THE VENUE

Carbon Neutral and Sustainable

Building on our green foundations

As the world’s first carbon neutral convention centre, we are committed to long-term environmental sustainability in accordance with the International Standards Organisation (ISO) 14001.  

This includes recycling, a focus on reducing overall energy consumption by using a sustainable energy supplier and integrating sustainable systems at the venue, such as our Integrated Building Automated System (IBAS). We have also installed a thermal wheel heat recovery system and an Ice Storage Thermal Unit (ISTU), which chills water overnight to form large ice blocks that melt during the day to provide air conditioning for the entire building.

In order to help delegates to keep their journey carbon neutral, we offer international visitors the opportunity to offset their carbon emissions from air travel using our carbon calculator. And, should an organiser wish to explore how they can reduce the carbon footprint of their event, we can look at this with them, using the consultancy expertise of Emission Zero.

Our Environmental Policy

At The CCD, we recognise our role in achieving environmental best practice and continual improvement in our business activities.

This includes a commitment to comply with applicable legal requirements and with other any other requirements, which relate to its environmental aspects.

We are committed to preventing pollution and reducing any negative impact of our operations on the environment.

It is our intention to inform and involve our staff, service providers, customers and suppliers about issues relevant to developing an environmentally responsible culture.  We are committed to using only suppliers and sub-contractors who are “environmentally aware”, wherever possible.

We are committed to effective management of energy and waste recycling, including reducing the amount of harmful emissions by saving energy, which helps to reduce the greenhouse effect and acid rain.  We will also recycle paper, wherever possible, and reduce paper usage by limiting communications and by company-wide initiatives such as double-sided printing.

We will set a new standard for the industry to follow and help to make Dublin a pleasant environment to live and work in.

We will give consideration to the following areas.

• Planning and development: We will consider environment best practice in new projects and refurbishment.

• Resource management: We will monitor our Building Management System and take positive steps to maximise efficiency.

• Purchasing: We will give preference to those products and services that have minimal or beneficial impact on the environment.

• Indoor air quality and external air emissions: We will strive to minimise the detrimental effects of chemicals and pollutants.

• Transport: We encourage the use of public transport and offer our employees a “Cycle to Work” scheme.

• Conservation: As a company, we will actively support green initiatives and organisations.

The above categories cover a wide range of environmental programmes, initiatives, targets and recommendations.

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