In July 2026, CIEEM joined nine other organisations, led by the Irish Green Building Council (IGBC), in sending a joint letter to James Browne TD, Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and copied to An Taoiseach and the relevant Ministers of State.

The letter sets out how the Irish Government can deliver much-needed homes while protecting and restoring biodiversity and detailed three priority actions: 

1. Develop and implement a coordinated national framework on biodiversity and planning of the built environment
2. Adopt a common, national standardised measurement tool for sites zoned for development
3. Provide practical, standardised toolkits, guidance documents, and templates to inform master planning and site layouts

You can read the full letter here.