IGBC

Name

IGBC

Legal name

Irish Green Building Council

Website

https://igbc.ie

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Green Building Certification Services

NAICS

Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (924)

SIC

Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro primary industry

Data Assurance, Audit & Attestation (ISAE 3000/3410, SOC, Chain-of-Custody) (EUABACAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Voluntary Carbon Credit Verification & Validation (VCS/Gold Standard/ACR/CAR) (EUABACAA)

Keywords

• Green building certification
• Sustainable building standards
• Building performance certification
• Environmental product declarations
• Built environment advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Dublin

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: IGBC operates as a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee. Revenue is generated through membership subscriptions from over 400 member organisations across the built environment industry, with tiered membership levels offering access to resources, events, training, and certification programmes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

IGBC operates Ireland's national certification programmes for sustainable buildings, including the Home Performance Index (HPI) for residential buildings, the EPD Ireland programme for verified environmental product declarations, and the CO2 Performance Ladder for carbon measurement. The organisation also delivers paid training courses (LEED GA Exam Prep, Embodied Carbon 101, Circularity in the Built Environment 101), recurring Lunch & Learn webinars, quarterly Communities of Practice, and policy advocacy including sectoral roadmaps such as Building a Zero Carbon Ireland and Building a Circular Ireland.

Product overview

IGBC (Irish Green Building Council) is a non-profit membership organization, not a product company in the traditional sense. Its offerings consist of certification programmes, educational training products, collaborative communities, and policy publications. The core certification portfolio includes: Home Performance Index (HPI) for sustainable homes, EPD Ireland for environmental product declarations, and the CO2 Performance Ladder for carbon measurement. Educational offerings span instructor-led training courses (LEED GA Exam Prep, Embodied Carbon 101, Circularity in the Built Environment 101), recurring Lunch & Learn webinars, and quarterly Communities of Practice covering biodiversity, carbon, and green procurement. IGBC also produces influential roadmaps and research publications including Building a Zero Carbon Ireland, Building a Circular Ireland, and BIO-NEIGHBOUR. The organization does not offer a software platform, API, or AI-powered products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Home Performance Index (HPI) IGBC's national certification programme providing third-party verification of sustainable home performance against criteria covering energy efficiency, materials, and indoor environment quality. Version 3.0 was launched in 2022.
• EPD Ireland Environmental Product Declarations programme administered by IGBC since 2019, providing standardised, third-party verified environmental performance data for construction products and materials used in the Irish building sector.
• CO2 Performance Ladder A tender and procurement certification tool piloted in Ireland by IGBC that helps organisations measure and reduce carbon emissions across the construction supply chain, providing a structured approach to decarbonisation. The first tender was published in 2023.
• LEED Green Associate Exam Preparation Live Zoom-based training course preparing built-environment professionals for the LEED Green Associate accreditation, covering LEED rating systems, certification processes, and Irish context applications. €100 IGBC member discount is available.
• Embodied Carbon 101 Online self-paced course on the IGBC Learning Platform teaching built-environment professionals about embodied carbon and Global Warming Potential (GWP) life cycle assessment associated with building designs.
• Circularity in the Built Environment 101 Online self-paced course on the IGBC Learning Platform covering application of circular economy principles in practice within the built environment, including waste prevention, reuse, and resource efficiency.

Quantifiable outcome

• EPD Ireland programme has been active since 2019, administering Environmental Product Declarations across the Irish construction sector
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers28 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) IrelandcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025The 'Building a Circular Ireland' roadmap was developed as part of a research project funded by the EPA and co-funded by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The Circular Built Environment Playbook is also EPA-funded.
• World Green Building CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011IGBC is the Irish affiliate of the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC), a network of national green building councils in more than 75 countries. This affiliation allows IGBC to share best practices internationally, influence European policy and global actions, and participate in global initiatives such as Advancing Net Zero and Better Places for People.
• European Regional Network (ERN) of WorldGBCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIGBC is part of the ERN consisting of 30+ national Green Building Councils and 3,500 member companies. IGBC CEO Pat Barry chairs the ERN. IGBC participates in the ERN Policy Task Group and Renovate Europe Campaign Committee.
• Renovate EuropecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIGBC is Renovate Europe's national partner in Ireland, working on campaigns to promote energy renovation across the built environment.
• Trinity College Dublin (TCD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIGBC collaborated with Trinity College Dublin on the BIO-NEIGHBOUR project to develop recommendations for enhancing biodiversity in new residential developments, supported by The Housing Agency.
• Atlantic Technological University (ATU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIGBC partnered with ATU on the Circular Built Environment Playbook and other research initiatives, including the Build360 research group exploring circular construction principles.
• Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIGBC collaborated with TU Dublin as part of the EPA-funded Circular Built Environment Playbook project for the Irish construction sector.
• University of GalwaycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIGBC collaborated with University of Galway as part of the EPA-funded Circular Built Environment Playbook project.
• Limerick Twenty Thirty Designated Activity Company (LTT DAC)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerLTT DAC was a partner in the Circular Economy Construction (CE-CON) demonstrator project using the Limerick Opera Square development as a Lighthouse Demonstrator Project. LTT DAC is a 100% owned entity of Limerick City and County Council delivering €500 million in transformational development.
• Southern Region Waste Management Office (SRWMO)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSRWMO was a partner in the CE-CON project alongside IGBC, ATU, and LTT DAC.
• Meehan GreenminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMeehan Green partners with IGBC to deliver LEED GA Exam Prep training in association with IGBC.
• The Housing AgencyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Housing Agency supported the BIO-NEIGHBOUR project through its Research Support Programme, collaborating with IGBC and TCD on biodiversity recommendations for new residential developments.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• UK Green Building Council: UK's national WorldGBC affiliate and closest geographic peer to IGBC. Operates a member-based model delivering certification guidance, policy advocacy, training, and convening across the UK built environment — directly analogous to IGBC's role in Ireland.
• Canada Green Building Council: Canada's national WorldGBC affiliate offering member services, advocacy, and certification partnerships across the built environment. Operates with a similar non-profit/membership structure and serves as a peer benchmark for national councils like IGBC.
• Green Building Council of Australia: Australia's national WorldGBC affiliate and operator of Green Star, a parallel sustainability certification scheme. Highly comparable to IGBC as a national council administering proprietary certification alongside advocacy and training.
• German Sustainable Building Council (DGNB): Germany's national green building council and operator of one of Europe's leading sustainability certification systems. Comparable to IGBC as a sister national council running its own certification (DGNB system) plus advocacy and training functions.
• Netherlands Green Building Council (DGBC): Dutch national WorldGBC affiliate running BREEAM-NL and similar council-based services for the built environment. Sister council with overlapping certification, membership, and policy engagement model to IGBC.

Regional players

• Singapore Green Building Council: Singapore's national WorldGBC affiliate running Green Mark certification, training, and policy advocacy. Operates in a different geography but applies the same national-council + proprietary-certification playbook as IGBC.

Broad incumbents

• BRE Group: Operators of BREEAM, one of the world's most established green building certification systems. Competes with HPI and IGBC's EPD Ireland programme at the certification layer and is active in the Irish market through trained assessors.
• U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC): Operators of LEED, the world's largest green building rating system and the global incumbent against which IGBC's HPI and certifications compete. IGBC delivers LEED GA training, indicating direct exposure to USGBC as both partner and competitor.
• International WELL Building Institute: Operators of the WELL Building Standard focused on health and wellbeing in buildings. Board members of IGBC (Savills, OCSC, Hines) deliver WELL alongside LEED/BREEAM/HPI, making IWBI a portfolio-level competitor for the same Irish project pipeline.

Emerging players

• NABERS (National Australian Built Environment Rating System): Australian operational performance rating system for buildings, comparable to elements of IGBC's CO2 Performance Ladder and HPI assessor training. Adjacent rather than direct competitor, but parallels IGBC's focus on verified sustainability metrics.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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