Refurbishment of existing dwelling, Henry Street, Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh
Upper level
On the upper level all the stud walls are stripped away and the entire frame has been strengthened with an internal …
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Refurbishment of existing dwelling Henry Street, Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh
The building was stripped back to its original 1974 timber frame which exposed the need for some bracing of the external walls.
The entire external wall is to be lined with plywood and reinsulated plasterboard is also to go on top of this.
Refurbishment of existing dwelling, Henry Street, Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh
Henry Street Exterior
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Architects in Schools update
We’re getting near to the end of our Architects in Schools programme now, and it’s good to see the Irish Architecture Foundation giving us and Loreto Community School in Milford a feature on their blog http://www.mydesignjournal.ie/loreto-students-take-designs-to-the-town/ An exhibition of the student work (from all the Donegal schools taking part) will …
Life as a student
Student life…
For a while now, I’ve been working with Transition Year pupils at Loreto Community School, Milford as part of the National Architects in Schools Initiative, a programme admirably promoted by the Irish Architecture Foundation to give second level students a taste of what it’s like to work as an …
Solar Panels, the why and wherefore.
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, the OECD, predicts that oil prices will remain stable over the next five years and may even come down by a small amount. There is nobody I know of brave enough or foolish enough to predict the same for electricity prices.
The British government …
National Architects in Schools Initiative
We’re delighted to say that since Christmas, we’ve been working with students at Loreto Community School in Milford as part of the National Architects in Schools Initiative.
The Initiative is run by the Irish Architecture Foundation (IAF), and the idea is to give students hands- on design experience under the guidance …
News
It is great to be involved with GDC (Irl) Ltd right from the start of the Rann Mor housing development,
http://www.donegaldaily.com/2014/10/17/a-rated-energy-efficient-homes-could-save-homeowners-thousands-on-their-heating-costs
My Creative Edge
Thank you to Creative Edge for this opportunity – it worked out really well for us and we’re delighted with the results!
http://www.mycreativeedge.eu/allan-curran-architects-paul-mcguckin-photography/
EPC versus BER – how does the house we designed in Co. Fermanagh rate ?
Because we’re a bit geeky about things like this, we thought it’d be interesting to compare the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) for the house we designed for a site outside Enniskillen, with a sample Building Energy Rating Certificate (BER) of the kind used in the Republic of Ireland. The Energy …