Vectorworks 101 Tips and Tricks Book for Kindle launched

Vectorworks- 101 Tips and Tricks by Mark Stephens RIBA MRIAI Launch of new Vectorworks book on Kindle: ‘Vectorworks – 101 Tips and Tricks’ Mark Stephens has trained literally thousands of users across the world to become more proficient with Vectorworks Read More …

A whistle stop tour of projects under construction:

Following a flurry of site visits over the last few I thought I’d share a few images together with captions of what’s under construction at the moment: You’ll have seen this over the last few months; a rural house in Read More …

RIAI launches new 'marks' for registered architectural practices…

The RIAI has developed a new suite of special Marks to create a strong and recognisable image brand for registrants and members as well as for specialist accreditations in CPD and Conservation. The Marks will give strong visual recognition to Read More …

Are you a County Mayo business with a FaceBook page? Connect via Jenny at @VOfficeworx

Great initiative by Jenny Brennan at VirtualOfficeWorx.com where if you are a County Mayo business with a FaceBook page then simply add your company details as a comment: CLICK HERE TO ADD YOUR DETAILS

Meet an architect on Simon Open Door…

This years RIAI Simon Open Door 2013 is on the 11th and 12th May 2013. For details or to book a session CLICK HERE or click on either of the banner images.

A planning validation story and how to treat people

Here’s a nice little story on a recent planning validation… But first a short recap on what Planning Validation is all about… Before a planning application even gets looked at, it needs to go through a validation process. This checks Read More …

Irish Planning Myth #6 Make as many changes as you like;just send a letter into Council as a minor amendment

Irish Planning Myth #6 Make as many changes as you like;just send a letter into Council as a minor amendment… Now this one has really perplexed me; and I’m still unsure whether it’s really a myth or not. So any Read More …

Yet another Building Control 2013 Amendment Post & the RIAI party line…

I doubt if this will be the last post on the 2013 Building Control amendment but I thought it interesting to share the RIAI statement on the welcome of the changes but also caution. HERE’S THE STATEMENT FROM THE RIAI Read More …

[NEWS] Building Control Amendment Regulations 2013

Another step closer… Here’s the previous post on the Building Control Amendment Regulations 2013 (it also references other posts I’ve written on the subject). Only additional news is that the Amended Regulations were announced yesterday by Minister for the Environment, Read More …

The Building Control Amendment (2013) a step closer…

So, it looks as if the Building Control Amendment is a step closer as far as I know it was signed into law last Friday. Obviously nothing has happened yet as far as working practice and I’m sure there will Read More …