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Putting HYL on Kilimanjaro
David Humphries atop Mount Kilimanjaro When he first started hiking his goal was to reach the top of the highest mountain in each province in Ireland. Having done that twice this year he set his...
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Radiators — an architect’s viewpont
Architect Sharyn Flynn Purposefully-piped water goes back at least to the Bronze Age in the second millennium BC. In later times, hot water use was a normal part of Roman construction technology for...
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Is the spirit of BIM being scuppered by avoidant clients?
Chris Hallam A client recently asked me for a view on the increasing prevalence of disclaimers in tender documents with regard to the use of BIM models, notwithstanding that the client had mandated BIM...
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Experiences of a foreign DIT student in Ireland
Revathi Muthul That said, the confusion then was in choosing the country and college to attend. After a great deal of research about my various options I finally decided on Ireland and DIT. I was so...
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BTU golf and social in Delgany
Seamus Kiernan, BTU Captain with overall winner John Littlefield (shyly hiding behind his prize) and George Madden, Versatile, who sponsored the outing The BTU golf outing and social evening held in...
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Postcard From Abroad … Liam Buckley, California
Liam and Alayne enjoying a night out in Boston Many of you will be familiar with IES Ltd and IESVE software, which is used in Ireland and the UK for building performance simulation and analysis of...
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Triple E Register boost for product suppliers
Conor Hanniffy, SEAI ACA Project Manager With the Accelerated Capital Allowance, when money is spent on energy efficient equipment products listed on the SEAI Triple E Register, a company can deduct...
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Samsung Electronics’ partners with GT Phelan
Derek Phelan, Sales Director, GT Phelan This development enhances considerably the product offering from GT Phelan and also allows scope for new opportunities and greater market penetration. The two...
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Installers see the future of sustainable living in Japan
Vincent Mahony, Panasonic with Mick O’Shea, Mick O’Shea Heating & Plumbing and Shane Duffy, Heat Merchants, at the Panasonic Centre in Tokyo. Delegates were given a tour of Panasonic’s factory in...
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‘2016 to be Breakthrough Year for Solar PV in Ireland’
Damien Philips, Manager, Rexel Energy Solutions Energy policy The government...
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‘F-gas registration control must stay in Ireland’
Philip Byrne, Operations Manager,F-Gas Registration It is estimated that there are some 500 to 600 businesses operating in the Republic of Ireland who install, service or maintain equipment which...
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Steve Wood … cricket umpire and all-rounder
Steve Wood, left, makes a note of the scoring while his fellow-umpire, William Clarke, keeps an eye on the field of play. Given that Core AC’s Steve Wood is from Co Durham in the UK, it is hardly...
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ISO50001 accreditation for John Sisk & Son
Padraic O’Connor, Building Services Department Manager Ireland and Ruth Riordan, Sisk Energy Forum Co-ordinator, receiving the ISO5001 award from John White, Business Development Manager, BSI Ireland....
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High Standard at Student Awards
Back Row: Brian West, and CIBSE Ireland Vice-Chair with Ciara Ahern, DIT; MicheálO’Flaherty, DIT; and David Doherty, Chair, CIBSE Ireland. Middle Row, Level 8: Callum O’Toole, Runner-up with David...
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Minimising ‘fuzzy edge’ disease in building services design
Ken Goodman, CEng MCIBSE, ASHRAE RAL Sub Region B Chair One project consisted of a new 14,000 m2 building for the manufacture of vaccines on a greenfield site. At its peak, there were over 500...
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Humidifier Selection Made Easy
Debbie Batchelor, Sales Manager, Condair Level of humidity and fluctuation? Different...
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Strengthened portfolio expands GT Phelan offering
Derek Phelan, Sales & Marketing Director with Kevin Phelan, Operations & Service Director, andRodney Phelan, Managing Director. Already synonymous with Toshiba throughout Ireland for just on 35...
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Wherefore art thou, Building Services Engineers?
Cathie Simpson is a chartered engineer and a Fellow of CIBSE. She is also the owner of BuildingSimulation Ltd, a specialist company focusing on building investigation using on-site measuring and...
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Pat Byrne — An Appreciation
Pat Byrne Pat was a true gentleman in every sense of the word and his kindness and good humour were widely known and appreciated by all. Despite working in a tough and competitive business environment,...
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Garvin Evans — An Appreciation
Garvin Evans It is still hard to believe that he is gone from us, as he was incredibly special to everybody who met him, and you always felt the better for being in his company. He was a man of...
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