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The importance of Budgeting for Lighting in Residential Construction Projects

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...

Why incremental energy efficiency improvements are an economic disaster

Oct 11, 2018 | Ask the Expert!, Property Development, Sustainable/Passive

Nenzing Nursing Home / Dietger Wissounig Architects. photo copyright Albrecht Imanuel Schnabel Ireland is edging closer and closer to making our buildings more energy efficient with new Building Regulations becoming incrementally better as time goes on. Time will tell...

How to plan for developing your site in Cork

Oct 5, 2018 | Advice for Clients, Ask the Expert!, Property Development

How to plan for developing your site in Cork for small infill developments. There is huge site development planning potential locked up in under-developed sites in all over Cork city. With the huge pressure to get houses built, there is a great opportunity for those...

13 things to budget for when planning your house build

Oct 5, 2018 | Advice for Clients, Ask the Expert!

These are 13 things to budget for when planning your house build. The single most important thing to do if you want your house build to go as smoothly as possible, is get a realistic budget in place before you start designing. A budget is not what you want to spend,...

How to Hire an Environmental Architect

Oct 2, 2013 | Advice for Clients, Ask the Expert!, Property Development, Sustainable/Passive

How to hire an Environmental Architect This is based on a presentation I have prepared to give to people at their place of work during lunchtime. These people by nature of the business, were particularly interested in low-energy buildings and so the presentation is...

How warm is your hotel room?

Jul 8, 2013 | Ask the Expert!, Hotel architecture, Sustainable/Passive

Why are hotel bedrooms so hot? As an eco-architect it is a source of immense frustration when on the rare occasions that we get to stay in a top class hotel, everything is perfect down to the last detail except the ability to get a good night’s sleep. Why?...
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