Parc and ride: The story of constructing Ireland’s newest holiday resortDecember 11, 2018
As building activity on-site hits its peak, the €233m Center Parcs Longford Forest will be the first of its kind in Ireland and, when it opens in 2019...
Homes suspected of being affected by mica or pyrite – assessment protocol publishedDecember 11, 2018
Protocol will be used by engineers, geologists and laboratories to assess, test and categorise the damage in properties negatively affected by defect...
Life-sized Norwegian gingerbread house uses Coillte’s MEDITE TRICOYA EXTREMEDecember 11, 2018
Seventy panels of 18mm thickness MTX were used, chosen for their moisture resistance, durability and stability, and as the panels can be finished in dif...
Nicaragua, Panama and the dream of a canal: Part 2November 27, 2018
Sean Brady concludes his tale of the Panama Canal and looks ahead to the potential challenges of building the proposed Nicaragua Canal...
How will San Francisco’s skyscrapers fare after the next Big One?November 27, 2018
Civil engineers are working with the city to mitigate disruption and lost economic activity should downtown buildings be damaged, writes Edmund Andrews...
What’s next for smart homes: An ‘Internet of Ears?’November 27, 2018
Next generation of smart homes envisions using changes in vibrations, sound and electrical field to improve energy consumption and monitor occupants' mo...
Huge numbers of overseas workers needed to solve housing shortage, claims ESRINovember 27, 2018
ESRI says the low level of unemployment in Ireland means solving the housing shortage will require large numbers of building workers from overseas...
Nicaragua, Panama and the dream of a canal: Part 1November 13, 2018
With Nicaragua planning a new canal to link the Atlantic and Pacific, Sean Brady considers the lessons of the Panama Canal when engineers face up to nat...
50 jobs paying an average €60,000 to be created by Flynn contractorsNovember 13, 2018
The roles will be in the areas of project management, engineering, quantity surveying and specialist IT and construction skills...
Project management failure: The 1976 Montreal OlympicsOctober 30, 2018
Sean Brady highlights the systemic management failings that resulted in huge financial cost and significant reputational damage to a high-profile pro...
Newcastle’s iconic Tyne Bridge: How it became a symbol of the city’s changing fortunesOctober 30, 2018
The Tyne Bridge shows how a practical piece of infrastructure can become an integral part of a city’s culture and identity, write Laura O'Brien and Ha...
Limerick project ‘on a par with developments in London, Europe and New York’October 30, 2018
Gardens International development on a par with the very best of office space in Dublin, London, New York or other leading international business distri...
Ardmac scoops ‘Lean in Leadership’ awardOctober 30, 2018
The award was a recognition for the comprehensive and successful implementation of lean practices into its business, where it delivers complex high-valu...
Construction of the M17-M18 Gort/Tuam motorway: An overviewOctober 16, 2018
The 57km route provided several challenges, ranging from areas prone to flooding where karst limestone was present, to areas of extremely soft ground wh...
Mass timber: Thinking big about sustainable constructionOctober 16, 2018
MIT class designs a prototype building to demonstrate that even huge buildings can be built primarily with wood...
Potholes: How engineers are working to fill in the gapsOctober 2, 2018
In the future, it is likely that high-precision measuring techniques will be able to predict the time and location that potholes will appear...
Construction industry output expected to hit €21bn this yearSeptember 18, 2018
Figure represents growth of almost 64 per cent in the last three years, but it is still only 55 per cent of the 2007 peak output of €38 billion<...
Ireland’s first peer-to-peer funded family homes come to marketSeptember 18, 2018
Cluain Dara residential housing development phase one launches in Derrinturn, Co Kildare, and developer aims to deliver more than 65 residential hous...
Building contractors urged to register for minor works contracts worth €100mSeptember 18, 2018
While the scope and complexity of works will vary significantly, it is likely that average contract value will be cicrca €50,000 for residential...
Construction and safety: Why it’s important to BeSMART.ieSeptember 4, 2018
Tool provides free, easy-to-use online resource where business owners can complete site-specific risk assessments appropriate to their business type, do...