Major award and funding boost for Kilkenny company!
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland has announced the winners of the 2023 SEAI Energy Awards, with Lawler Sustainability from Kilkenny taking the prize for 'Excellence in Energy Research and Innovation'.
Lawler Sustainability is a specialist sustainability company offering a one stop shop for innovation, advice, action, and aftercare.
This project’s purpose is to drive building energy-related renovations through Energy Performance Contracting (EPC), benefiting both the environment and businesses.
The project aims to transform the commercial real estate sector by introducing a new way of working that promotes carbon and energy reduction through landlord-tenant collaboration by addressing the split incentive through EPC.
It involves various stakeholders, including academic and research institutions, industry partners, government bodies, and societal groups.
As the winner of this award, Lawler Sustainability are awarded an SEAI bursary of €10,000 to advance their research.
The project team plans to utilise the bursary to further promote energy performance contracting within the private sector.
Since the very first SEAI Awards ceremony in 2003, there have been 2,100 applicants, 190 award winners and collectively achieving around €650 million in energy savings.