Engineers Ireland South East Region are hosting a free webinar on the Housing Delivery Coordination Office - Assisting in Delivering Social & Affordable Housing. The webinar takes place on at 17:00 Wednesday, 21 April 2021. The webinar will be led by Eddie Taffe, LGMA Housing Delivery Coordination Office Programme Coordinator, who will give an outline […]
The government has issued a draft national strategy on how Ireland can transition to a Circular Economy and is currently inviting businesses, communities and citizens to contribute their views through a public consultation. What is a circular economy? Looking beyond the current take-make-waste extractive industrial model, a circular economy aims to redefine growth, focusing on […]
Glenveagh Properties PLC have been given the green light to go ahead with its plans to sell 702 Build-to-rent Apartments to Dublin City Council for just over €33.44 million. The plans are to create the Build-to-rent at Castleforbes Business Park at Sheriff Street and East Rd, Dublin 1. The development comprises nine apartment blocks ranging […]
An Bord Pleanála has granted planning permission for the €140m Custom House Quay development in Cork which includes construction plans for Ireland’s tallest building. The go-ahead for the €140m development at Custom House Quay in Cork City centre was given subject to 23 conditions. The development includes a 34-storey hotel tower, 25 serviced suites, and […]
Reported Plans of Irish Construction Reopening from 5th April: Irish construction looks set to reopen on a phased basis from 05 April, with housing returning to work first, according to constructionnews.ie. However, work on commercial projects such as offices and hotels will not be allowed to reopen until a later date. At the moment only […]
The Irish Home Buyers Association one-day Virtual Summit will explore how to accelerate the delivery of affordable homes. The event takes place on March 25, 2021 The full agenda is here. In many countries, both across Europe and beyond, the lack of good-quality affordable housing is a pressing problem. We are all too aware of the […]
The Sustainability Grand Tour: The Future of Construction Product Certification & Innovation – A Suppliers Perspective from Roadstone. The 'Sustainability Grand Tour’ is an online CPD seminar series organised by a number of Regions and Sectors within Engineers Ireland. In this session Dr William Wilson and Colin Doyle of Roadstone will examine the future of […]
Louth GAA are finalising preparations and are seeking to begin the tendering process for its new €12m stadium. Stadium chairperson Aidan Berrill and development committee members are completing design documentation on the new county grounds and expect tendering to start in the next month. Preparation has already started with the construction work due to start […]
Construction Industry to Grow in 2021: AECOM, the world's premier infrastructure firm, have predicted an impressive growth levels for the construction industry sector in 2021. And while output is not expected to reach pre Covid-19 levels, it is believed that development in 2021 will exceed those levels of 2020. Construction Industry to Grow in 2021 […]
The Construction Industry Federation (CIF) 2021 Construction Industry Outlook Forum will take place online on 28th January 2021. Entitled 'Looking ahead to 2021 – Building the next normal', the webinar will host a series of panel discussions with the CIF’s directors and key industry players, exploring such topics as: What 2021 will look like for […]
