The National Heritage Memorial Fund has made £15m available to help meet the cost of urgent roof repairs to Listed Places of Worship within Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Grants can range from £10,000 to £100,000. Is your church meeting hall or place of worship listed? Is your church meeting hall or place of worship [...]
Jenny Robinson left a comment on our blog to ask if it would be possible to heat a Passive House with cats... So we thought we would check to see how many cats would be needed... In The New Autonomous House, my second year tutors at Nottingham University, Brenda and Robert [...]
Building Information Modelling is the talk of the construction industry, with much of the development concentrating on the construction process. But what if you start thinking in BIM earlier, much earlier... A new application from Flux called Metro takes the principle of taking multiple data sources and combining them in an urban planning and site [...]
Topics include: Planning Project Estimates Setting a Contingency Contract Forms Controlling Change Click HERE to get a download link...
Topics include: Contracts Monitoring Progress Working as a Team Payments Controlling Change Click HERE to get a download link...
"It is essential you see through the Greenwash" Eco-Architecture is difficult enough without manufacturers muddying the waters with unsubstantiated claims and false promises. When designing and specifying a building it is essential that you can see through the ‘greenwash’ of terms and graphics used to obfuscate, confuse and in many cases deliberately mislead. Often the [...]
DOENI recently concluded consultation on "Living Places" the new Urban Design and Stewardship Guide for Northern Ireland. "C60 comment on Living Places Design Guide" The guide attempts to bring together the principles of design and management of Urban spaces and the importance that both quality stewardship and design have in planning and the contribution they [...]
Thanks to all our clients for making our first two years so successful! To celebrate we have revamped our website, so take a look around and let us know what you think! “C60 is going from strength to strength and as a result of our growing workload I am delighted to welcome on board [...]
C60 is delighted to have just issued practical completion on major flood defence works to the Coca-Cola production site at Knockmore Hill, Lisburn for the Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company. The project was delivered below the project budget despite the addition of significant landscape works and without any reduction in project scope or quality. Initial concepts [...]
Links to Building Control Advice and Factsheets: Loft Conversions Alterations to Conservatories / Sunrooms Heating Systems Exemptions These links outline the work which requires Building Control Approval for House Extensions, Loft Conversions and Alterations in Northern Ireland. C60 Architects and Town Planners can assist you with professional advice and guidance relating how best to extend [...]