Nov 3, 2016 | News for architects
Aug 26, 2016 | News for architects, Practice news
PHAI (Passive House Association of Ireland) Southern Chapter final site to Cork City Enerphit. As part of the Passive House Association of Ireland (PHAI.ie) Southern Chapter programme of CPD in passivhaus building knowledge, members have kindly agreed to open their...
May 31, 2016 | News for architects
Valuing your service and charging for it – Tuesday 7 June Paul McNally of the PassivHaus Architecture Company will be presenting to members of the RIAI on the system we have developed for guiding clients through the initial contact to getting a project securely...
Mar 16, 2016 | Practice news
naphnconference.com We are delighted to announce our presentation of our work to our North American colleagues at conference in New York this June. The Third Annual North American Passive House Network Conference & Expo will be held June 13th and 14th, 2016, in...
Dec 9, 2015 | Advice for Clients, Practice news
New Passive House Office Building Project For further information see The PassivHaus Architecture Company project page here! Call us on 021 2429455 if you would like something...
Nov 26, 2015 | News for architects
These are my thoughts on housing policy as I see it currently; We are in the middle of a housing crisis, with homelessness at shameful levels, rent and purchase prices at levels that exacerbate the issue. Part of the solution is of course to build more houses, but the...
May 27, 2015 | Practice news
Please vote for us in the Public Choice Awards Another great honour, this time from the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland. The Pharmacy has been shortlisted in Ireland’s most prestigious awards for architecture. This year there were 120 entries across a...
Apr 8, 2015 | Practice news
Planning Permission Granted for Anne Street! We are delighted to announce permission has been granted (April 2015) for this refurbishment and extension to a protected structure in Anne Street Clonmel. Read more about it here, where we will blog all the construction...
Jan 27, 2015 | Practice news
To All Prospective Clients! Due to unforeseen circumstances*, this practice finds itself with excess short term capacity. We are offering 15% off services for the months of February and March 2015! This is on top of any fee reduction already offered in your cost...
Dec 12, 2014 | Practice news
Services designer required for EnerPHit project I am looking for expressions of interest from consultants who would like to act as Services Designer for our EnerPHit extension and refurbishment project in Glasheen, Cork. The project information is shown here. We have...
Oct 9, 2014 | Practice news
On the 1st of November I am celebrating 10 years in practice as a self-employed architect. Those years have been good to me, and I hope I have been good to my clients and the public who use some of the projects I worked on. I am already looking forward to the next ten...
Sep 4, 2014 | Advice for Clients, News for architects
Thermal Bridge assessment for Part L compliance It seems a shame that due to restriction of competence to calculate thermal bridges for Part L compliance to only registered assessors, that it is very unlikely that these calculations will be carried out at all. There...
Jul 28, 2014 | News for architects
This blog is aimed at other practicioners rather than potential clients. But clients may find it interesting also. I have spent a lot of time in the last year or so researching and educating myself a little about the business of architecture. Those of you interested...
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...
Jun 16, 2014 | Pharmacy site progress
Site visit announced! In association with the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland, Éasca and the Passive House Association of Ireland I am delighted to announce an upcoming site visit. This will be a tour of the project one week before the client opens for...
Mar 10, 2014 | Pharmacy site progress
Time lapse video of work so far.. Passive House Pharmacy continues on site Site Inspection 23rd August 2014 We are dealing with snag items in the pharmacy and the apartment is about 4 days from completion. Site Inspection 8th August 2014 The pharmacy is open for...
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 11, 2014 | Pharmacy site progress
Passive House Pharmacy continues on site Site Inspection 21st February 2014 It’s a very cold February to be standing around on site looking at details for two hours, but site inspections have to be one of the best parts of being an architect. When you have...
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...
