Carbon Emissions Vizualization

Interesting read

Lead story ⁦Business Post⁩- rent caps under pressure?

“It’s time we put a stop to this cod “affordable” housing terminology. Because by any definition the word, as used by the Irish State in housing too often equates to: “significantly more expensive than open market rates”. “
independent.ie/opinion/commen…

Interesting thread and paper:

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melreynolds Thanks Mel. There was a lot being swept under the carpet then, but at least there were some inside the system who were prepared to speak out about what was going on. You’d be hard put to find any truth tellers now.

Good read “Stardust tragedy: Lax fire laws and outdated legislation led to tragedy” Frank McDonald independent.ie/irish-news/sta…

“Subsidies are inflation the cost of new homes..”

Councils spend over €400m on buying back houses sold off at a discount independent.ie/irish-news/cou…

You don't need a big site to build apartments

Hiroyuki Ito Architects created commercial space and apartments on a site that is 60m2 in Tokyo

Good question- ‘de-growth?’

Interesting article “..levies should be scrapped altogether, it is bad economics. The loss to the Government could be funded by scrapping Help-to-Buy”
Scrap new home levies to boost supply, says top economist independent.ie/business/scrap…

Interesting read “Ireland's biggest private landlord brands its €1,800 average rents 'undervalued'” (via TheJournal.ie) jrnl.ie/6354313

“..research by the Department of Finance showed sites with planning permission for more than 100,000 homes lay dormant.. The review.. by the LDA has shown that around half of unactivated planning permissions are “unimplementable” and unsuitable for affordable housing.”

Urgent action from Taoiseach Simon Harris & Minister Eamon Ryan to use this waste to tackle energy poverty

Over €37million of wind energy wasted last week (93,332 MWh). Enough surplus energy to heat 31 million hot water tanks
Simon Harris TD Eamon Ryan ESB Group SEAI

“Senator Byrne said it was unacceptable that 183 derelict properties remained under the control of a State agency. He said that “for 10 years, we have been hearing these excuses”. irishtimes.com/politics/2024/…

Interesting read on UK rental sector

House Prices increasing driven by higher incomes The Irish Times

“Developers coming to us 18 months ago.. might have started with a €400,000 price for a two-bed apartment.. They're now coming to us looking for €500,000.. by 2025 it will be €600,000. I just don't know where it ends.” ⁦Business Post⁩ businesspost.ie/news/i-dont-kn…