Quinn Building Products is urging developers to review their insulation options on new homes by undertaking bespoke thermal bridging assessments that can deliver more cost optimal designs by clever use of Quinn Lite thermal blocks at key junctions in the building envelope. The use of a project specific thermal bridging factor in place of the […]
daa’s Dublin Airport Central building has been shortlisted in the Sustainable Buildings Excellence in Environment category for the 2017 Chambers Ireland Corporate Social Responsibility Awards. This award recognises work being carried out by Irish and multinational companies to improve the lives of its employees and to enhance the civic environment in which they operate. One […]
Komatsu’s latest installment in its range of heavy-duty demolition machines – the PC390HRD-11 excavator – has arrived. Built to ‘hit new heights in the demolition sector’, it can be configured in six different working arrangements and can carry a 2.5 tonne demolition tool to a height of 26 metres or a 4-tonne tool up to […]
Market leading specialist, Portview Fit-Out, is set to compete against the world’s top design brands in this year’s Restaurant & Bar Design Awards, with four of its hospitality projects shortlisted for three major accolades. Equipped with a strong ethos for turning ambitious design concepts into reality, Portview has earned its reputation for delivering unrivalled quality […]
John Paul Construction have been appointed by the major global real estate developer Hines for the redevelopment of the former headquarters of the Central Bank on Dame Street, originally constructed in 1978. Works on the iconic nine-storey over double basement building include significant re-modelling of the structural cores on each floor to accommodate additional lifts and […]
The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) has announced the results of prestigious global architecture awards which include two Irish winners. Two Dublin practices are to be awarded medals as part of the International Union of Architects (UIA) ‘Friendly and Inclusive Spaces’ Awards 2017. Now in its second year, the awards recognise and […]
Twitter’s EMEA Headquarters at Cumberland Place in Dublin has been awarded LEED Platinum-level certification for a ‘Repurposed Building’. Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum certification is seen as the pinnacle of green and sustainable building standards. “We are very proud to be certified as LEED Platinum. Cumberland Place is a fantastic office space […]
The planning process for the largest single project in the Limerick Twenty Thirty programme, which is transforming the city centre into a dynamic economic hub and living space, has commenced. The special purpose vehicle established last year to deliver over €500 million worth of investment infrastructure across four strategic sites in Limerick City will formally […]
The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) has announced that the O’Donoghue Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance at National University of Ireland, Galway, designed by Taylor Architects in association with Richard Murphy, has won the Public Choice Award at the RIAI Irish Architecture Awards 2017. The RIAI Irish Architecture Awards celebrate the […]
Ecocem Ireland, Ireland’s premier manufacturer of high performance low carbon cement, has upped its export capacity with the official opening of its second bulk import terminal, capitalising on the potential to supply the London / south east construction market. This is Ecocem Ireland’s second bulk import facility in the UK and is located in Sheerness […]
