Irish Construction News project case studies from the Irish construction industry
Townmore Construction’s decision to go the off-site route on its Bray Southern Cross Road apartment scheme insulated it against cost inflation and shortages.
Irish Construction News, ProjectsMJ Clarke & Sons’ refurbishment works at the Royal Victoria Eye & Ear Hospital were completed under strict Covid-19 guidelines, but also at a time when building materials costs were increasing at an unprecedented rate.
Irish Construction News, Latest, ProjectsCross-sector collaboration delivers high-spec office refurbishment for Focus Ireland
Irish Construction News, Latest, Projects, UncategorizedThe completion of the N4 Collooney to Castlebaldwin Road Scheme will open another section of the north west to the rest of the country, as well as removing a fatal accident blackspot in Co Sligo.
ProjectsThe official opening of the Clanbrassil Street/St Nicholas Quarter Public Realm Rejuvenation Scheme in Dundalk took place in September of 2020. The scheme was completed over 12 months by John Cradock Ltd (JCL). The works comprised the provision of new widened asphalt footpaths and parking bays and new asphalt surfacing on Clanbrassil Street, planting and seating areas, upgrading of public lighting, improved pedestrian crossings points and a decluttering of footpaths.
Irish Construction News, ProjectsIn 2020, UMR Group was contracted for the demolition and waste management for Bays 77 and 79 in the Shannon Free Zone for Shannon Commercial Properties. The demolition provided 1.034 hectares of fully serviced sites for redevelopment. As the project was to be a LEED-certified project, UMR was engaged to assist the project to claim credits in various categories.
Irish Construction News, Latest, ProjectsThe Clarendon Street Area Improvement Scheme in Dublin city centre was completed by Actavo Civils Division in July 2020, a time when the capital had a growing need for more user-friendly city centre spaces.
Irish Construction News, ProjectsBAM Ireland’s construction of the new Dublin Airport Visual Control Tower, which is now Ireland’s tallest occupied building, required the contractor to employ several complex construction processes.
Irish Construction News, ProjectsDespite Covid-19 lockdowns, MMD Construction delivered the Radharc An tSaile housing scheme in Kinsale for Clúid Housing just one week behind schedule. MMD Construction was the main contractor and Project Supervisor Construction Stage for Radharc An tSaile, a 40 unit Nearly Zero Energy Building (NZEB) standard social housing scheme in Kinsale, County Cork, for approved housing body Clúid Housing.
ProjectsOne of the first projects on which new Covid-19 operating procedures were introduced, as it was approved by Dublin City Council to reopen early after the first lockdown, Monami Construction’s Poplar Row, Dublin, residential scheme presented significant logistics challenges. But the contractor delivered with minimal delay.
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