Feb 21, 2020 | Ask the Expert!, Practice news, Property Development, Sustainable/Passive
Douglas Passive House breaks ground. We are happy to reveal that our largest recent development is commencing this month in Douglas, Cork, consisting of 5 houses which includes our Douglas Passive House project. The client’s own two storey detached passive house...
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...
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...
