GOING GREEN Continued upskilling and investment is required if the industry is to deliver more low carbon solutions for the public and private sector, writes Angelyn Rowan and Patrick Kane As part of Ireland’s Climate Action Plan and commitments to the Paris Accord and the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Government published the…

THE FUTURE OF HOUSING Three new houses built using 3D concrete printing technology could provide a solution to Ireland’s housing crisis Earlier this summer Martin O’Brien, the Chief Executive of Louth and Meath Education and Training Board (LMETB), was presented with a miniature replica of the 3D houses in Dundalk that he helped make a…

ACCELERATE TO INNOVATE Skillnet Ireland and CitA are providing upskilling and business supports to the construction sector through the new Skillnet MMC Accelerate initiative Skillnet Ireland and industry body Construction IT Alliance (CitA) have collaborated to provide businesses with upskilling resources to accelerate the adoption of Modern Methods of Construction (MMC). The new national online…

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…

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…