May 21, 2020 | Advice for Clients, Ask the Expert!, Sustainable/Passive
Paul McNally was interviewed by the Irish Examiner journalist John Daly in relation to Sustainability Week 2020. The article was published online on the Examiner website on 20/5/2020 and in the Business section of the paper on Friday 22/5/2020. See this link to read...
Feb 21, 2020 | Ask the Expert!, Practice news, Property Development, Sustainable/Passive
all context corner patio-2 patio tree Douglas Passive House breaks ground. This development is progressing well in Douglas, Cork, consisting of 5 houses which includes our Douglas Passive House project. The client’s own two storey detached passive house will...
Oct 30, 2019 | Advice for Clients, ArchiTalksIE, Ask the Expert!
What is a typical house design timeline? I advise clients that a typical house design timeline happens over roughly three years with almost a year for each major stage; – Year 1 Design – Year 2 Build – Year 3 Snagging The first year, Design, is...
Sep 27, 2019 | Advice for Clients, Ask the Expert!, Sustainable/Passive
Passive House De-Coded now on Instagram Instagram Passive House De-Coded series; We are delighted to present video content on Instagram showing our work in progress. The idea behind this content is to talk through all aspects of the design and execution of PassivHaus...
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...