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Another Side Of … Brendan Coghlan
Brendan Coghlan While it is now something he is passionate about, the irony is that he only became involved because his wife, Geraldine, saw an advert in the Herald looking for would-be referees and...
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Heat pumps – time to move to ‘system integration’
Thomas Nowak, Secretary General In Ireland, the Heat Pump Association’s sales figures for 2015 fully reflect this pattern, showing an increase of 67.76% on the previous year, making for a total of 3902...
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Decarbonising Ireland — well-meant rhetoric colliding with harsh reality?
Professor Barry McMullin, Executive Dean, Faculty of Engineering & Computing, DCU From typhoon Haiyan to the drought-fueled conflict in Syria, human-caused climate change is already having very...
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Significant changes to Public Works Contracts
Brian Quinn is a quantity surveyor withextensive experience in the constructionand commercial management of civilengineering and building projects. He ishead of project management at QuiggGolden, a...
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Joe Noone (1937-2016) – an appreciation
Joe Noone But let’s start at the beginning. Joe set up Heatovent Ltd with my father Pat in 1965, operating out of premises located beside Sundrive Garda station in Dublin. Within four years they...
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Another Side Of … John Smith — Archer
John Smith, John Sisk & Son John took up archery at the relatively late age of 17, after too many injuries playing rugby meant he had to find a less-exertive sport. Introduced to it by a friend, he...
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BIFM Ireland Region Awards and FM Summit
Pat Gaughan, Chair, BIFM Ireland Region with Ann Marie Grealish, Billing Manager, OCS and Des Maguire, Managing Director, Tech Skills Resources. Recognising facilities management professionals who have...
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Another Side of Derek Phelan … Tai Chi
Derek Phelan Derek first got involved in Tai Chi in 1994 and trained for eight years in Blackrock under Carol Stephenson, after which he stopped training for another eight years before resuming under...
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Renewable District heating — foundation block for Ireland’s energy transition
Xavier Dubuisson What is district heating? District heating (DH) relies on a central heating plant and a heat distribution network to supply heat at a district level to homes, businesses, public...
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BUILDING SERVICES NEEDS SERIOUS WAKE-UP CALL!
What prompted this article was that many of us at the table had in fact been in class together at various times and had gone on to serve in various sectors of the industry. When we started in the...
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Baxi Potterton Myson Job Opportunities
Paul Clancy, Managing Director, Baxi Potterton Myson Commercial Sales Advisor — Baxi Potterton Myson Baxi Potterton Myson is looking to appoint a...
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Hoctor Refrigeration celebrates 35th anniversary
Liam Hoctor, founder and Managing Director, Hoctor Refrigeration As with all refrigeration apprentices at the time, he spent 12 months in Cork at the AnCO Training Centre, staying in digs in the city...
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Why heat pumps? — cost, comfort and the environment
Paul Kenny, Chief Executive Officer,Tipperary Energy Agency. However, based on the heat road map for Europe that shows heat pumps are a core technology for decarbonising heat,and considering that 20%...
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Solar offers €2 billion gross potential
David Maguire, Chairman,Irish Solar Energy Association (ISEA). At present, Ireland is the only EU member state that does not provide support for the generation of energy from solar. Currently,Ireland’s...
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DIT building services students triumph at awards ceremony
Back Row: Seamus English (M.D. Hevac), Jim Rogers (Varming), Paul Devereux (Hevac), Brian West (CIBSE Chairman), Charles Dunn (RPS), Brian Clare (DIT)Middle Row: Emmett Doogan (level 7 Runner-up),...
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John English – An Appreciation
John English His drive and business acumen set him apart from many of his contemporaries, and his personality was such that he engaged with people in a way that they too benefited from these...
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How Jones Engineering has Embraced LEAN
Simon Watson, Team Development, Jones Engineering The following quote from the Toyota Motor Company reinforces this statement: “At Toyota we get brilliant results from average people managing a...
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LAI Builds on renewed momentum
Gay Byrne, Chairman, Lighting Association Ireland (LAI) “LAI has now gained considerable momentum in recent months”, says Gay, “and we are extremely pleased with our progress to date. Indeed, the...
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Emergency Lighting Standard IS 3217:2013 Amendment
Gearoid McKenna, the LAI representative on the National Standards Authority of Ireland Fire Safety Standards Committee. IS 3217:2013 was originally published on 27 December, 2013 further to the first...
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Home Heating Heroes Do It Best!
Joe Durkan, EEOS Programme Manager, SEAI Plumbers and installers are the “go-to” guys in these situations. Whether it is emergency repairs, upgrades or a completely new installation, homeowners rely on...
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