In case you missed it: below is the article where we were featured in the Sunday Time’s article on Self-Building and the Building Regulations: You can see other articles where Mark Stephens Architects are included HERE
We have now added our PSDP (Project Supervisor Design Process) Services as an appointment that can be booked and paid for online to ensure your compliance with the Construction Regulations. For more information on your duties and to book us Read More …
I have recently passed the RIAI Project Supervisor Design Process course which qualifies me to take on the appointment of PSDP on construction projects. What exactly is a PSDP? Read what a PSDP is HERE (opens in new window) Does Read More …
The topic of mould has raised it’s head a lot on the refurbishment of older properties we’ve been working on recently. The excellent video below by Simon McGuinness (PassiveLogical) gives a full and detailed explanation of what’s happening and what Read More …
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here's an excerpt: The Louvre Museum has 8.5 million visitors per year. This blog was viewed about 110,000 times in 2014. If it were an exhibit at Read More …
This Sunday Business Post (December 14 2014) included the announcement that the Government is set to change the rules for self builders regarding S.I. No.9: The crux of the piece was covered in THIS BREGS POST where key points in Read More …
I wrote this post in 2011, it’s now updated for 2014 & S.I. No.9… What exactly is the difference between planning drawings and construction drawings suitable for Building Regulation compliance and submission with BCMS Planning Drawings The following are the Read More …
Test in order to become builder in Ireland Q. 1 Do you know what these are?: n.b Who is competent to undertake the role of a builder? Someone who is competent to do so. Competence is defined as a person Read More …
A little bit of Latin for a monday morning: De minimis lex non curat – The law does not concern itself with trifles But what does this mean in the context of architecture, planning and construction? I’m called upon everyday Read More …
With the potential increased liability of the Building Regulations Amendments (S.I No. 9 of 2014) I thought it best to arm myself with a 100mm diameter sphere: Part K (1.1.19) requires that: “In buildings which are likely to be used Read More …
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