Posted July 9, 2019
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Posted July 8, 2019
New timber frame build holds promise of ‘plyscrapers’ for Dublin
Dublin’s skyline could be dotted with “plyscrapers” in years to come if planners embrace a new timber frame technique for sustainable building, a conference will hear on Monday. The emergence of mass engineered timber (MET) has seen multistory buildings…
Posted July 8, 2019
A 25-storey apartment tower is proposed for a Cork city centre site on Albert Quay.
The proposed building would be flanked by two major existing office sites, One Albert Quay and Navigation Square, and adjacent to the 17-storey Elysian building. A ‘Build-to-Rent’ €90m scheme of 201 apartments is set to go for fast-track planning permission…
Posted June 19, 2019
Last years social housing delivery was highest on record
Social-housing delivery last year was one of the highest on record, according to the Irish Council for Social Housing. In it’s 2018 annual report out today, the Irish Council for Social Housing says almost 5,000 homes are also in the…
Posted May 29, 2019
Planning upheld for 15-storey glass-fronted office tower in Cork
A striking 15-storey glass-fronted office tower in Cork city centre will enhance the city’s skyline and not impact significantly on important views, An Bórd Pleanála said as it upheld planning for the €20m project. The developers of the triangular Prism…
Posted May 21, 2019
Intel gets green light for $4bn development at Leixlip
Kildare Co Council has given the green light to Intel for its planned $4 billion (€3.53 billion) manufacturing fabrication (FAB) facility in Leixlip. There were a small number of objections, including one from local farmer Thomas Reid, who has opposed expansions of the…
Posted May 16, 2019
Growth in Irish construction quickens
April saw further expansion in Irish construction activity, according to the latest Ulster Bank Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI). The index, which is designed to track changes in total construction activity, rose to 56.6 in April from the March figure…
Posted May 9, 2019
€26 billion invested in construction industry last year
A new report from the Construction Industry Federation shows that over 10,000 extra workers joined the construction workforce last year, an increase of 8% on 2017. The numbers employed in the construction industry now stand at over 145,000. The report…
Posted May 8, 2019
Parnell Square plan with new library and plaza is approved
An Bord Pleanála has approved plans for the redevelopment of Parnell Square as a “cultural quarter” for Dublin, with a new city library, public plaza, and the restoration of some of the city’s finest Georgian houses. The development is expected to cost…
Posted May 3, 2019