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ACEI HOSTING NETWORKING EVENT
The ACEI is hosting an informal but purposeful event to celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion in the engineering sector on October 10 between: 4:00pm – 7:00pm at The Leinster, Mount Street Lower, Dublin 2, D02 WK33. The networking event will be hosted by ACEI President Anne-Marie Conibear and feature speakers from Nicholas O’Dwyer Consulting Engineers…
LAND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY WELCOMES GOVERNMENT FUNDING ANNOUNCEMENT
The Land Development Agency (LDA) has welcomed the Government’s announcement that it will receive a further €1.25 billion in equity capital. This further capitalisation will enable the Agency to continue to its mission of delivering affordable homes across Ireland and assist in meeting the country’s housing need. This additional capital will facilitate further new affordable…
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING, LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND HERITAGE BUDGET PACKAGE OF ALMOST €8BN ANNOUNCED
Record capital €6bn funding for housing€2.7bn package for Uisce Éireann to deliver necessary water infrastructure & support housingSignificant funding for Local Authorities, Planning and Heritage The Government’s commitment to Housing, Local Government and Heritage was emphasised in an overall budget package of €7.93bn announced today by Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien…
SISK SET TO PIONEER A WORLD FIRST LOW CARBON CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY
Sisk-led consortium secures £500,000 fund from Innovate UK Sisk in collaboration with a consortium of leading low carbon industry experts has announced that it has been successful in securing £500,000 from Innovate UK funding as part of the Contracts for Innovation: Decarbonising concrete competition, to invest in a pioneering scalable low carbon demonstrator, marking a…
SAFE AND SECURE FIXING FOR PV WITH KINGSPAN POWERPLUS
A Kingspan roof system completes FM4478 testing. With the huge increase in photovoltaics being installed on both newbuild and existing buildings, Kingspan Insulated Panels has developed a unique fixing system to ensure that this can be done both safely and securely. The Kingspan PowerPlus KS1000RW System has been rigorously tested to FM4478, this system comprises…
GOVERNMENT MUST INVEST IN CONSTRUCTION’S GREEN DIGITALISATION
The Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland (ACEI) has warned that the opportunity to deliver housing and infrastructure targets sustainably is at risk of being squandered in its annual budget submission. ACEI Director General, Shane Dempsey said, “The engineering sector is currently wrestling with how to deliver 50,000 more houses whilst reducing carbon. This paradox…
