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Entry deadline looming for CIBSE Ireland inaugural awards
Pictured at the announcement of theCIBSE Ireland Awards were (front row):David Doherty, T Bourke and CIBSE IrelandCommittee; Paul Martin, SEAI and CIBSEIreland Chair; Michael O’Herlihy, Wilo...
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The importance of getting emergency lighting right
Richard Caple, immediatepast President of the Society of Light &Lighting (SLL), and Lighting ApplicationsManager, Thorlux Lighting. While not a significant factor in this particular event,...
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Enabling the digitisation of architecture, engineering and construction (AEC)
John Keane, CommercialDirector, MMA Consulting Engineers The reasons for this slow adoption are many but entrenched work practices and the lack of system-wide standards are major contributors. Over the...
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Health & Well Being of Buildings
Mona Holtkoetter The building services profession has long moved from pipe, ductwork and equipment sizing to a much broader and more complex role. Topics like sustainability, energy savings, renewable...
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Embrace change but remember, ‘an quán dì yi’
Derek Mowlds, MSc, the Managing Director, PM Group Asia. Reflecting on the industry since commencing employment as a designer approximately 23 year ago, the biggest change I have encountered is the...
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CIBSE Ireland Awards Shortlisted Finalists Announced
The specially-commissioned trophy designed by Shane Holland There are three Awards categories — Up to €2 million; Between €2 million and €5 million; and Over €5 million — and they are sponsored...
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Industry Legend Yet Something of an Enigma
Despite establishing one of the sector’s most successful and enduring mech/elec contracting firms (T Bourke celebrates it 50th anniversary next year), Ted remained somewhat aloof with very few people...
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What can we learn from the Grenfell Tower disaster?
Dr Hywel Davies Technical Director, CIBSE and Chair of the Expert Group on the Approved Documents Dame Judith Hackitt’s review, and the associated activity around buildin regulations in England, is...
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Irelandskills live 2019 — Changing the perception of skills and craft...
Donal Keys, Head of ConstructionSkills, DIT with Pat Lehane, Publisher& Editor Building Services News, duringan interview at the IrelandSkills Livelaunch in the Mansion House. What’s different...
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Demand for Controls is Installer Opportunity
The Building Regulations specify that space and water heating systems should be effectively controlled. As a minimum, this requires automatic time and temperature control of space heating and stored...
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SEAI Market Surveillance on Lighting & Heating
Tim Stokes, Market SurveillanceProgramme Manager at SEAI Over the last year, SEAI has been investigating the lighting sector. A major focus has been on GU10 LEDs, as there have been notable levels of...
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TO NZEB AND BEYOND
Tom Ascough, Director, Symphony Energy. There continues to exist a grey area between the consultant’s design aspirations and the final built product. Most importantly, whatever about the consultant and...
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Ireland to host World Lean Conference
Paul Ebbs, the Conference Chair, isAssociate Consultant, ContinuousImprovement Services, WSP in the UK. What is the IGLC?...
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CIBSE initiative opens exciting workshare horizons
Cian Dowling, Director, Axiseng with Tom Egan, Project Engineer, Winthrop Engineering & Contracting; Mona Holtkoetter, Chairperson, CIBSE Ireland; Kerry Taylor, Design Engineer, Axiseng consulting...
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Building Engineering on brink of revolution
Hannah Vickers, CEO, Association for Consultancy & Engineering. Our industry now stands on the brink of the fourth industrial revolution. Led by data and technology, new tools are emerging,...
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CIBSE YEN Ireland … making CPD fun!
Engineers preparing to take to the track in their weather-proof kit during the recent COBSE YEN Ireland CPD event at Glen Dimplex The Zeroth Energy System is an innovative community heating network...
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Greg Traynor — An Appreciation
Greg Traynor1940 – 2019 The Traynor name has been prominent in the industry since Greg’s father (Noel Snr)followed a career in all aspects of building services engineering further to an apprenticeship...
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Jacinta Caden blazes trail for women in engineering
Jacinta receiving the WE50 Award from Dawn Childs, President of WES, one of the Awards’judges and Group Engineering Director at Merlin Entertainments. However, Jacinta is no stranger to such accolades....
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No place for ‘cut and paste’ design specification
David Fitzpatrick, Chair, CIBSE Patrons The bad habit of using “cut and paste” specifications is leaving some clients with poorly-performing and, in some cases, unsafe buildings. More and more we are...
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Into the West … with Ryan Loney
Ryan Loney living the dream as he wholeheartedly embraces the spirit of the west. When working in Dublin my perception was that everywhere the far side of the Shannon was some sort of wet, green...
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