MAKING AN IMPACT Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a new robotic additive manufacturing method for low-carbon material that’s poised to make the construction industry more sustainable Researchers from ETH Zurich, a public research university in Zürich, Switzerland have developed a new, fast robotic printing process for materials that doesn’t require cement. Known as ‘impact…
WALSH CELEBRATES 40 YEARS OF PR WITH CLIENTS AT MERRION EVENT Walsh:PR, one of Ireland’s most trusted and established PR agencies, marked forty years in business with their clients at an intimate event in the Merrion Dublin last month. The event, MC’d by broadcast journalist Sarah McInerney, celebrated the agency’s significant milestone and offered clients…
TALKING TO… CONOR HAYES Conor Hayes, the new Head of Sustainability at the Irish Concrete Federation, chats about empowering the concrete sector to address sustainability in a meaningful way What does your new role entail?The Irish Concrete Federation is the national representative organisation for the Irish aggregates and concrete products industry, representing 74 members and…
ENHANCING ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN IRISH HOMES: THE ROLE OF AIRTIGHTNESS AND VAPOUR CONTROL Ireland’s homes account for a significant portion of the country’s energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, contributing to a quarter of overall energy use and 10% of total emissions . With half of Ireland’s dwellings built before 1990 and only 38% achieving…
AT THE HEART OF CHANGE Paul Brown, CEO at Sisk, talks about embracing change and evolving to meet clients’ changing needs How is business at Sisk?We have had a record year in FY 2023, with a turnover of nearly €2.5 billion. Our Data Centres & Life Sciences division has doubled their turnover in what has…