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Ongoing

Actions to support compact urban growth in Ireland

Project Insights

  • €457,327

    Total Project Costs
  • 2 yr

    Project Duration
  • 2022

    Year Funded

Project Description

The RE-CUGI project aims to quantify and demonstrate the energy and carbon emissions reductions and benefits attributable to compact urban growth. The project will look at different development typologies, their integration into urban development, in 3 different urban areas of different scale. Through the development of practical and implementable tools and guidance documents the project aims to demonstrate the challenges and opportunities of making the transition to compact urban growth in Ireland. 

Project Details

Total Project Cost: €457,327

Funding Agency: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI)

Year Funded: 2022

Lead Organisation: University College Dublin

Partner Organisation(s): Irish Green Building Council

Collaborators: Monaghan County Council; Rathmines Initiative; Shaffrey Architects; RIAI; Sheridan Woods; Clúid Housing; Heritage Council of Ireland

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Philip Crowe

Lead Researcher