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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, January 09, 2017

MOTION NO.4

MOTION: Councillor F.N. Duffy

SDCC is committed to meeting national energy targets through a broader ‘holistic’ view of sustainability, encompassing water, waste, mobility, spatial planning and energy. This motion seeks to have the Dublin Mountain flagship project built to meet the environmental standards of the ‘Living Building Challenge’ an international sustainable building certification. These standards will showcase our counties commitment to sustainable development through energy systems that provide 105% of the buildings requirements, the use of non-toxic ecologically restorative materials, sources its own water and deals with its own waste. Following other buildings procured by SDCC including Ballyroan Library and Valhalla, Clondalkin, SDCC will be setting the standard for sustainable construction not only in the County, but Dublin and beyond.

REPORT:

An accomplished and well-respected design team have already been appointed, briefed and have produced a high-quality Feasibility stage design for this significant project. In light of the importance and sensitivity of the site, the energy and environmental systems of the project will be determined by the stringent requirements of the Environmental Impact Statement . This is already a complex design issue and the imposition of a separate non-statutory European standard is not recommended.