The world is waking up to the need to reduce plastic use and, in its place, adopt more sustainable materials. With 91% of all plastics produced in the world not being recycled, people and corporations are now beginning to make changes to limit the plastics crisis. Unfortunately, we can’t say the same for construction. Despite...Read More
In this special article Samreet Singh, a graduating student from the Building Services (Hons) degree course in TU Dublin, reviews his experience over the last four years. In doing so he highlights areas where the curriculum and course delivery could be improved, and also suggests that prospective employers need to re-appraise how they manage fresh...Read More
Adam Dent has been appointed Contracts Manager with Kerrigan Mechanical, having previously held the position of Project Manager since 2017. The company has developed significantly throughout that time and Adam has played an instrumental part in guiding its expansion into new market segments. Adam’s brief as Contracts Manager is to continue this development phase while...Read More
JV Tierney has appointed Rory Burke and Stephen Walsh as joint managing directors. Rory and Stephen have been with the company for many years, both in senior management roles. They take over from Finn Ahern and Joe Lee who have been joint managing directors since 2002. Finn has retired and Joe has stepped into the...Read More
Greg Hayden, CEO of Ethos Engineering has been named the All-Ireland Business Foundation Entrepreneur of the Year for 2022 in recognition of his outstanding contribution to trade and commerce in Ireland. Since establishing the business 16 years ago, with the support of an exceptional leadership team of long-standing and new talent, Greg has created and...Read More
Forgotten but not gone … there is life outside the M50 and engineering does take place. So says Ryan Loney who recently “emigrated” to Galway and has posted this letter home via the pages of Building Services News.Read More
The catastrophic fire at Grenfell Tower on 14 June 2017 killed 72 people and shocked the world. It also changed many more lives forever. As well as the police and public inquiries, which are ongoing, it led to an independent review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety, led by Dame Judith Hackitt, a Chartered Engineer...Read More
Derek Mowlds, MSc, is the Managing Director of PM Group Asia with responsibility for offices in China, Singapore and India. He is a past Chairman of CIBSE Ireland and a past member of the CIBSE Council. Derek was also a founding Board Member and Vice- Chair of the Irish Green Building Council.Read More
As 2018 marks CIBSE Ireland’s 50th anniversary, the Institution has devised a new awards scheme designed to recognise, and promote, best practice in respect of the design and installation of building services. It takes in both new-build and refurbishment across commercial and industrial (non-domestic) projects.Read More
DIT Bolton St was the venue recently for an intimate audience who gathered to witness the eight annual SDAR Awards final organised and hosted by the School of Electrical and the Electronic Engineering and School of Multidisciplinary Technologies. This awards scheme is one of two significant CIBSE Ireland applied research events intended to disseminate best...Read More
