Renovation and Regeneration at Scale: delivering affordable buildings without compromise
Register now and join us on 5 November in Dublin for Renovate Europe Day 2026! The event will take place at Tom Johnson House, the seat of the Irish Department of Climate, Energy, and the Environment, and online.
This year, Renovate Europe Day is co-organised with our National Partner, the Irish Green Building Council (IGBC), and in collaboration with the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI).
The event is recognised as an Associated Event of the Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2026.
Don’t miss the opportunity to hear from European Union representatives, industry leaders, and other key stakeholders about energy renovation, while taking part in networking opportunities and visits to renovation projects.
Registered participants will receive information about our partner hotel, which offers special rates for Renovate Europe Day attendees, subject to availability.
The programme will include:
- High-level EU and Irish perspectives on the priorities for accelerating building renovation
- Approaches to scaling up building renovation, with practical examples from national and local authorities
- A dedicated session on accelerating the renovation of all educational buildings in the EU
- Discussion on how better building-stock data, national observatories, and cooperation can support higher renovation rates
- Site visits to Ellis Court and Tom Johnson House, showcasing real renovation projects
Agenda
09:00 Registration, Welcome Coffee, Networking
09:30 WELCOME ADDRESSES BY THE ORGANISERS
- Adrian Joyce, Director of the Renovate Europe Campaign
- Ali Grehan, Chair, Irish Green Building Council
- William Walsh, CEO, SEAI
09:45 KEYNOTE ADDRESSES
- Timmy Dooley, Minister of State at the Department of Climate, Energy, and the Environment
- Teresa Ribera, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission (invited)
- Donna Gartland, CEO of CODEMA (Dublin Energy Agency) (invited)
10:15 Short presentation of REC’s EPBD Implementation Tracker
Romane Faure, Project and Policy Officer, Efficient Buildings Europe
10:25 Session 1: Delivering Energy Renovation at Scale
Marion Jammet (Moderator), Director of Policy & Advocacy, IGBC
- Robert Nuij, Head of Unit B2, Buildings and Products, (DG ENER)
- Conor Sreenan, State Architect, Office of Public Works (invited)
- Representative of Saint-Gobain
- Name Barcelona Superblocks Approach, Spain (tbc)
- Jennifer O’Donnell, co-founder of O’Donnell Brown: The Scottish experience
- Tom Gilligan, Director of Services, Mayo County Council
Panel discussion with Q&A (15 minutes)
11:25 Coffee break and viewing of project posters and videos
11:50 Green Paper on Housing plus latest Healthy Homes Barometer
Fleming Voetmann, Vice President for Public Affairs and Product Regulatory Affairs at VELUX
12:00 Session 2: Renovate all Educational Buildings by 2035!
Adrian Joyce (Moderator), Director of the Renovate Europe Campaign
- Marian Harkin, Minister of State at the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science with special responsibility for Further Education, Apprenticeship, Construction and Climate Skills (invited)
- Sean Kelly, Member of the European Parliament (EPP) (invited)
- Sophie Breton, President, Professional Business Unit Europe, Signify
- Petra van Haren, Director of European School Heads Association
Case studies:
- Pathfinder Programme (Ireland)
Sarah Kelly, KOBW Architecture – Cork Case Study (tbc) - Croatian communications campaign on renovating educational buildings
Andelka Toto Ormuz, HUPFAS
Panel discussion with Q&A (15 minutes).
13:00 Networking lunch (with opportunity to view project posters and videos)
14:00 Session 3: From Data to Delivery: Scaling Energy Renovation Rates in the EU
Ciaran Byrne (Moderator), Director of National Retrofit at SEAI
- Marcella Maher Keogh, Director and Project Manager, Carrig Energy Consultancy
- Ciara Ahern, Project Lead, Irish Building Stock Observatory
- Niall O’Connor, Managing Director for Kingspan Insulation, Ireland
- Name tbd, French national Building Stock Observatory
- Klaus Schlobach, Head of Global P&C Academy and Sustainability, Allianz (invited)
Panel discussion with Q&A (20 minutes)
14:55 Closing remarks (3 minutes)
Adrian Joyce, Director of the Renovate Europe Campaign
15:00 Presentation of projects to be visited
Ellis Court – Tiarnan Spain, Tuath Housing
Tom Johnson House – speaker from the Ministry of Climate, Energy, and the Environment (name tbd)
15:15 Departure for Site Visits
Ellis Court: The tour will be led by Marie McNamara, Head of Construction, and John Campbell of Coady Architects. A resident of Ellis Court shall also be present.
Tom Johnson House: Headquarters of the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment. Whole-building renovation of an office to government building.
17:00-19:00 Networking Reception (and viewing of project posters and videos)
REDay2026 Sponsor will deliver a short speech
Alex White, Chair of the Climate Change Advisory Council (CACC), will deliver a closing address on climate resilience and the role of the buildings sector
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