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Building Services Engineering January/February 2024 Jan 2024

Building Services Engineering January/February 2024

Building Services Engineering

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Challenges And Opportunities For Automating Physical Compliance On Construction Sites, Ankur Mitra, Mark Mulville Jan 2023

Challenges And Opportunities For Automating Physical Compliance On Construction Sites, Ankur Mitra, Mark Mulville

Conference papers

The construction project lifecycle includes several compliance requirements that need to be checked at multiple levels and at different phases of the project. Inability to comply with these regulations due to lack of time and resources or human oversight can affect the project throughout its service lifecycle with the potential for severe outcomes. Following a number of high-profile failings and owing to the high stakes nature of compliance, digitalisation has been introduced in this field of construction over the past few decades to reduce mistakes and neglect. Although the compliance checking process in the design phase has seen significant digital …


Building Services Engineering July/August 2022 Jul 2022

Building Services Engineering July/August 2022

Building Services Engineering

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Building Services Engineering January/February 2022 Jan 2022

Building Services Engineering January/February 2022

Building Services Engineering

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Building Services Engineering September/October 2021 Sep 2021

Building Services Engineering September/October 2021

Building Services Engineering

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Building Services Engineering July/August 2021 Jul 2021

Building Services Engineering July/August 2021

Building Services Engineering

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Building Services Engineering May/June 2021 May 2021

Building Services Engineering May/June 2021

Building Services Engineering

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Opportunities In The Irish Reinforced Concrete Industry For Lean And Bim Adoption, Bim Tudublin, Kieran Mcconnell Jan 2021

Opportunities In The Irish Reinforced Concrete Industry For Lean And Bim Adoption, Bim Tudublin, Kieran Mcconnell

Capstone Reports

The Irish Reinforced Concrete (RC) sector has yet to realise the full potential of Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Lean construction. The positive impacts and benefits of both BIM and Lean in the wider Architecture, Engineering and Construction sector are widely recognised; many of these are transferable to the RC sector, but there is limited research and knowledge on practical transference, uses and advantages. This research aims to fill some of the existing knowledge gaps by examining BIM and Lean adoption and awareness in the Irish RC sector across sub-sectors, professions, and organisational levels, and by exploring opportunities for increasing …


Bs News May/June May 2020

Bs News May/June

Building Services Engineering

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Bs News March/April Mar 2020

Bs News March/April

Building Services Engineering

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Why Are Residential Property Developers In Ireland Not Using Bim?, Bim Tudublin, Simon Burke Jan 2020

Why Are Residential Property Developers In Ireland Not Using Bim?, Bim Tudublin, Simon Burke

Capstone Reports

The aim of this paper is to establish the level of BIM adoption by larger-scale residential property developers in Ireland and investigate the benefits and challenges of implementing BIM for residential housing. While BIM is a relatively new concept in Ireland for housing, developers and investors in larger scale developments are beginning to recognize areas where BIM can add value to their projects. The research also indicates that while there is evidence of successful BIM implementation for housing resulting in savings in cost and time, widespread adoption is hindered by a lack of knowledge and skills, costs of implementation, lack …


Bs News July/August Jul 2019

Bs News July/August

Building Services Engineering

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Bs News March/April Mar 2019

Bs News March/April

Building Services Engineering

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Bs News November/December Nov 2018

Bs News November/December

Building Services Engineering

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Bs News July/August Jul 2018

Bs News July/August

Building Services Engineering

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Bs News May/June May 2018

Bs News May/June

Building Services Engineering

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Bs News March/April Mar 2018

Bs News March/April

Building Services Engineering

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Bs News January/February Jan 2018

Bs News January/February

Building Services Engineering

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Trades And Apprenticeships Skills Survey: The Employers Perspective, Eoghan Ó Murchadha, Roisin Murphy Jan 2018

Trades And Apprenticeships Skills Survey: The Employers Perspective, Eoghan Ó Murchadha, Roisin Murphy

Reports

The construction sector in Ireland has gone through a period of extremes in the last decade, from an exceptionally high growth to deep and prolonged recession. The backdrop to this report, however, is one of favourable economic and industry conditions. Economic growth is positive, exchequer balances are improving, unemployment continues to decline and sentiment within the construction industry is strong across most sub-sectors.

The construction labour market however, remains in a state of disequilibrium. The severe recession had devastating consequences on construction firms in Ireland resulting in company closures, redundancy and mass emigration. At the same time the number of …


Bs News November/December Nov 2017

Bs News November/December

Building Services Engineering

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Bs News September/October Sep 2017

Bs News September/October

Building Services Engineering

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Bs News July/August Jul 2017

Bs News July/August

Building Services Engineering

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Bs News May/June May 2017

Bs News May/June

Building Services Engineering

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Bs News January/February Jan 2017

Bs News January/February

Building Services Engineering

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Bs News November/December Dec 2016

Bs News November/December

Building Services Engineering

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Bs News September/October Sep 2016

Bs News September/October

Building Services Engineering

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Bs News July/August Jul 2016

Bs News July/August

Building Services Engineering

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Bs News March/April Mar 2016

Bs News March/April

Building Services Engineering

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Bs News January/February Jan 2016

Bs News January/February

Building Services Engineering

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Bs News September/October Sep 2015

Bs News September/October

Building Services Engineering

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