Feb 1, 2018 | Advice for Clients
Rural Passive House design for 2018 New Passive House design for 2018! This is our latest passive house project about to be submitted for planning approval in early 2018. On the edge of a town in County Cork, nestled in a beautiful valley with stunning views. The...
Jul 2, 2014 | Advice for Clients, News for architects, Practice news
Introduction by Paul McNally Architect The following advice comes from Paul Overy, of Overy Associates in Clonmel, Co. Tipperary with whom I have collaborated on several low energy and passive projects. Overy Associates provide expert Building Services Consultant...
Feb 27, 2014 | Advice for Clients, Practice news
New Building Control Regulations come into force March 1st 2014. The following is from a client guidance document produced by the Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland to explain the impact of the new legislation on those proposing to carry out relevant works from...
Feb 10, 2014 | Advice for Clients, Practice news
The Living Building Challenge – Case Studies from the Ecovillage in Cloughjordan Paul McNally will be one of the presenters on The Living Building Challenge case studies from Cloughjordan. I will be showing delegates around my Enterprise Centre project and Passive...
Jan 29, 2014 | Advice for Clients
‘I’ve got a friend who built a 2,500 sqft house for €180,000….’ Foreword; Sorry if the tone of this post is harsh, but sometimes trying to find the right clients can be very frustrating… Really I am pretty compassionate and a good...
Jan 28, 2014 | Advice for Clients, Practice news
COMPETITION ENTRY BY PAUL MCNALLY ARCHITECTURE This is my entry for the competition. Architectural thesis The building consists of two forms which intersect. The outer volume of the ‘gathering space’ is extrovert in nature, raised and glazed so as to draw...