http://housedesignonline.com Designing your dream house online Tue, 13 Jul 2010 16:33:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://housedesignonline.com/hemp-building-symposium/ http://housedesignonline.com/hemp-building-symposium/#comments Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:06:33 +0000 greenbuilder http://housedesignonline.com/?p=590 The site has recently been updated with new information on the speakers giving presentations at the Symposium. The Symposium will offer a broad insight into the wide ranging possibilities of the Hemp Building system and the contribution hemp materials can make to the world of Low carbon and Natural building. As we search for ways [...] ]]> http://housedesignonline.com/hemp-building-symposium/feed/ 0 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/ecovillage-bbc-tv/ http://housedesignonline.com/ecovillage-bbc-tv/#comments Mon, 18 May 2009 10:51:04 +0000 greenbuilder http://housedesignonline.com/?p=656 County Tipperary’s “Little Belfast” is going green in the hope of attracting some new residents.In these challenging times, what with the economic meltdown and global warming, you might find yourself searching for simpler way of life. Residents of a village in the Republic called Cloughjordan think they have found a way to escape the rat [...] ]]> http://housedesignonline.com/ecovillage-bbc-tv/feed/ 3 http://housedesignonline.com/638/ http://housedesignonline.com/638/#comments Thu, 14 May 2009 17:12:34 +0000 greenbuilder http://housedesignonline.com/?p=638 ECO LIVING FESTIVAL JUNE 6th/7th 2009 The first Eco Living Festival will take place on the weekend of June 6th/7th at the Drummsna Community Resource Centre, Drumsna, Co. Leitrim (on the N4 near Carrick on Shannon). The weekend event will have a packed program, with many speakers from across the country, as well as demonstrations, [...] ]]> http://housedesignonline.com/638/feed/ 1 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/eco-experience-holidays/ http://housedesignonline.com/eco-experience-holidays/#comments Tue, 05 May 2009 20:15:51 +0000 greenbuilder http://housedesignonline.com/?p=600 A unique opportunity to learn some practical natural building skills and have a holiday experience of a lifetime would be an Eco Holiday at the Boghill Centre at the foot of the Burren  in beautiful North County Clare on the West Coast of Ireland The Boghill Centre is a residential activity centre situated off the [...] ]]> http://housedesignonline.com/eco-experience-holidays/feed/ 0 http://housedesignonline.com/energy-show-2009/ http://housedesignonline.com/energy-show-2009/#comments Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:59:35 +0000 greenbuilder http://housedesignonline.com/?p=582 The Energy Show 2009 Organised by Sustainable Energy Ireland (SEI) will be held at the RDS Main Hall, Dublin This business to business event is a must for anyone with a professional interest in or responsibility for energy use. Registration for the Exhibition has now closed. You can register on the day. Entrance is free [...] ]]> http://housedesignonline.com/energy-show-2009/feed/ 3 http://housedesignonline.com/box-tv/ http://housedesignonline.com/box-tv/#comments Sat, 18 Apr 2009 10:02:25 +0000 greenbuilder http://housedesignonline.com/?p=575 House Design Online has launched a new service “Outside the Box TV”. As the page title suggests, we want to suggest ways to think outside the box when it comes to “design” and “architecture”. Many of the homes that we live in are no more than boxes, whose primary function is to contain us, supply [...] ]]> http://housedesignonline.com/box-tv/feed/ 0