| Cloughjordan Ecovillage | |
| Settlement Type: | Eco-village |
| Pushpin Map: | Ireland |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Ireland |
| Coordinates: | 52.946°N -8.038°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Ireland |
| Subdivision Type1: | County |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tipperary |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.28 |
| Area Urban Km2: | 0.15 |
| Area Rural Km2: | 0.13 |
| Length Km: | 0.9 |
| Width Km: | 0.4 |
| Elevation M: | 90 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 130 |
| Population As Of: | November 2020 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
The Cloughjordan Ecovillage is an ongoing project to create an eco-village community in the village of Cloughjordan in County Tipperary, Ireland. The community is being developed on 67acres of farmland, purchased in 2005, within the townland of Oxpark and which merges with the existing village of Cloughjordan.[2] The first residents moved into their homes in the eco-village in December 2009.[3]
A district heating system powered by a wood chip boiler provides hot water to the homes.[4]
A community-supported agriculture scheme was established in 2008. Members of Cloughjordan community farm are drawn from the eco-village and surrounding area. The farm aims to supply members' families with much of their food using biodynamic principles.[5] The farm cultivates 12 acres within the eco-village.
Village Education Research and Training (VERT) is a working group within the eco-village. It runs courses encouraging best practice in sustainable living.[6]
29 near zero-energy buildings (NZEBs) in the village were open to the public during the "Near Zero Energy Buildings Open Doors Ireland" event held in November 2013.[7] Other NZEB Open Doors events took place elsewhere in Europe, under a program promoted by the European Union.
A community amphitheatre, created within the eco-village was opened by Michael D. Higgins, President of Ireland in April 2017.[8]