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.