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To help you, we now have detailed models of our various frame options  . Val-U-Frame Eco-Frame Ultra-Frame

Enjoy a lovely family day at Brigits Garden in Moycullen this Sunday for the official opening of their Nature’s Power trail. IEH will be on site to chat with you regarding sustainable building solutions. http://www.brigitsgarden.ie/misc/Nature-s-Power  

Surpasses Passive House requirment of .6 ACH/hr Tom Loughran and Archie O’Donnell of Integrated Energy conducted two air-tightness tests on our SuperFrame low energy timber frame building in Ennis He says: “The preliminary test in May 2012 achieved a result of 0.62 ACH/hr . The dwelling was under construction at the time but most of […]

Our Erectors achieve Skillnet accreditation Irish Eco Homes crew of timber frame erectors have been certified under the City & Guilds accredited timber frame site erectors training course run by the Timber Frame Skillnet.

In a year of few highlights for the Irish construction industry, the publication of I.S. 440 –‘Timber Frame Dwellings’ by the NSAI (National Standards Authority of Ireland), in association with the ITFMA and the Dept of the Environment, was hailed as a landmark event. Developed in response to the massive growth in popularity of timber […]

Buildings account for some 40 % of European energy consumption and related C02 emissions. Our demands for lighting, heating and cooling, and hot water in our homes, workplaces and leisure facilities, consume more energy than either transport or industry. The EC Green Paper on Energy Efficiency (EU, 2005) states that it is possible for Member […]

Our first project in the Eco Village on site no. 91 commenced August 2009. It consisted a two story gabled house with lower level out-shot. The construction consisted of our prefabricated timber frame encased with 300mm of HemeCrete. Our engineered timber frame stud-work was sheeted internally with 9mm RESISTANT Multi-Pro, which also served as the […]