{"id":4080,"date":"2013-12-15T16:25:15","date_gmt":"2013-12-15T16:25:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/markstephensarchitects.com\/?p=4080"},"modified":"2013-12-15T16:25:15","modified_gmt":"2013-12-15T16:25:15","slug":"this-is-the-real-problem-in-rural-irish-construction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.markstephensarchitects.com\/this-is-the-real-problem-in-rural-irish-construction\/","title":{"rendered":"This is the real problem in rural Irish construction (Part 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"
This post gives a personal opinion on why the construction industry is in the state it’s in. It’s written as an outsider (which effectively I am) looking in.<\/p>\n
Rural Ireland has a background of not paying that much for architectural services. This has even been noticed by our friends in the UK:<\/p>\n
“…These developments regulated an endemic culture in which non-experts, such as schoolteachers, would be called upon by neighbours and friends to draw up plans for planning permission”<\/em> Grand Designs Abroad: Ireland Chapter – Kevin McCloud<\/strong><\/p>\n I’ve noted many times that the consumer has often thought that once the plans have been given planning permission, these are also approvals in terms of Building Regulations. I know how much I need to charge in order to run a business, I know that there are many charging a lot less than me and I often turn away work (or recommend someone else) if I feel they are not looking for someone to give them a professional and complete architectural service.<\/p>\n The forthcoming Building Regulations amendments under SI80 will involve a considerable amount of additional administrative work and it’s important that we as architects charge for our work accordingly; it’s also important that we work with our fellow professionals in the engineering and surveying world and encourage them also to charge an appropriate amount.<\/p>\n It is only when the public truly understands the level of skill, effort and attention that is given when employing a design team that they will appreciate that this level of service can’t be provided by the Technical Graphics Teacher working in his spare time.<\/p>\n The next post is going to focus on how we as professionals from the architectural, engineering and surveying world can work together in a ‘dream team’<\/em>…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This post gives a personal opinion on why the construction industry is in the state it’s in. It’s written as an outsider (which effectively …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[15,17,26,27,50,85],"tags":[314,366,552,1075,1179,1260],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\n