John Corless

House Plan Design
Independent advice from John Corless – the leading expert in building practices in Ireland. A show regular for over 15 years John knows house plans inside and out. Take a seat and learn the do’s and don’t and see what can be achieved in your home!

Environmentally Building
Everyone wants to protect the environment, but if you are building a house, how do you do that?
Is environmentally-friendly building more expensive?
Will it compromise aesthetics?
What about materials and maintenance?
How long will the house last?
Will I get planning permission?
Will I be able to get a builder to do the work to the necessary standard?
Will I be able to sell the house?
We’ll answer these and many more questions in this easy-to-follow seminar.

Richard Sloan

Richard leads the team at SONAS Bathrooms, and is passionate about helping customers create their perfect bathroom solution. He has almost 20 years’ experience in developing and marketing bathroom product solutions with consumers, installers, specifiers and retailers.

TALK: Planning Your Bathroom
Things to consider when planning your bathroom project, from first fix decisions to avoiding common mistakes.

Edel Regan

Edel Regan Architect M.R.I.A.I. is a Senior Design Architect who has over 25 years’ experience and is an Award-winning Architect on several projects, such as Mixed-Use Developments. Edel has also worked in the U.S. and London and produced Master planning projects while working with an Architectural and urban planning practice in Boston, U.S. Edel has received 1st class honours Architectural degree from Trinity College Dublin in Architecture with a B.Arch. Honours degree and became a member of the R.I.A.I. She is now a fellow of the Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland. (F.R.I.A.I.) Edel is a certified passive house consultant and has earned a certificate in Energy Efficient Building Systems from the Kompetenz Zentrum Holzbau and Ausbau in Biberach Germany. Edel founded her own practice in Cork in 2001 and has worked with some of the major multinationals – Pfizer etc. She describes herself as a highly Conceptual Design Architect, who has run an extremely successful firm and is detail orientated.

TALK: Finding a plot and seeking planning permission

If you have a rural site or are involved in the selection of a particular site, the choices you make about the site and the design on the site can make all the difference to the success of your planning application and the completed house. Feel free to discuss.

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Edel Regan Architect M.R.I.A.I. Mob : +353 868079502

Paul O’Neill

Paul O’Neill is Residential Sales Manager at SONAS Bathrooms. His entire career has been in the bathroom industry and Paul has worked with SONAS Bathrooms for over 10 years. His role is focused on supporting residential developers to deliver a complete SONAS bathroom products solution to them. Paul’s product knowledge and understanding of the customer requirements ensures that contractors successfully deliver bathrooms that meet all requirements of style, budget, and functionality.

Talk: Planning Your Bathroom

Things to consider when planning your bathroom project, from first fix decisions to avoiding common mistakes.