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5 Development levies temporarily waived in bid to boost housing activity
7 Government announces actions to enhance the delivery of NDP projects
8 Planning backlog delays delivery of 65,000 homes
10 Taoiseach turns sod on new €190m Bon Secours Hospital Limerick
10 LDA launches affordable homes in Waterford
11 Key appointments announced for Construct Innovate Technology Centre
12 John Paul Construction appoints Helen Forbes as HR director
12 Aengus Consulting Ltd announces the appointment of two new directors
13 Ken Aherne appointed managing director of Sisk Ireland East
13 Kieran Holohan appointed managing director of Saint-Gobain Ireland
Interview
16 Unlocking the value of MMC for Irish construction – Mark Farmer, CEO, Cast Consultancy
22 Respond aims to deliver 1,000 social homes and 250 cost-rental homes annually from the end of 2024 – Parag Joglekar, Director of Investment and Development, Respond
26 “The prohibition on the use of timber for buildings of heights above 10 metres needs to be brought in line with EU building regulations” – John Casey, Managing Director, CORA Consulting Engineers
29 Learnings from Ireland’s growing MMC sector – Dick Clerkin, Managing Director, Clerkin Consulting.
Sector Focus
22 INTERVIEW
34 Kingspan Quadcore LEC panels reduce embodied carbon emissions by over 20%
37 Uisce Éireann introduces a new brand identity
37 Construction Professionals Skillnet launches ‘Return with Confidence’ 2023 industry programme
38 SETU launches MSc in Building Regulatory Compliance to ensure safe and sustainable buildings into the future
38 Hardware sector welcomes government vacant homes package
39 Lean solution for duplex construction – IJM Timber Engineering
42 Inaugural MMC Ireland National Conference set for Croke Park in June
43 Construct Innovative aims to build a better construction sector in Ireland
45 Irish Cement celebrates 85 years of making high-quality cement
Opinion
42 SECTOR FOCUS
46 If a contractor has based its pricing on a client’s consultant designs that are wrong, what can they do? – Henry Hathaway, Principal, Henry Hathaway Solicitors
Sustainability
49 NTA to brief construction sector on sustainable transport plans
49 Allianz Ireland launches Climate Safe Homes initiative to futureproof Irish homes
51 Mandatory whole-life carbon assessment of buildings moves one step closer –Stephen Barrett, Irish Green Building Council
55 Building a Sustainable Future: How the latest UN Climate Report impacts housing delivery
51 SUSTAINABILITY
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