IGBC’s new afternoon conference in 2018 focuses on how we design buildings to minimise embodied carbon and create a circular economy for construction materials and healthy places to live and work. This will include speakers on life cycle assessment, zero waste, healthy materials and responsible procurement. The event will be made up of over 100 construction … Read more

This free webinar will introduce attendees to the concept of embodied carbon calculation in buildings, Environmental Product Declarations, Life Cycle Assessment and Life Cycle Costing, and how this can be linked to Building Information Modelling. The Irish Green Building Council has launched an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) programme as a first step towards mainstreaming the … Read more

Organised by the Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT) & GTMA, The Manufacturing Solutions Conference is a focal point for manufacturing technologies and engineering solutions. Over 100 of the most advanced providers of metrology, inspection, machine tools, workholding, cutting tools, and Cad/Cam/PLM manufacturing software and ancillary products and services will be exhibiting. Bringing all the leading … Read more

Lean thinking is an approach to employee management, process management and workplace organisation that increases market share through superior customer satisfaction. At the same time costs are reduced as employees seek to continuously make shorter, simpler and safer the processes that deliver value to customers. However, identifying the practical steps that will bring about this … Read more

The ISO50001 energy management standard is a key tool enabling companies to deliver their business, financial, regulatory and environmental objectives through better energy management. Certification to the standard also demonstrates compliance with relevant obligations under the EU Energy Efficiency Directive. Who should attend: The workshop is targeted at personnel in the organization tasked with the … Read more

In conjunction with the University of Limerick, this one day programme is designed to equip Senior Managers and Lean Champions with the overall information and tools needed to build their own internal programmes. This is a practical and thought provoking “how-to” workshop based on actual experience and success stories. This one-day programme is designed to … Read more

In collaboration with NSAI, the Lean & Green Skillnet are offering a one-day workshop for the new ISO20400 standard in Sustainable Procurement. Whether its sustainable purchasing, responsible purchasing or sustainable procurement, who does not want their purchasing practices to be sustainable anyway? A new standard developed, ISO 20400, Sustainable Procurement – Guidance. This one-day programme … Read more

This course is designed for entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs (product owners, project managers, marketing and sales). It provides an excellent introduction into Lean and Lean Startup concepts to help you identify wastes and opportunities and to learn when to pivot or persevere using innovation accounting and actionable, accessible and auditable metrics. It is designed to teach … Read more