ECO BUILDERS Dublin http://www.ecobuildersdublin.com Eco-friendly, cost-saving building solutions Wed, 24 Apr 2013 22:33:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Home Extensions and Renovations are on the rise http://www.ecobuildersdublin.com/uncategorized/home-extensions-and-renovations-are-on-the-rise/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=home-extensions-and-renovations-are-on-the-rise http://www.ecobuildersdublin.com/uncategorized/home-extensions-and-renovations-are-on-the-rise/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 22:33:38 +0000 Webmaster http://www.ecobuildersdublin.com/?p=2957 Many families are now opting to upgrade their existing homes rather than moving to a new home because it costs less, there is less disruption and it adds value to their house. For most homes that simply means adding the extra room(s) you need and, at the same time, adding the insulation, heating systems and [...]

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]]> http://www.ecobuildersdublin.com/uncategorized/home-extensions-and-renovations-are-on-the-rise/feed/ 0 Housing Adaptation Grant for People with Disability | Housing Grant for the Elderly http://www.ecobuildersdublin.com/home-renovations/housing-adaptation-grant-for-people-with-a-disability/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=housing-adaptation-grant-for-people-with-a-disability http://www.ecobuildersdublin.com/home-renovations/housing-adaptation-grant-for-people-with-a-disability/#comments Thu, 03 Jan 2013 23:00:33 +0000 Webmaster http://www.ecobuildersdublin.com/?p=3049 Irish government currently offers s housing adaptation grant for people with a disability so they can stay and be looked after in their own home. If your household income is less than €30,000 you may qualify for 95% of the cost of the works (up to the maximum grant amount of €30,000). You can read more [...]

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]]> http://www.ecobuildersdublin.com/home-renovations/housing-adaptation-grant-for-people-with-a-disability/feed/ 0 Building a Passive House in Ireland http://www.ecobuildersdublin.com/new-builds/building-passive-house-ireland/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=building-passive-house-ireland http://www.ecobuildersdublin.com/new-builds/building-passive-house-ireland/#comments Sat, 16 Jun 2012 17:21:15 +0000 Webmaster http://www.ecobuildersdublin.com/?p=2787  A “passive house” or PassivHaus, as it is called in Germany where this concept was developed, is a house that requires little or no energy for heating. A passive house is a home designed and built according to specific construction standards develped by PassivHaus Institute in Germany. The Passivhaus Standard can be applied to any [...]

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]]> http://www.ecobuildersdublin.com/new-builds/building-passive-house-ireland/feed/ 0 Building prices may have hit bottom http://www.ecobuildersdublin.com/uncategorized/building-prices-may-have-hit-bottom/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=building-prices-may-have-hit-bottom http://www.ecobuildersdublin.com/uncategorized/building-prices-may-have-hit-bottom/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 17:29:57 +0000 Webmaster http://www.ecobuildersdublin.com/?p=2553 Figures from the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland indicate that building costs have bottomed out and even increased slightly in the second half of 2011. The SCSI Tender Price Index,  shows that building construction prices stabilised in the first half of 2011 and increased by 2% in the second half of the year. Ulster Bank’s chief [...]

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]]> http://www.ecobuildersdublin.com/uncategorized/building-prices-may-have-hit-bottom/feed/ 0 House Extensions – Planning permission in Ireland http://www.ecobuildersdublin.com/new-builds/house-extensions-planning-permission-for-altering-a-house/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=house-extensions-planning-permission-for-altering-a-house http://www.ecobuildersdublin.com/new-builds/house-extensions-planning-permission-for-altering-a-house/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 18:08:42 +0000 Webmaster http://www.ecobuildersdublin.com/?p=2087 If you are going to build a house extension or make other changes to your house in Ireland, you may need planning permission. Generally minor changes such as those listed below do not need planning permission but you should always make absolutely certain that you don’t need planning permission before you start building. Your local authority [...]

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]]> http://www.ecobuildersdublin.com/new-builds/house-extensions-planning-permission-for-altering-a-house/feed/ 0 House Extensions overtake New Builds in popularity stakes http://www.ecobuildersdublin.com/new-builds/house-extensions-more-popular-than-new-build/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=house-extensions-more-popular-than-new-build http://www.ecobuildersdublin.com/new-builds/house-extensions-more-popular-than-new-build/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:44:13 +0000 Webmaster http://www.ecobuildersdublin.com/?p=2228 Popularity of house extensions is on the rise. According to the article published on 2 April 2012 by Irish Independent,  a planning permission survey conducted by Link2Plans, a company that keeps track of every Planning Application in the South of Ireland, this year more people are choosing to renovate and extend their existing home rather than build a [...]

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]]> http://www.ecobuildersdublin.com/new-builds/house-extensions-more-popular-than-new-build/feed/ 0 Demand for energy saving and home insulation is on the rise http://www.ecobuildersdublin.com/energy-saving/demand-for-energy-saving-and-home-insulation-is-on-the-rise/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=demand-for-energy-saving-and-home-insulation-is-on-the-rise http://www.ecobuildersdublin.com/energy-saving/demand-for-energy-saving-and-home-insulation-is-on-the-rise/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 10:43:51 +0000 Webmaster http://www.ecobuildersdublin.com/?p=560 According to Joseph Curtin in  Business and Finance, Ireland is currently one of the poorest performing countries in Europe when it comes to home insulation and residential energy efficiency. But there is a cost-effective way for us to change.  Read more on Demand for energy saving and home insulation is on the rise…

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]]> http://www.ecobuildersdublin.com/heating-ventilation/central-heating-upgrade-and-change-over-from-oil-to-gas/feed/ 0 Central Heating Upgrade and Boiler Replacement http://www.ecobuildersdublin.com/heating-ventilation/central-heating-upgrade-boiler-replacement/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=central-heating-upgrade-boiler-replacement http://www.ecobuildersdublin.com/heating-ventilation/central-heating-upgrade-boiler-replacement/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 21:22:03 +0000 Webmaster http://www.ecobuildersdublin.com/?p=1485 Eco Builders Dublin offer central heating upgrades and boiler replacement. By burning fuel (oil, gas or electricity), boilers generate heat. This heat is then transferred from the boiler to a radiator, using water as a heat transferring medium. Read more on Central Heating Upgrade and Boiler Replacement…

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]]> http://www.ecobuildersdublin.com/heating-ventilation/central-heating-upgrade-boiler-replacement/feed/ 0 Energy saving tips http://www.ecobuildersdublin.com/energy-saving/energy-saving-tips/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=energy-saving-tips http://www.ecobuildersdublin.com/energy-saving/energy-saving-tips/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 18:03:56 +0000 Webmaster http://ecobuildersdublin.com/?p=1 Sometimes implementing a few simple changes around your home can result in dramatic changes in your energy bills. Energy Saving Trust created a humorous video that illustrates this point.  Here is the summary of a few simple energy saving tips: Many people set their thermostat temperature too high. Lowering your thermostat by just 1ºC will [...]

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