GROUNDFORCE APPOINTS NEW ENGINEERING DIRECTOR Paul Garton takes up role as engineering director at Groundforce Specialist construction solutions supplier Groundforce has appointed Paul Garton as its new engineering director to head up its technical team. Paul has more than 20 years’ experience in the industry and joins Groundforce from COWI UK, where he was technical…
THE IRISH GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL LAUNCHES A PILOT SCHEME TO INCREASE REUSE OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS The Irish Green Building Council (IGBC) launched a pilot scheme to demonstrate how construction waste can be turned into useful resources. The construction industry accounts for approximately 50% of materials used on the planet, and 48% of all waste…
NEW ORDER GROWTH HITS THREE-MONTH HIGH IN NOVEMBER The Ulster Bank Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index® (PMI®) – a seasonally adjusted index designed to track changes in total construction activity – posted 56.3 in November, down marginally from 56.9 in October but still indicative of a sharp monthly increase in total activity. The latest rise was…
WICKLOW’S SOCIAL HOUSING SCHEME ACHIEVES HIGHEST GREEN HOME CERTIFICATION The IGBC has awarded the Home Performance Index (HPI) Gold Certification to Kilbride Court social housing development in Bray Designed by COADY Architects, the Wicklow County Council’s scheme is the first multi-units’ development to be awarded the Home Performance Index Gold Certification. The HPI was developed…
BAM WILLS JV BEGINS INSTALLATION OF DURADRAIN AT N5 UPGRADE PROJECT BAM Wills JV has begun installation of Duradrain as part of the new €241 million N5 upgrade project, in County Mayo, Ireland. The product, a sustainable and recyclable combined kerb and drainage system, manufactured by green construction innovators Dura Products, will line…