http://housedesignonline.com Designing your dream house online Tue, 13 Jul 2010 16:33:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://housedesignonline.com/truth-solar-water-heating/ http://housedesignonline.com/truth-solar-water-heating/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:52:57 +0000 greenbuilder http://housedesignonline.com/?p=811 Today is the 14th of October, we are in the west coast of Ireland and our six metre square flat panel are reaching temperatures in to the high fifties (Celsius) supplying almost all of our small family needs. In fact our panels have supplied enough heat for most of September and October so far with [...] ]]> http://housedesignonline.com/truth-solar-water-heating/feed/ 0 http://housedesignonline.com/green-building-energy-effecient-home/ http://housedesignonline.com/green-building-energy-effecient-home/#comments Sat, 26 Sep 2009 10:50:36 +0000 greenbuilder http://housedesignonline.com/?p=786 (Source: Cultivate.ie) Wednesdays from 7th October to 11th November | 7.00 – 9.00pm €180 (10% reduction Cultivate and ÉASCA members) | To book call: 01-6745773 This course uses Patrick’s popular book, The Energy Efficient Home, as the core reading. By the end of this series participants will have the confidence and knowledge to make the [...] ]]> http://housedesignonline.com/green-building-energy-effecient-home/feed/ 3 http://housedesignonline.com/sustainable-design-2/ http://housedesignonline.com/sustainable-design-2/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:47:30 +0000 greenbuilder http://housedesignonline.com/?p=756 Designing and building sustainably is often an afterthought or at most a “consideration” for many people. “We would like to have an ecological house but ….” Solar panels for water heating are sometimes given the same consideration as a sun roof in a car, “would be nice”. Renewable energy technologies and type of building materials need [...] ]]> http://housedesignonline.com/sustainable-design-2/feed/ 0 http://housedesignonline.com/eco-living-festival/ http://housedesignonline.com/eco-living-festival/#comments Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:48:44 +0000 greenbuilder http://housedesignonline.com/?p=734 Congratulations to Peter, Alanna and all involved in the Eco Living Festtival which took place over the weekend.  The festival took place in the scenic little village of Drumsna on the banks of the majestic Shannon River near Carrick-on-Shannon in Co. Leitrim. There was something of interest for anyone interesting in ways to live more sustainably. [...] ]]> http://housedesignonline.com/eco-living-festival/feed/ 0 http://housedesignonline.com/green-books/ http://housedesignonline.com/green-books/#comments Wed, 27 May 2009 20:37:14 +0000 greenbuilder http://housedesignonline.com/?p=701 House Design has teamed up with “Green Books” to provide a wonderful selection of books covering all aspects of Ecobuilding and Sustainable Living. Green Books are an independent UK publishing company, producing books on a wide range of environmental and cultural issues. From time to time we will be featuring books, which we believe will [...] ]]> http://housedesignonline.com/green-books/feed/ 0 http://housedesignonline.com/eco-social-housing/ http://housedesignonline.com/eco-social-housing/#comments Tue, 26 May 2009 07:25:15 +0000 greenbuilder http://housedesignonline.com/?p=679 A new Social Housing project in Dublin, Ireland is applying rainwater harvesting, solar panels, sheep’s wool insulation and using on-site communal composting as part of a new initiative by Dublin City Council to provide sustainable social housing and replace the homes originally on the site which were demolished in 2005. In addition, much of the [...] ]]> http://housedesignonline.com/eco-social-housing/feed/ 0 http://housedesignonline.com/ecobling/ http://housedesignonline.com/ecobling/#comments Thu, 14 May 2009 07:14:45 +0000 greenbuilder http://housedesignonline.com/?p=632 Do we really need all these new “green technologies” in order to be more energy efficient? Not necessarily is the view of a group of academics and sustainable energy practitioners who suggest that money spent on micro-renewable energy systems would be put to better on extra insulation and draught-proofing Speaking in Trinity College at the [...] ]]> http://housedesignonline.com/ecobling/feed/ 0 http://housedesignonline.com/alternative-economic-vision-spirit-ireland/ http://housedesignonline.com/alternative-economic-vision-spirit-ireland/#comments Wed, 13 May 2009 14:47:25 +0000 greenbuilder http://housedesignonline.com/?p=627 An organisation entitled the Spirit of Ireland is developing an alternative economic vision for Ireland. From the Irish Times Monday, May 11, 2009 They are planning to capitalise on Ireland’s capacity to jointly harness Ireland’s uniquely favourable wind-flow, and the potential for hydro-electric generation offered by ice-sculpted valleys running into the Atlantic. Nothing like this [...] ]]> http://housedesignonline.com/alternative-economic-vision-spirit-ireland/feed/ 0 http://housedesignonline.com/energy-houses-2019/ http://housedesignonline.com/energy-houses-2019/#comments Mon, 11 May 2009 16:10:48 +0000 greenbuilder http://housedesignonline.com/?p=621 House Design Online welcome the proposals from the European Parliament that all houses be ‘zero energy’ by 2019. How practical is it and will full implementation ultimately cause any significant reduction in C02 emissions. Leonardo Energy, the premier web site delivering a range of virtual libraries relating to electrical energy raises a few questions about [...] ]]> http://housedesignonline.com/energy-houses-2019/feed/ 0 http://housedesignonline.com/buildings-energy-2019/ http://housedesignonline.com/buildings-energy-2019/#comments Sun, 10 May 2009 13:26:20 +0000 greenbuilder http://housedesignonline.com/?p=617 All new buildings to be zero energy from 2019 say MEPs All buildings built after 31 December 2018 will have to produce as much energy as they consume on-site, says the European Parliament, amending the 2002 Energy Performance of Buildings Directive. MEPs also call for more public investments in energy-efficient buildings. The legislative report was [...] ]]> http://housedesignonline.com/buildings-energy-2019/feed/ 1