George’s Place
Quick Facts
- Client – Dun Laoighaire Rathdown Co Co
- Contractor – John Sisk & Co
- Architects – DLR, A3 architects & OMP architects
- Year of completion – 2018
- Type of development – 12 Homes
- Sales website – NA
Details
Project:
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Co. Co.
Developer(s):
Dun Laoighaire Rathdown and Sisk
Level:
Silver
Completion date:
31/05/2017
Number of Units:
12
Description
12 two storey homes constructed close in the centre of Dun Laoghaire. This is the first scheme of housing to achieve silver certification.
Costs
- The homes have been designed to have very low heating bills and energy bills due to BER A1 rating.
- The occupants should have much lower transport costs as should not need to own a car due to proximity of all services, amenities, and acccess to multiple alternative transport options.
Wellbeing
- Re use of a brownfield site ensures that greenfield land is preserved for other uses such as wild life.
- Good densities means greater potential to improve local services and public transport.
- Homes have BER rating of A1 ensuring the lowest level of carbon emissions compared to typical Irish dwellings.
- Waste generation from construction site was carefully monitored with 95% diverted from landfill.
- The occupants should have very low carbon emissions from car transport due to excellent location and multiple transport options.
Our Planet
- Re use of a brownfield site ensures that greenfield land is preserved for other uses such as wild life.
- Good densities means greater potential to improve local services and public transport.
- Homes have BER rating of A1 ensuring the lowest level of carbon emissions compared to typical Irish dwellings.
- Waste generation from construction site was carefully monitored with 95% diverted from landfill.
- The occupants should have very low carbon emissions from car transport due to excellent location and multiple transport options.
