Cork City Council will demonstrate to the visitors the best practices in Cork, Munster and indeed the island of Ireland have to offer in terms of engaging communities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The event will allow visitors and local experts to share knowledge on the techniques that can be used to persuade communities to reduce their carbon footprint.
The study visit will be opened by the Lord Mayor of Cork - Councillor John Sheehan. The contributors to the event will include Micheal Lyons, Cork City Council's Climate Action Officer, Kieran Lettice from Energy Cork, Bernadette Connolly from the Cork Environmental Forum, Maria Kirrane of the University College Cork Green Campus project, Darcy Lonergan of the Union of Students of Ireland, Catriona Courtney of Northside Community Enterprise, Dr. Eleanor Denny of Trinity College Dublin, Xavier Dubuisson of XD Consulting, Rose Power of the Southern Assembly, Dan Sullivan of the woody farm festival and Dr. Niall Dunphy of University College Cork.
On the second day of the visit the participants will visit the Deep Energy Efficiency Improvements Works being carried out by Cork City Council at apartments in Ballyphehane. These works are funded jointly by the Departments of Housing, the European Regional Development Fund and Cork City Council. They will also visit the energy retrofitting works at Harbour View Road. These works have been organised by Northside Community enterprise as part of a better energy communities scheme part funded by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, the Department of Housing and Cork City Council. On completion these properties will have an energy rating between the Values of B2 to A3 on the Building Energy Rating scale.
