RISING TO THE CHALLENGE Susan Cormican is on a mission to get more women into engineering, all the while leading the Urbanism team at Ethos Engineering In 2023, Susan Cormican became the first ever recipient of the ‘Women in Construction’ Award at the Irish Construction Industry Awards 2023. It’s an accolade that was well deserved…

BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE A new report shows Ireland’s education construction sector is fuelling economic growth Education is a significant part of the overall Irish construction market, representing around 4.5% of the total Irish construction output over the last five years. In 2023, over €800 million worth of education projects commenced, driven by investment in…

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…