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Overall Green Business Award - Department of Education and Skills for Coláiste Choilm Post
Primary School |
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"The school is fantastically environmentally friendly – thanks to its high levels of insulation and the great attention
that has been paid to minimising air leakage rates. The entry offered leadership, excellence and an embedded
commitment to the sustainable design, build and operation of all new Irish schools." |
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| The Green Leader Award - Padraig Ryan, Children's University Hospital, Temple Street |
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"We all know how tough these times have been, and how hard it has been to keep green issues high on the agenda.
Padraig has had to work in a very difficult economic climate –yet he’s delivered amazing results....water and
energy consumption is down, he’s persuaded more hospital staff to travel to work in a sustainable way, and they’ve
upped their recycling rates. And pretty much all of that has been down to his drive and commitment." |
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| The Green Supply Chain Award - Bord na Móna |
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The Judges said:
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"These guys have really thought about sustainability at all levels in their supply chain – up and down the line –
and involving more than 500 other organisations. That approach is transforming the organisation. Their future goals
are very challenging but ambitious."
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| The Green Building Award - Coláiste Choilm Post Primary School |
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The Judges said:
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"This school is incredibly green – and they’ve achieved this by real attention to details. No its much more air tight
than normal, its highly insulated and it includes a nifty rainwater recovery system. Overall its carbon emissions are
down my nearly a half." |
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| The Green Residential Building Award - Abbeyshrule, Co. Longford- Winkens Architecture |
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"This design is based on a traditional long house. The building is orientated to benefit from passive solar gains,
and is super insulated – to Passive House standards. One unusual feature is the compost toilet. But it works a treat and
doesn’t smell at all!"
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| The Green Energy Award - EPS Group |
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The Judges said:
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"These guys have developed a system called the Bio Crack. It’s a really crafty way of turning municipal waste
into power using an anaerobic digester. And it works brilliantly – its two current plans have already saved nearly
400,000 tonnes of carbon." |
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| The Green Healthcare Award - Children's University Hospital |
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The Judges said:
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"Gas and electricity consumption down; recycling and sustainable transport up... those are the reasons why CUH
won the trophy. The green travel solutions they developed are particularly impressive. And all of this had resulted
in big cost savings to the hospital too."
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| The Green Professional Services Award - Crowley Carbon |
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The Judges said:
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"These guys ought to be green – they’re energy optimisations consultants. So they spend their time designing, or
re-designing industrial processes that gobble lots of energy to make them much more efficient in the future. They
reckon many firms waste 5 per cent of their energy, and they’ve got a terrific track record of delivering huge savings
for a string of blue chip clients."
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| The Green Travel Initiatives Award - University College Cork |
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The Judges said:
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"UCC has done a great deal to encourage people to travel to work more sustainably. What really stood out was its Cycle
to Work scheme. The provision of a fleet of bikes, great changing facilities and new secure cycle parks means the number of people that travel to campus on two wheels has more than doubled in recent years."
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| The Waste to Business Resource Award - Ecocem |
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The Judges said:
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"Ecocem impressed by turning more than a million tonnes of power station slag waste that was heading for landfill last year into sustainable building material."
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| The Green Retailer Award - The Secret Garden |
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The Judges said:
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"The Secret Garden really ‘walk the talk’. So they work with Irish Biodiversity to deliver wildlife-friendly planting
schemes. And they try wherever possible to avid the use of herbicides and pesticides. They also work with their
customers, encouraging them to Go Green too, via a range of free courses and events."
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| The Green SME Award - Ecocem |
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The Judges said:
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"EcoCem generates only four per cent of the carbon that conventional cement produces as it uses the slag from
blast furnaces as its core ingredient. The production process isn’t the only thing that’s green though – they’ve
also cut their travel emissions significantly too, and more than halved their electricity consumption."
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| The Green Product Award - Nemos Horticultural |
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The Judges said:
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"This new non-chemical insecticide is not only more efficient, it’s more cost effective too. The product
provides consumers with something that is really needed. And the processes it uses to manufacture the product
are also very green too – so it reduces Ireland’s carbon footprint as well."
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| The Green Entrepeneur Award - Declan Crosse, Wood Energy Solutions |
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The Judges said:
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"Wood Energy Solutions provided a good demonstration of the competitive advantage of sustainability. In addition to
providing a viable alternative to oil for the space heating sector, they plan to reduce fuel poverty, create jobs
and contribute to Irish exports."
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| The Green Innovation Award - Nemos Horticultural |
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The Judges said:
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"Nemos won for its new biologically friendly insecticide product – which is a natural alternative to standard chemical pesticides. It’s environmentally sound, and claims to be more efficient than conventional chemical based products. Researched and developed here in Ireland its set to completely revolutionise soft fruit production."
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The Green Entertainment & Leisure Award - Aviva Stadium
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The Judges said:
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"The Aviva stadium is already rated as one of the greenest in the world; its clever design means its energy and water usage is very low, there’s masses of recycling, and there’s a great public transport plan too. A terrific environmental performance."
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| The Green Communications Award - ERP Ireland |
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The Judges said:
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"The European Recycling Platform came up with a nifty way of promoting its objectives at the Electric Picnic Festival
where they set up this eco-stage – called Earthship. They succeeded in sharing an important message and had effectively used a range of media channels".
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The Green Financial Institute Award - State Street
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The Judges said:
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"State Street has developed a really targeted approach to reducing its carbon footprint, and was measuring its progress meticulously. It was also clear they had communicated their green objectives well and had got both their staff and their suppliers fully on board too."
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| The Green Corporate Citizenship Award - Rehab Recycle |
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The Judges said:
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"These guys won for its scheme that encourages businesses to donate I.T. equipment that can be recycled. The project not only helps the organisations that get the reconditioned I.T. equipment, but it also creates jobs for people with disabilities, who refurbish it. And it means less kit finding its way into landfill – so it’s triple whammy success story."
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| The Green Community Award - Cloughjordan |
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The Judges said:
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| "This was a closely fought category, with some very strong entries. Cloughjordan won because of its growing international reputation as a trendsetting ‘eco village’. The project includes the construction of more than 100 low energy homes and 16 work places. There is also a community farm. Its innovative approach is attracting interest from similar communities all over the world, keen to learn the secrets of its success." |
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| The Green Large Manufacturer Award - Intel Ireland |
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The Judges said:
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"Intel are a class act. They’re on track to reduce their global carbon emissions by 20 per cent, and they’ve made fantastic progress with their water reduction programme. Their recycling rates are also impressive too, along with the way they have gotten their staff on board to support their various green campaigns."
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| The Green School/College Award - University College Cork |
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The Judges said:
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"Cork was the first university in the world - no less - to get international accreditation for its energy management
standards. And it was also recently rated as being in the top five in the rankings of the world’s greenest higher education
establishments."
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