Directives and standards to reduce energy in commercial buildings have set challenges for building services engineers to overcome. Complex design systems and modelling tools are now used to create new super-efficient installations with impressive results but, are they comfortable? Michael Curran, CIBSE Ireland and Head of Building Services, Energy and Utilities at the University of...Read More

Incoming CIBSE Ireland Chair Stephen Weir being congratulated by outgoing Chair Michael Curran[/caption]Stephen Weir, the newly-elected CIBSE Ireland Chairperson, joined the CIBSE Committee in 2017 and has previously served as Honorary Secretary and then Vice Chair. In addressing the recent AGM, he paid particular tribute to outgoing Chair Michael Curran who, he said, had served...Read More

As Michael Curran’s role as Chairperson, CIBSE Ireland, draws to a close, he reviews the very strange circumstances surrounding his tenure because of Covid, and the challenges – but also the opportunities – this unprecedented turn of events presented to building services engineers to take a leadership role in devising solutions. “Little did I realise...Read More

At the recent SEAI Energy Show, a panel of BIM experts (see inset) was challenged to explain how, while digitalisation of the construction process is recognised as the way forward if we are to realise net zero objectives, BIM is the enabling tool that will make it possible. In this special report by Building Services...Read More

This is not me making this statement … this is Dr Mike Ryan of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in a recent interview taken from the Irish Independent, writes Michael Curran (right), CIBSE Ireland Chairman and Head of Building Services, Energy and Utilities at NUI Galway. Dr Ryan says classroom-proofing must be multi-faceted as a...Read More

In the first three articles of this series we looked at the tools that the construction sector could avail of to build a pathway to digitalisation success. The fourth detailed the need for upskilling in the industry, and this article will outline some of the benefits that the sector can secure if it continues to...Read More

In this opinion piece Michael Curran, Chair, CIBSE Ireland, calls on all stakeholders – from regulators and legislators through to system designers, engineers, installers and manufacturers – to engage in round table discussions to ensure that the roll-out of heat pumps in commercial applications and public sector buildings is as successful as that of domestic...Read More