IT Carlow has lodged a planning application for a new health sciences building on the Kilkenny Road. The application site is located on a site measuring 0.435ha on the campus, bounded by the Kilkenny Road to the West, partly on the footprint of the VEC school building for which planning permission for demolition has already…

Technological University Dublin has announced the commencement of its Level 8 BSc (Hons) in BIM (Digital Construction), designed and delivered by the same team who created TU Dublin’s award-winning MSc in aBIMM suite (ICE Awards Third Level Course of the Year 2019). This programme is designed to meet the Lean Construction, BIM and digital transformation…

The Environmental Protection Agency has issued its first licence to process large volumes of Irish construction and demolition waste. Issued to Panda waste management company, the licence will facilitate its reuse as a product in road construction. Almost zero construction and demolition waste is recycled in Ireland. In 2008, the EU set a target for…

COST OF HOUSEBUILDING – James Benson, Director of the Irish Homebuilder Association (IHBA), has stated that the association welcomes the ESRI’s acknowledgement that the cost of housebuilding must come down to enable increased supply. “Since 2013, we have highlighted the fact that nearly 45% of the cost of housebuilding isn’t related to construction but ‘soft…

Atkins was recently named Engineering Practice of the Year at the Irish Building and Design Awards, which took place in Dublin on 29 November. The awards recognise the accomplishments of professionals from the world of architecture, engineering, construction and design over the last 12 months. Justin Norman, Managing Director, Ireland said: “I was very proud…