Category: LEAD STORIES OF THE MONTH
IN EACH ISSUE OF ICIM, WE’LL BE CHATTING TO A TECHNOLOGY EXPERT IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY. FIRST UP IS PAUL BRENNAN, HEAD OF DIGITAL CONSTRUCTION, BAM IRELAND WHAT DOES YOUR ROLE INVOLVE? I manage everything digital construction-related at BAM Ireland including mobile tech, cloud tech and engineering applications. …
WHAT IS PROCESS MAPPING AND HOW CAN IT HELP YOUR COMPANY BECOME MORE PRODUCTIVE? Alongside digital technology and BIM in particular, Lean construction techniques are becoming a necessary element of a project rather than an optional extra. Large firms like Sisk have been very vocal about their Lean …
IAN FRYER AT RMD KWIKFORM EXPLAINS HOW THE LATEST SAFETY SCREEN SOLUTIONS HAVE OVERCOME SOME OF THE OBSTACLES AND CHALLENGES FACED BY TRADITIONAL EDGE PROTECTION PRODUCTS Increasing urbanisation has led to a growth in the construction of high-rise and other tall buildings around the world. While the skylines …
IT’S WIDELY ACCEPTED THAT AN INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE IS AN INVESTMENT IN OUR COUNTRY’S FUTURE. SO WHY HAS THE GOVERNMENT NOT MADE IT A PRIORITY? COLM MCGRATH AT SURETY BONDS INVESTIGATES Irish economists broadly agree that a slowdown in the Irish economy is inevitable, but the big question …
Construction projects get more and more challenging, but at the same time they have to be completed more rapidly and more economically. Sacrificing safety, however, is wholly unacceptable. The current safety regulations in the slab-formworking sector only conditionally satisfy the requirements for occupational health and safety and ergonomics. …
