Insight
Welcome to the April edition of Construction magazine where we shine a spotlight on regional development and infrastructure investment. Supporting growth across the regions, through prosperous and sustainable strategies, is critical to the success of the construction...
Ronan McGrath is the Managing Director and founder of McGrath Quantity Surveyors. Over the past decade he has led the growth and development of the practice to include chartered and qualified Quantity Surveyors who bring varied and international experiences to large...
Commercial partnership The year 2022 was a challenging period for investors, with Central Banks around the world raising interest rates to combat rising inflation. This created uncertainty in the markets, leading to a difficult period for both equities and bonds. Bond...
The key to off-site construction is the quality of digital design using Building Information Modelling (BIM) enabling the industrialisation of construction. Design and specification of materials are also digitised enabling barcoding of products connected to...
How embracing Modern Methods of Construction can positively impact the delivery of social and affordable housing while also helping resources go further “Being an estate agent was rewarding,” says Deborah Smyth, CEO of Tempohousing Ireland Ltd, as she describes her...
The stated objective of the Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT) is to activate land for residential development. Adopting the stick rather than the carrot approach, the RZLT in simple terms intends to penalise what it views to be inactivity in respect of in-scope land...
Equal Measures: Industry insight from a woman’s point of view Nancy Sweeney is BCAR Manager with Glenveagh Homes and has worked in the construction industry for 25 years “Construction is not just about building sites, hard hats and steel toe capped boots. There are so...
Leading by example Chair: Jean Winters, Director of Industrial Relations Panellists: Meabh Smith, Director of Communications; Joanne Treacy, Head of Southern Region Services; Maeve Kearns, Director of Corporate Affairs and Jeanette Mair, Head of Economic & Policy...
“I did the bulk of my early career in the UK working in finance for Amec Investments Ltd. They had a large construction portfolio, so as I advanced to Financial Controller I was introduced to the industry in that way,” says Vince Harney, CEO of Anisorian, describing...
The Irish Home Builders Association (IHBA) has made a submission to the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities (CRU) consultation on how to address First Mover Disadvantage (FMD), writes CIF Executive of Housing, Planning and Development Rosie James. FMD occurs...
