Valhalla, Watery Lane, Clondalkin, Dublin 22, Ireland.
Summary
Roughan & O’Donovan provided civil and structural engineering design services for an 11-unit sheltered housing scheme on a brownfield infill development site in Clondalkin Village.
Award
Winner of the Overall Award at the Irish Council for Social Housing Community Housing Awards 2015.
Solution
The development achieved a low U-value, a BER 'A' rating and incorporated low embodied carbon and sustainable drainage features, including a green roof.
We reduced the embodied CO2 by using environmentally beneficial concrete containing 50% GGBS and provided a building envelope with low embedded carbon using single leaf clay blocks.
External insulation with a rendered finish was applied to the entire building.
Site works included:
- Foul and surface water drainage with permeable paving
- Diversion of an existing large surface water sewer to clear the site for development
The development was designed to achieve best practice in sustainability and building energy consumption.
Valhalla is an exemplar architectural, social and sustainable design for the provision of housing for people with disabilities.
Judging panel
Irish Council for Social Housing Community Housing Awards 2015
Services provided:
- Civil and structural engineering design
- Water and wastewater management
- Construction management
