NeighbourWood Communities — InsightsNet-zero homes sustained by permanent native woodland. Field notes, research, and milestones from Ireland’s climate infrastructure platform.https://neighbourwood.ie/en-ie© 2026 NeighbourWood Communities Ltd. All rights reserved.Astro + @astrojs/rss1440Who Checks Our Work?https://neighbourwood.ie/blog/who-checks-our-work/https://neighbourwood.ie/blog/who-checks-our-work/In May we set out the three questions any credible woodland credit has to answer. Here are the people helping us answer them — and the partnership that just became official.Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTNatureFinanceNaturalCapitalNRSIrelandClimateInfrastructureNeal Anderson <hello@neighbourwood.ie>How Do You Measure What You Restore?https://neighbourwood.ie/blog/how-do-you-measure-what-you-restore/https://neighbourwood.ie/blog/how-do-you-measure-what-you-restore/Native woodland restoration is easy to claim and harder to verify. Here's how we're thinking about the verification work — and what's happening this week to begin it.Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTnative woodland Irelandcarbon sequestrationbiodiversity measurementecological methodologyNature Endowmentverificationnature financeNeal Anderson <hello@neighbourwood.ie>Your Home Pays You Back: The Energy Savings Mathhttps://neighbourwood.ie/blog/your-home-pays-you-back/https://neighbourwood.ie/blog/your-home-pays-you-back/Three fees in. €3,220 to €5,010 in savings out. Here's the honest math on what it costs to live in a NeighbourWood home — and where the numbers come from.Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTenergy savingsBER A1homeowner economicsnet-zero homesNeal Anderson <hello@neighbourwood.ie>Why We're Buying a Home in Our Own Developmenthttps://neighbourwood.ie/blog/why-we-live-there/https://neighbourwood.ie/blog/why-we-live-there/We're purchasing a home in our own pilot at full market rate. Here's why founder conviction isn't a marketing story — it's the structural foundation of the 10:1 Model.Sun, 29 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTfounder storyconvictionpilot developmenttrustNeal Anderson <hello@neighbourwood.ie>How We Build: Net-Zero Homes to the Highest Standardhttps://neighbourwood.ie/blog/how-we-build/https://neighbourwood.ie/blog/how-we-build/BER A1. Passivhaus specification. Heated by the earth, powered by the sun. What goes into a NeighbourWood home and why it matters.Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTBER A1Passivhausnet-zero homesmodular homes Irelandheat pumpNeal Anderson <hello@neighbourwood.ie>What Is Woodland as a Nature Endowment?https://neighbourwood.ie/blog/what-is-a-woodland-bank/https://neighbourwood.ie/blog/what-is-a-woodland-bank/Permanent native woodland held in trust forever. How the Nature Endowment works, what it generates, and why it matters for homeowners and the planet.Mon, 23 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTNature Endowmentbiodiversitycarbon sequestrationnative woodland IrelandNeal Anderson <hello@neighbourwood.ie>What We Believe — And Why We Published Ithttps://neighbourwood.ie/blog/what-we-believe-and-why/https://neighbourwood.ie/blog/what-we-believe-and-why/Why NeighbourWood published its values and principles publicly, and what transparency means when you're asking people to trust a new model.Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTValuesTransparencyFounder StoryNeal Anderson <hello@neighbourwood.ie>The 10:1 Model: Ten Homes, One Hectare, Foreverhttps://neighbourwood.ie/blog/01-the-10-1-model/https://neighbourwood.ie/blog/01-the-10-1-model/How NeighbourWood's 10:1 Model connects net-zero homes to permanent native woodland — and why it changes everything about how we build.Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT10:1 Modelnet-zero housing Irelandwoodland communitiesbiodiversityNeal Anderson <hello@neighbourwood.ie>The Hidden Costs of Traditional Housing Nobody Talks Abouthttps://neighbourwood.ie/blog/hidden-costs-traditional-housing/https://neighbourwood.ie/blog/hidden-costs-traditional-housing/Beyond the mortgage: energy bills, maintenance, and why the cheapest home often costs the most over time.Mon, 15 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTEconomicsBuyers GuideNeal Anderson <hello@neighbourwood.ie>Net-Zero Homes in Ireland: What They Are and Why They Matterhttps://neighbourwood.ie/blog/net-zero-homes-ireland/https://neighbourwood.ie/blog/net-zero-homes-ireland/A comprehensive guide to net-zero housing in Ireland—what it means, how it works, and why it's the future of Irish homes.Wed, 10 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTNet-ZeroSustainabilityIrelandNeal Anderson <hello@neighbourwood.ie>Why We're Building NeighbourWoodhttps://neighbourwood.ie/blog/why-we-are-building-neighbourwood/https://neighbourwood.ie/blog/why-we-are-building-neighbourwood/The story behind NeighbourWood Communities — why we left California to build net-zero woodland communities in Ireland.Fri, 05 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTFounder StoryMissionNeal Anderson <hello@neighbourwood.ie>