunities and Challenges

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About this Event

24 Sep 2010 @ 10:10

Conference Title:
Improving the Energy Efficiency of Irish Buildings:
From Policy to Practice

Session II:
From Vision to Action

Seán Aylward is the Secretary General of the Department of Justice and Law Reform. Prior to his appointment as Secretary General in 2004, Mr Aylward served as Director General of the Irish Prison Service. He began his career in the Department of Defence and went on to work as Private Secretary to the Taoiseach. Seán subsequently worked in the Department of Industry and Commerce before joining the Department of Justice and Law Reform.

Speech Title:
Retrofitting Public Buildings: Opportunities and Challenges

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About the Event:

This major Institute of International and European Affairs conference, was hosted in the Croke Park Conference Centre, followed the publication of the IIEA's September 2009 report “Greenprint for a National Energy Efficiency Retrofit Programme."

The National Energy Efficiency Retrofit Programme subsequently announced in the December 2010 budget has the potential to create significant employment and enterprise opportunities in Ireland.

This conference brought together all stakeholder groups interested in:

- Ongoing policy developments

- Emerging opportunities and technologies

- Public procurement processes

- International best retrofit practice

- Ongoing training and professional development opportunities.

We believe that this conference provided invaluable networking and interaction opportunities for the sector and played a roll in beginning the process of articulating a shared vision for the development of the industry.

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Who attended:

- Energy Assessors

- Contractors

- Builders

- Engineers

- Architects

- Product Suppliers

- Manufacturers

It also had implications for the financial services sector, energy utilities, ESCos, training authorities, CBOs and others working in the industry.

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Article:

Householders have power to slash their energy bills and create jobs at same time by Minister Eamon Ryan T.D. - Irish Independent - 23 September 2010

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