PSDP (Project Supervisor Design Process) now bookable and payable online…

We have now added our PSDP (Project Supervisor Design Process) Services as an appointment that can be booked and paid for online to ensure your compliance with the Construction Regulations. For more information on your duties and to book us Read More …

Well January, you haven't disappointed (business wise), one for @priteshpatel9

I posted THIS this at the end of December saying that January is the most popular month when considering construction work later in the year. Well the statistics have been astonishing with a 133% increase in site views since 2012 Read More …

A way forward for self-builders… @bregsforum

This personal viewpoint is my opinion on how to maintain the self-building industry in Ireland. This plan of action could easily be implemented as an adjusted form of SI80 In order to maintain the self building industry (remember that 60% Read More …

Vote for Mark Stephens as your RIAI BRegs Reform Candidate; Please Retweet/Like

So the RIAI Council elections have commenced. Make sure you use your vote wisely and if you care about improving the quality of construction across Ireland then vote for a BRegs Reform Candidate and that means voting for myself, Mark Read More …

Yesterdays #RoomToImprove :A comment on Building Regulations & forthcoming amendments @bregsforum

Yesterday’s Room to Improve on RTE1 with Dermot Bannon MRIAI became a Twitter trending topic in Ireland last night and is a great source of discussion between myself and fellow tweeting architects. And yesterdays episode raised a very important issue Read More …

#Passivhaus Certified Passive House Consultant Course – I'm finally doing it!

Well I’ve finally taken the plunge and I’m booked onto the Certified Passive House Consultant/Designer Course in Newry next week. As my faithful readers will know I’m a big Passivhaus advocate and have written copiously on the subject over the Read More …

Thinking of extending or building a new house? Book an initial consultation today…

Whether you’re thinking of extending or building a new house, the benefits of discussing your options with a registered architect are immense: Architects have the skill, imagination and expertise to understand what you are looking for and then visualise and Read More …

Are you a West of Ireland creative business and would like €2000 worth of vouchers to employ another creative?

Creative Edge Talent Vouchers allow a creative business to contract a ‘new creative talent’ who is featured in the ‘Employ a Creative’ section of the website to do a specific assignment for them. Vouchers are available up to a maximum Read More …

This is the post I've wanted to write for long time; contractors,are you ready to join A-team?

I’ve been wanting to write this for a while, an advice note to give to contractors and sub-contractors to try and get them to be proud of their work. It’s a follow-up to the post on The German word for Read More …

Longlisted for 2nd year in The Blog Awards Ireland 2013 @BlogAwardsIE

For the second year I’ve made it onto the long list for The 2013 Blog Awards Ireland I’m long listed in the Best Blog of a SME Business Category I’ve also added the badge in the right sidebar. Best of Read More …