From the Construct Ireland archives

Woodspec -First Timber Specifiers Guide Produced in Ireland

In an increasingly risky property market Richard Douthwaite looks at what developers can do to protect their investment.

A striking new house in County Cork proves that meeting the passive house standard needn’t mean sacrificing good design

Richard Douthwaite reveals that oil and gas peak are barely mentioned in the Government's recent energy Green Paper.

The Orchard, a new building on the campus of Stranmillis College, a teacher training college in Belfast, has become the first winner of a sustainable planning award organised by the Royal Town Planning Institute alongside a host of other awards. Jason Walsh visited the new building to find out about its green credentials.

No matter how energy efficient a building method is, constructing a house from scratch will always cause some damage to the environment - but what if a building material could absorb more carbon than it causes to be released over its life cycle? Lenny Antonelli visits a hempcrete house in Co. Down that seeks to trial this innovative method of building

As oil prices surge and the need to rapidly switch to energy sources that are secure and environmentally friendly becomes increasingly apparent, more and more Irish people are tapping into the renewable energy resources at their disposal. But are the Government giving people the incentive to make the switch?

Built in 2004, Tomás O’Leary's house in Wicklow was the first in the country to be certified by the Passive House Institute — but how would it fare when subjected to a BER assessment six years later?

G rated Limerick semi-d upgraded to A3 with full envelope & heating system upgrade

‘‘We have a body of extremely experienced and competent staff who will be able to hit the ground running”