Practical Approaches to Remanufacturing & Circular Economy in Construction takes place on Wednesday, October 11 · 9:30am - 1pm at Louis Fitzgerald Hotel, 1A Naas Road D22 X5N7 Newlands Cross. Register Together, building and construction are responsible for approx. 39% of global greenhouse gas emissions and the adoption of approaches to reduce this level are […]
A new SEO for the construction industry came into effect on 18th September 2023 and provides for the following minimum rates of pay and pension contributions: Hourly Rate of Pay Categorically of Worker €21.49 Craft Worker €20.86 Category A Worker €19.35 Category B Worker €15.64 New Entrant Workers Apprentice rates Year 1 – 33.3% of Craft Worker rate Year 2 […]
New data reveals Ireland's construction sector slowed considerably in August, posting the weakest activity levels this year. The decline was driven by plunging commercial construction. The latest Construction PMI dropped to 44.9 in August, well below the 50 mark indicating contraction. The reading was even lower than August 2021's 46.9, highlighting reversed momentum. Construction PMI […]
The Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland is hosting a webinar World Green Building Week: Introduction to Low Carbon Building Materials and MMC on Tues, 12th Sept, 1-2pm. The SCSI is supporting World Green Building Week from the 11th – 15th September with an online series of Sustainability focussed cpd’s. The second event in the series […]
New data from Ireland's Central Statistics Office reveals a contraction in construction production during the second quarter of 2023. On a quarterly basis, overall construction output fell 3.3% from Q1 to Q2 this year. Annually, production also declined 2.1% compared to Q2 of 2022. By sector, civil engineering saw a slight 5.8% uptick versus Q1 […]
The BIM Coordinators Summit 2023 is taking place 06 Sept, 08:30 – 07 Sept, 18:00 in Dublin's RDS. Live @ RDS Dublin, Ireland + Virtual. Meet and share knowledge with the BIM Heroes of the AEC Industry. A celebration of excellence and digital innovation in Architecture, Engineering and Construction. BIM Coordinators Summit 2023 Key Topics […]
Positive growth in construction sector continues as over a third of construction companies experienced an increase in turnover in Quarter 2 (34%) but 77% of companies cite access to skilled labour as their top concern, according to the Construction Industry Federation’s Quarter 2 Economic Outlook Survey. Positive growth in construction sector continues but 77% of […]
A recent report from Ireland's Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science outlines the country's construction skills gap and proposes solutions to promote careers in the sector by meeting Ireland's construction skills needs. The analysis estimates that 50,831 new workers will be needed in construction occupations between 2023-2030 in order to meet […]
The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage has published its monthly data on the number of Commencements Notices (residential construction starts) for July 2023. The data show Commencement Notices for 2,985 new homes were received by Building Control Authorities in July 2023. This is an increase of 22.4% on the number of new homes […]
Newcivilengineer.com is reporting that a transformative €35 billion railway infrastructure renewal program has been proposed in a joint report by the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, marking the first major cooperation between the two nations on rail development. Drafted by engineering firm Arup on behalf of the Department for Infrastructure in Northern Ireland and the […]
