Minister turns the sod on Cork city’s North West Regeneration ProjectApril 20, 2018
Works include construction of 1km of new roadway, realignment of 1km of existing live carriageway, utility diversions, new storm infrastructure, new...
The design and construction of Rathmorrissy Junction: An analysisApril 17, 2018
Design co-ordinator Seán FitzSimons of Clandillon Civil Consulting and Noel Curtis of John Sisk provide their insights into the design and con...
Protecting the house buyer – an overviewApril 17, 2018
With 550,000 households due to be built by 2040, there will be a big need for engineers and others to provide a comprehensive service to house buyers, s...
PMI survey: 75% say skills shortage negatively impacting on projectsApril 17, 2018
The survey by members across the IT, construction and pharma industries outlined that 75% had projects negatively impacted in the past year due to ch...
Why do bridges fail?April 3, 2018
What are the most common causes of bridge failure, and are they as intuitive as we think? Sean Brady takes the Florida International University collaps...
Why contracts, project boards and dispute avoidance matter in major building projectsApril 3, 2018
Greg Power writes that what every successful contract needs is a ‘dispute avoidance task force’ - be it one person, or a few - and it will involve...
The Vaulted House, Dublin, scoops top award at ICS eventApril 3, 2018
The Vaulted House, Dublin, claims top spot at the Irish Concrete Society's 36th annual design and construction awards ceremony, at which there were 350...
Statute of Limitations in property damage claims: The implicationsMarch 20, 2018
The question of when damage was capable of being discovered will now become the new battleground in property damage claims where there is a possible Sta...
New apartment planning regulations step in improving delivery but more action required on costs, says RIAIMarch 20, 2018
The new design standards issued by the government in respect of apartment guidelines have been welcomed by the architects' representative body, but it s...
BRE Global to transfer CE marking business to new Dublin baseMarch 20, 2018
Plans are also under way to create a new test laboratory in the city later this year which will employ 15 to 20 local engineers, scientists and technici...
Top industry players to gather in May for National Construction SummitMarch 20, 2018
The National Construction Summit is Ireland’s largest gathering of participants from the sector and more than 1,000 companies and executives will atte...
Changing engineering workflows from 2D to 6DMarch 6, 2018
Declan Byrne explains how by integrating every stage of the workflow with the help of hardware and software, and connecting these through the cloud,...
N24 Tower Road junction improvement scheme contract awarded to AtkinsMarch 6, 2018
Following a competitive tendering process, the Technical Consultancy Services contract for the N24 Tower Road Junction Improvement Scheme has been award...
BIM adoption gains momentum in IrelandFebruary 26, 2018
It is thought that BIM will be required in the design, construction and operation of public buildings and infrastructure within the next four years...
Bricks 4 Kidz – building the next generation of engineersFebruary 23, 2018
The Bricks 4 Kidz proprietary model builds, which have all been designed by engineers, are accompanied by lesson plans which explain the concept of e...
Delivering Dublin airport’s North Runway – the key to Ireland’s global connectivityFebruary 20, 2018
Delivery of Dublin airport's North Runway will enable a 30% increase in connectivity, which will support an extra 31,200 jobs and €2.2bn of economic a...
Crisis? ‘Anticipator’ project managers move ahead of ‘responder’ counterparts into top spotFebruary 20, 2018
Project managers used to be judged by how well they responded to a crisis – now they are judged by how well they anticipate one, writes Liam Dillon...
Construction sector needs additional 110,000 workers over next three yearsFebruary 20, 2018
The industry needs at least 110,000 new workers over the next three years to keep pace with the demand for activity, says the CIF...
Opportunity knocks for construction sector, life sciences and cleantech in UK’s Northern PowerhouseFebruary 20, 2018
With a focus on growing Irish exports to the UK, Enterprise Ireland report highlights strong opportunities in construction, life sciences, digital techn...
Irish Construction Excellence Awards finalists announcedFebruary 7, 2018
The finalists for the Irish Construction Excellence Awards have been announced, with the gala evening due to be held on March 23...