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...
Oct 9, 2018 | Ask the Expert!, Hotel architecture, Property Development, Sustainable/Passive
PassivHaus certified Explorer hotel Montafon by Herz and Lang architects in Austria. Hotels have an enormous space heating and cooling demands compared to other building types. I have noted in previous posts how Irish hotel bedrooms are actually uncomfortable because...
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 potential locked up in under-developed sites in all over the city. With the huge pressure to get houses built, there is a great opportunity for those sites to yield much needed...
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...
