Minimising Development Risk

In an increasingly risky property market Richard Douthwaite looks at what developers can do to protect their investment.

In an increasingly risky property market Richard Douthwaite looks at what developers can do to protect their investment.

Kirk Shanks, Senior Researcher at the Sustainability Research Development Group, the Focas Institute, DIT describes the development of this new sustainable generation.


Archie O’Donnell, projects coordinator for Éasca and the Irish Passive House Association



When the two worlds of heritage and development collide opinions frequently become polarised and fraught with difficulty. There are few more vexed issues, as Tim Carey, Heritage Officer with Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council reveals

With an economy fuelled by a government approach to planning that many people equate to a road building and house building free for all, it should come as no surprise that quality of life suffers


Brian Dowd, ESB’s products and services manager, talks about the company’s new energy strategy and the launch of the next phase of their Halo programme.