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An Teach Glas » 2012 » February
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High Performance Zero Carbon Passive House. Archive for February, 2012. Saturday, February 18th, 2012. Galway County Council has granted full planning permission for An Teach Glas noting it as an exemplar project with no clauses or restrictions. Constructions Details are now being put together by Miles Sampson Architects. Blog updated by GreenTec Eco Homes Ltd.
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An Teach Glas » Low Carbon Construction
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High Performance Zero Carbon Passive House. Low energy embodied materials are selected above materials that are energy intensive to manufacture e.g. timber instead of steel. Renewable materials are chosen over materials that deplete natural resources e.g. trees are replanted once felled for building, thereby not depleting the natural resources. Local materials are chosen over similar imported materials e.g. the less the material has to be transported the less CO2 emissions it will generate. Systems and p...
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An Teach Glas » 2011 » August
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High Performance Zero Carbon Passive House. Archive for August, 2011. Saturday, August 27th, 2011. Planning has now been submitted by Miles Sampson Architects. Click on link “ Proposed House Design. 8221; to the right of this page and read about the project which was compiled by Miles. Also check out the key Ecological Features. In Home Page Blog. Blog updated by GreenTec Eco Homes Ltd.
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An Teach Glas » 2011 » July
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High Performance Zero Carbon Passive House. Archive for July, 2011. Sketch Design for Planning. Saturday, July 16th, 2011. Photomontage View from the road of a traditional farm style house. This is the design chosen and will soon be submitted for planning permission. An Teach Glas Sketch North Elevation. In Home Page Blog. Miles Sampson Ecological Architect. Sunday, July 10th, 2011. Miles Sampson Ecological Architects from Co. Clare is to design “An Teach Glas” Zero Carbon Passive House. In Home Page Blog.
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An Teach Glas » Articles
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High Performance Zero Carbon Passive House. Construct Ireland Magazine Article. Blog updated by GreenTec Eco Homes Ltd.
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An Teach Glas » Passive House
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High Performance Zero Carbon Passive House. Passive House is now a standard as developed by the “Passivhaus Institut” in Darmstadt, Germany. There are numerous benefits to building to passive house standard. On the technical side the Passivhaus standards is defined as:. The total energy demand for space heating and cooling is less than 15 kWh/sqm/yr treated floor area. The total primary energy use for all appliances, domestic hot water and space heating and cooling is less than 120 kWh/sqm/yr.
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An Teach Glas » 2014 » January
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High Performance Zero Carbon Passive House. Archive for January, 2014. Saturday, January 25th, 2014. Mosart are currently working on the preliminary PHPP to finalize wall, roof and floor build ups. Timber frame and ordering windows can commence once preliminary PHPP is complete. Blog updated by GreenTec Eco Homes Ltd.
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An Teach Glas » Sustainable Project
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High Performance Zero Carbon Passive House. This project aims to act as an exemplar project in sustainable building of one off rural houses. To ensure that the ambitious aims of this project are achieved, a 3 fold approach to the build will be applied. Sustainable development is one of the greatest challenges facing society today. Buildings account for over 40% of energy consumption in Ireland therefore responsible for a large amount of CO2 production. As everybody worries about carbon taxes we m...The f...
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An Teach Glas » 2014 » March
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High Performance Zero Carbon Passive House. Archive for March, 2014. Sunday, March 2nd, 2014. House will be located behind the first line of trees. Blog updated by GreenTec Eco Homes Ltd.
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An Teach Glas » Chosen Site
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High Performance Zero Carbon Passive House. The Site is located in Craughwell, Co. Galway, an area known for its turloughs and limestone. Features of the site;. Large tree to south of site is particularly attractive. The prevailing features of the site are the limestone dry stone walls with mature trees and hedging. Site is divided into sub sections by existing boundary walls and tree lines. On two sides of the site the boundaries do not follow traditional wall boundaries.