A big thanks to all those who made the effort to vote for me in the recent RIAI Council elections. Unfortunately it was not to be and I wish my colleague Richard Rice all the best as Western Region Council Read More …
Below is a tiled mosaic of the photos of ‘Work in progress’ on this 2 & 1 storey one-off house in Co. Mayo, Ireland (first S.I.9 project on site):
Maybe (maybe) finally the economy is on the turn and it’s great news that the Government is looking into amending the Building Regulations (again) to allow self-builders to construct their own homes – which is incidentally a large percentage of Read More …
As well as undertaking my own projects I also provide outsourcing work to UK architects & clients using Vectorworks; the project below is for a UK project I am currently working on: But I can’t see very much? I hear Read More …
We’ve just been given notification on the Grant of Planning permission for this extension to a cottage in Connemara. One of the planning Further Information requests was for a photomontage showing the proposed development; below is what we produced in Read More …
We just heard that the project below was granted planning permission. It’s a flat roof and gabled extension to a 1950’s or so hipped single storey Irish cottage. What’s interesting is the process that it takes to get to a Read More …
Below is a mosaic of the photos from the site visit this morning on the first SI9 house we’re undertaking for a one-off house in County Mayo. The oak trusses come from Glenfort:
I wrote this post in 2011, it’s now updated for 2014 & S.I. No.9… What exactly is the difference between planning drawings and construction drawings suitable for Building Regulation compliance and submission with BCMS Planning Drawings The following are the Read More …
As an avid reader of Passivhaus books (actually any books on a variety of subjects); below are two I would heartily recommend to get you started on Passivhaus theory and onto more advance topics. 1. The Passivhaus Handbook by Janet Read More …
Below is the link to my guest post on andbike.cc with my key tips on surviving the L’Étape du Tour Cycling Sportive: http://www.andbike.cc/bike-rides-and-pro-racing/cycling-etape-du-tour-first-steps-success/
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