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President Michael D. Higgins opened a Care Facility for young adults who have been in State Care at Jigginstown Manor in Naas Co. Kildare.
Development of 9 No. 2 storey terrace dwellings in total, consisting of 5 No. three bed dwellings and 4 No. two bedroom dwellings, new site entrance, connection to existing services and all ancillary site works This is a subtitle for your new post
Project Location; Killane Drive, Edenderry, Co. Offaly. We are delighted to announce the completion of a recent project undertaken by us on behalf of the Tuath Housing Association. The project involved the development of the construction of 27 No. social houses, two of which were single story to accommodate persons with medical needs, with the remainder being 2 bedroom and 3 bedroom two story dwellings. After working on this since late 2018, we are extremely proud of the work completed by everyone involved and look forward to future projects with Tuath Housing Association.
Guidance on fire resistance of walls, intermediate floors, and trussed roofs in dwellings. This document sets out to distinguish between fire resistance and reactions to fire.
Dennison’s Manufacturer, trading for over 50 years in Ireland has secured planning permissions for 6000sqm of Industrial buildings at Ladytown, Naas, Kildare.
Nearly Zero Energy Buildings’ means a building that has a very high energy performance. The nearly zero or very low amount of energy required should be covered to a very significant extent by energy from renewable sources, including energy from renewable sources produced on-site or nearby. The NZEB standard will apply to all new buildings occupied after the 31st December 2020. For Public Sector bodies, the standard will apply to all new buildings owned and occupied by the 31st December 2018. As with previous Building Regulations there are transitional arrangements in place where buildings are occupied after these dates but work commenced prior to 31st December 2018 for Non Domestic Buildings and 31st October for Domestic Buildings. The definition for Nearly Zero Energy Buildings in the Energy performance in Buildings Directive (EPBD) is "a very high energy performance, as determined in accordance with Annex 1, The nearly zero or very low amount of energy required should be covered to a very significant extent by energy from renewable sources, including energy from renewable sources produced on-site or nearby". In line with the EPBD directive, Ireland carry out a cost optimal analysis to define NZEB requirements. Part L of the Building Regulations defines the requirements in legislation. For all new builds, an equivalent to a 60% improvement in energy performance on the 2008 Building Regulations is required. This means an improved energy performance for the fabric, services and lighting specification. It also introduces a mandatory requirement for renewable sources. The renewable sources must in general provide 20% of the primary energy use, however there is flexibility where the building is more energy efficient than the regulations. This typically corresponds to an A3 Building Energy Rating. The NEAP Software for Non Residential Buildings has been updated to demonstrate compliance with NZEB and Part L of the Building Regulations. The SBEMie software version 5.5h is now available to the market for demonstrating compliance with NZEB requirements.