May 17, 2019 | Advice for Clients, ArchiTalksIE, News for architects, Practice news, Sustainable/Passive
Come see our latest PassivHaus in progress! This Passive House is under way in Bandon, County Cork and we would love you to come see what great construction looks like and have all your questions answered by the experts! First visit will be at 11.00 a.m. on Wednesday...
Mar 22, 2019 | Advice for Clients, Ask the Expert!, Property Development, Sustainable/Passive
LEED Gold Office Design LEED Gold Office design was a central topic at the recent ‘Delivering Commercial NZEB’ conference in Pairc Ui Chaoimh, hosted by the Technical University of Dublin. It is apparent that low-energy office buildings are becoming the...
Dec 5, 2018 | Advice for Clients, Ask the Expert!
MODEL MAKING AS AN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN TOOL Why do architects make models? Because it is fun! From making Lego as a kid to building castles, dens, forts, treehouses, this was the kind of thing I have always enjoyed doing. Now I get to do it for real with buildings...
Nov 27, 2018 | Advice for Clients, Ask the Expert!
This topic follows on from the recent general advice on things to budget for when planning a house build. The amount set aside in a contract or tender for a specific product is called a Prime Cost Sum, or p.c. sum. Contractually this means that it is a sum put in the...
Nov 12, 2018 | Advice for Clients, ArchiTalksIE
A ‘code of conduct’ for clients and contractors What is a code of conduct? There is an explicit Code of Conduct for Architects, which governs our behaviour, and if we do not adhere to it, we can lose our Registration and be prevented from practicing as...
Oct 25, 2018 | Advice for Clients, News for architects, Practice news
PLEASE COME TO THE 2018 CAA EXHIBITION GALA OPENING ON FRIDAY 9TH NOVEMBER 2018 7 P.M.! We are delighted that our project, St Joseph’s Woolen Mills in Castlemartyr has been selected by the CAA jury for this exhibition and would like to invite all our friends,...
