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Launch of 'Technical Paper 15' & the need to communicate & support certification

“Technical Paper 15 - Assessing risks in insulation retrofits using hygrothermal software tools - Heat and moisture transport in internally insulated stone walls” originally commissioned by Historic Scotland (a branch of the Scottish Government, now restructured as Historic Environment Scotland) was launched in September 21st 2015 in Dublin. It is intended to be a significant support to building professionals and building fabric consultants engaging with the topics of:
1) Applied building physics relevant to solid wall construction;
2) Hygrothermal risk assessment;

ICOMOS launches key international conference: 'Living with the Past', Dublin 8-9th May

ICOMOS Scientific Symposium

“Energy & Sustainability – Strive for sensible & Intelligent Energy Conservation”

Most Governments in the developed World signed up to the Kyoto Protocol and agreed to reduce their Energy Consumption and CO² emissions by 20% by 2020 based on 1990 levels. The majority of Governments have only recently commenced any meaningful initiatives to achieve these goals.

Achievements & firsts

Summer 2016: A book will be published by Dublin City Council titled 'Built to Last - Energy Efficiency in Pre-1945 Historic Dwellings in Dublin City'. Building Life Consultancy with Fergal McGirl Architects, IHER will be the authors. The book arises from the Dublin City Heritage Plan. It will featrure a jumber of firsts including measuring U-values and a-values.

Our Expertise

Joseph Little Architects is a unique, science-based practice. The practice has three sides: architectural practice, training and building fabric consultancy 

We have a high regard for aesthetics, light and beauty but believe that the hard-earned money of clients and the Earth's resources are best used if scientific evaluation underpin the design, construction and retrofit of our buildings. We believe there is no conflict in delivering great energy efficiency, low carbon construction and award-winning design: we believe this sets us apart

Building Life Consultancy

Building Life Consultancy is one of Ireland's leading consultancies evaluating the performance of buildings and their materials (whether proposed or existing). We combine many years of architecture, construction experience, building physics understanding and the use of a wide-range of simulation and evaluation tools to do this. We serve markets in several countries, notably Ireland, UK, Czech Republic and Canada.

We provide the following services:

Architectural Services

Joseph Little Architects are committed to being at the forefront of environmentally sustainable design and construction in Ireland. We design, build and promote best practice, healthy, Passive House and low carbon approaches to new build and retrofit projects.