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In an ideal world every occupied building in Ireland would be energy upgraded to the highest standard, tapping into numerous benefits for the building occupant, the construction industry and society as a whole. Construct Ireland is calling for the introduction of pay as you save, a repayment model which offers the potential of making significant energy upgrade investments achievable in the vast majority of Irish buildings, as Jeff Colley reveals.
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Fitting with the landscape is an often-overlooked part of green building, but the Bridge House does it beautifully
Fitting with the landscape is an often-overlooked part of green building, but the Bridge House does it beautifully


Two labourers erected the steel trusses of the main structure in two days, and all steel and aluminium construction elements are recyclable. Local pine was chosen for the roof and timber-framing. At only 110 square metres, the slender shape of the house lends itself to passive heating and cooling. In winter, the low sun from the north – the house is in the southern hemisphere – heats the insulated concrete floor, which slowly re-radiates heat inside. During summer, steel screens on the north facade provide shade from the blazing sun. It's the feeling of "living among the treetops" that makes the Bridge House unique, Max Pritchard told the Architectural Record. "[The occupants] say they’re able to view a variety of bird species nesting in the adjacent trees—at eye level—from inside the house. The owners take great pride in the revegetation of the site. They have left city life to fulfil their dream.”

Fitting with the landscape is an often-overlooked part of green building, but the Bridge House does it beautifully



 

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