Ireland is no better off in construction standards than it was during the Celtic Tiger… A bold statement but unfortunately true. Let’s look at what happened and what is now happening… Celtic Tiger Days We as designers and builders knew Read More …
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 …
I’ve written about compliance with Part L of the Building Regulations, DEAP and why you can’t rely on backstop u-values previously; and I’ve now summarised the requirements into a shorter ‘Advice Note’. Remember, IT’S NOT ADVICE – YOU MUST DO Read More …
Continuing the ‘Advice Note’ series (remember they’re not really advice – YOU HAVE TO DO THEM !) – the previous note was on ‘Deviations from Planning & Compliance’. This advice note sets out what is required prior to commencing your Read More …
This follows on from the tweets yesterday concerning the reporting of the €38,000 damages case against an “architect” in yesterdays Western People newspaper (27/11/12). Well I had to say something! Here it is, the open letter sent to the Western Read More …
I guess the answer has to be ‘How long is a piece of string?’ Again (see previous posts on the site inspection cards), a special thanks to Geoff Wilkinson who provided invaluable advice and documentation on the UK system and Read More …
Following the blog post & pdf of my new policy on site inspections for self-builds, below are the links for the remaining site inspection cards I’m using: Site Inspection Cards 5-8 Walls to roof Site inspection cards 9-12 Drainage to Read More …
I’ve done a similar post to this already but over the last week or so I’ve been listening to the Priory Court case on Joe Duffy’s Liveline ( http://www.twitter.com/talktojoe1850 ) and thought I’d elucidate on a few misconceptions: 1. Planning Read More …
I’ve blogged on this topic before but I think this post gives further clarification on the problem in Ireland (as I see it). It follows on from a tweet earlier today about working on someone else’s pathetic excuse for construction Read More …
I introduced the concept of legibility in the last section; that is, what it is that makes a house look like a house; this concept is concerned with legibility of use and legibility of form. Whether we as designers want Read More …