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Construct Ireland - Lime-Hemp - A Potential Solution To A Concrete Problem, Joseph Little
Construct Ireland - Lime-Hemp - A Potential Solution To A Concrete Problem, Joseph Little
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This article is intended to act as an exploration and provocation. Why do we build the way we do, what effect does that have? Could we for instance, design and specify buildings that actually benefit the Environment rather than burden and pollute it as currently. Is it possible that the construction of a house could absorb CO2 thereby transforming new housing estates or apartment buildings into giant absorbers of carbon dioxide? Imagine Ireland being able to count commercial constructions or new housing among its ‘carbon sinks’, in place of Siberian forests or the carbon credits that the Government will …
Libeskind: Memory Foundations, Noel Brady
Libeskind: Memory Foundations, Noel Brady
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Review of Daniel Libeskind's lecture in Cork, 2005.
Steven Holl: The Open Thought, Noel Brady
Steven Holl: The Open Thought, Noel Brady
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Review of book on the work of Steven Holl Architect.
Construct Ireland - Partial Fill Cavity Walls, Joseph Little
Construct Ireland - Partial Fill Cavity Walls, Joseph Little
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An examination of whether it still deserves its best practice status in the Irish Construction Industry in light of higher U-Values, construction practices, recent research and cultural pressures.