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Locations of 39 Planned Hotel Construction Projects

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Activity in the Hotel Construction Sector

Since January 2015 the research team at Building Information Ireland have identified almost 40 new Hotel & Guest-house Construction projects submitted for planning permission. The image below provides a geographic location for each.  Details on each of these projects including full project description, size and floor area, build cost estimate, key dates and design team contact details are available to subscribers.  Why not try for free here?

Hotel Construction Projects

At BuildingInfo we research and publish data on all Hotel Construction projects as well as projects in every other construction sector.  Our data is published in real-time via our online project database.

€28m Adare Manor Hotel Refurbishment Project in Co. Limerick

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Planning Permission Granted for Refurbishment of one of Ireland’s most Prestigious Hotels

Adare Manor Hotel Refurbishment

Hotel Refurbishment Value Estimate: €28 Million

Floor Area: 10,500 Sq M

Granted Permission: 19th Jan 2015

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Hotel Refurbishment: Internal walls/infill of opes; revisions to internal layout of lower ground floor level of hotel comprising re-arrangement and upgrade of hotel uses including demolition of spa, replacement with a new spa facility on same footprint with new external elevation/roof; A new single storey double height ballroom/conference space at lower ground floor level; provision of new hotel bedroom wing to the west arranged over 5 levels, revisions to service yard, linked to existing manor by external covered walkway; provision of additional hotel bedrooms in existing roof space & related elevational amendments, development results in 7,664sqm of new hotel floor area(increase of 31 No bedrooms), part-demolition/refurbishment of golf clubhouse, revised internal layout, new glazed façade/elevational amendments (increase in floor area of 247sqm), provision of golf club related uses in lieu of existing bedroom accommodation in carriage house; removal of existing staircase from central carriage arch to adjoining carriagehouse(Clubhouse) & new door opes, replacement of glazed corridor with new open cloister; revisions to existing car parking, re-configured/new surface carparking areas north of golf clubhouse & proposed ballroom/conference space resulting in carparking provision of 340 spaces. A new single storey energy centre(244sqm) to serve hotel complex/golf clubhouse, removal/replacement of existing halfway house with new pavilion between 9th/10th holes on golf course(52sqm); A new facilities complex comprising maintenance/laundry, staff, parking/storage(2,588sqm) ranging from 1-2 storeys located south of the Estate; provision of new vehicular access off N21 at western boundary & new security building/gates and new internal two-way road(6m wide) running for 572 metres from new access point connecting to existing estate road. Revisions to main entrance to Adare Manor, removal of existing security building/gates, construction of new single storey security building(28sqm), gates/revised boundary treatments. Hard/soft landscaping/boundary treatments; attenuation works; foul pumping station; plant; revisions to internal roads; staff/overflow car parking; changes in level; piped infrastructure/ducting; services; bicycle parking; signage & waste management; external lighting/site development/excavation works (Environmental Impact Statement submitted with planning application)

Applicant
Tizzard Holdings Ltd.
Colm Hannon
Arthur Cox
Arthur Cox Building
Earlsfort Terrace
Dublin 2

Architect
ReardonSmith Architects
Sundras Naidoo
The Leathermarket
Weston St
London
SE1 3ER
+44 20 73786006 | info@reardonsmith.com | www.reardonsmith.com

Landscape Architect
ReardonSmith Architects
Ed Freeman
The Leathermarket
Weston St
London
SE1 3ER
+44 20 73786006 | info@reardonsmith.com | www.reardonsmith.com

Architect
Healy & Partners
Mike Murphy
The Mill
Glentworth Street
Co. Limerick
061 410966 | mail@healypartners.com | www.healypartners.com

Architect
Consarc Design Group LTD
Dawson Stelfox
The Gas Office
4 Cromac Quay
Belfast
028 90828400 | mail@consarc-design.co.uk | www.consarc-design.co.uk

Consultant
Tom Philips & Associates
John Gannon
2-3 Roger’s Lane
Lower Baggot Street
Dublin 2
01 4786055 | info@tpa.ie | www.tpa.ie

Consulting Engineer
Punch Consulting Engineers
Sundras Naidoo
Carnegie House
Library Road
Dun Laoghaire
01 2712200 | dublin@punchconsulting.com | www.punchconsulting.com

Consultant
Creagh House Environmental Ltd
Creagh House
Doneraile
022 24433 | chenv@eircom.net

€12m Slane Castle Whiskey Distillery Construction Project

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Distillery Construction Project commenced on 4th January

Slane Castle Whiskey Distillery

Build Value: €12 Million

Floor Area: 4,586 Sq M.

Commencement: 4th January 2015

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The site is located within the Slane Castle Demesne Architectural Conservation Area. The development consists of amendments to the approved Planning Permission, (File Number SA130152). The previous application comprised the creation of a new whiskey distillery and visitor centre and associated development to be set within the existing two-storey East Stableyard, single storey West Courtyard, the East, Middle and West Farmyards and the Gardeners Cottage and Gardens. The site for the development is located approximately 110m to the north-west of Slane Castle. This application seeks permission for modifications to the previously granted development, plus new developments in the enlarged development area. The construction project development will consist of: At Blocks A & B, comprising the two-storey East Stableyard, the layout of the courtyard paving is to be changed, changes to the structures include minor modifications to external fire stairs, minor alterations to windows, internal and external doors, fire-rated partitions, and additional Distillation Condensers and vents to walls and roofs. At Block C, the approved extension to the East Stableyard, the modifications include the enlargement of the Column Still Room by (44m2) over three floors, internal modifications to the stair and lift shaft, external roof lights changed to clerestory windows, minor changes to location external doors, windows and vents. At Block D, the single storey West Courtyard, the modifications include minor changes to internal and external doors, internal partitions, new visitor’s toilet room, and relocated universal access toilet. At Block E, the Energy Centre/Co-Products Building, the modifications include the addition of a new single storey Boiler House of (92m2) to the east gable end with rooftop ventilation monitors, new basement of (47.5m2) under the north end, relocation of the entire Block E to the west by 2.4M, modification to the design of the roof at the south west corner, deeper basement levels for bunding, modifications to the external timber cladding and doors, and relocation of the adjacent underground water storage tanks and piping ducts. At Block F, the Spirit House, the modifications include changes to the internal layout of the former Calving Shed to accommodate staff facilities and the addition of new rooflights; modifications to the roof, rooflights and external cladding to the cask handling yard; …….

Applicant
Slane Castle Irish Whiskey Ltd
Slane Castle
Slane
Co. Meath
041 982 0643 | www.slanecastle.ie

Architect
MESH Architects
Thomas McGimsey
11 Hume Street
Dublin 2
01 6393958 | info@hume.ie | www.mesh.ie

Contractor
Duggan Brothers Construction
Templemore
Co. Tipperary
0504 31311 | info@dugganbrothers.ie | www.dugganbrothers.ie

Engineer
Casey O’Rourke Associates
John F Casey
77 Merrion Square
Dublin 2
01 6611100 | info@cora.ie | www.cora.ie

Quantity Surveyor
Austin Reddy & Company
14 The Seapoint Building
44-45 Clontarf Road
Clontarf
Dublin 3
01 8530400 | info@areddy.ie | www.areddy.ie

Locating Industrial Construction Projects

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How to target Industrial Construction Projects in less than 1 min

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Residential Apartment Construction in Dublin

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80 Apartment Construction Projects Granted Planning Permission during 2015

Our research team have identified 80 apartment construction projects granted planning permission in Dublin during 2015.  The works consist of 26 alterations schemes, 9 extensions to existing developments and 45 new build schemes.

Total units: 2,733

Total Estimated Build Value: €485 Million

Residential Apartment Construction Dublin

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Ventac – Ireland’s Leading Industrial Noise Control Specialists

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Interview with Brian Scully, Business Development Manager

Ventac are Ireland’s leading noise control specialists based in their state of the art laboratory facilties in Blessington Co. Wicklow.

Ventac Industrial Noise Experts

 

How do Ventac specialise for the Irish construction sector?

As a specialist acoustics company Ventac offer a comprehensive range of generic and bespoke building acoustic solutions which can be used at every stage of any construction project. Our range includes products that successfully reduce impact noise, air noise, structure borne noise, reverberation noise as well as containment of construction noise

·         Acoustic Flooring Products ·         Acoustic Insulation ·         Acoustic Battens
·         Attenuators and Silencers ·         Rigid and Flexible Acoustic Screens ·         Rigid or Flexible Acoustic Enclosures
·         Acoustic Panels – Walls and Ceilings ·         Baffles ·         Acoustic Louvres
·         Anti-Vibration Mounts ·         Flexible Acoustic Jackets
Ventac Acoustic Louvres

Fig. 1 – Ventac Acoustic Louvres

What makes Ventac unique?

Ventac is a complete solution provider to the construction sector for all Acoustic requirements. We design, manufacture and test a full range of bespoke Acoustic solutions. We have one of the most advanced acoustic laboratories in Europe at our headquarters in Blessington.

Our Acoustic Laboratory allows Ventac test and develop components and new products for the Construction market.  So if the requirement is for a bespoke solution, we can fully test and evaluate performance before supply. This approach ensures the customer gets the right solution at the right cost, first time.

Ventac Acoustic Quilts

Fig. 2 – Ventac Acoustic Quilts

The construction industry is emerging from a sustained period of contraction. Where are the growth areas for your business? 

The main areas for growth in 2016 will be projects within the Industrial and commercial sector in Ireland. Commercial developments such as hotels, auditoria, prestige office developments or corporate headquarters will often require high end acoustic treatments with a strong emphasis on the aesthetic.

We also see expansion in the food and dairy business as well as the pharmaceutical manufacturers and our acoustic treatments for air management and plant noise would be employed here. Silencers, attenuators, acoustic louvres or full scale acoustic enclosures for roof mounted services such as AHU’s, and Condenser fans.

The biggest growth area for Ventac over the last 30 months has been the Data Centre developments, where the acoustic treatment for air noise is paramount. Temperature levels and cooling requirements are critical to the running of these centres and that demand produces considerable noise levels.The solutions here require a strong knowledge of acoustics and construction, assembly and wind load calculations, being critical when the sheer size of the screens are considered.

Having already delivered acoustic solutions to a small number of data centres over the past two to three years we believe that hard earned experience should be of value when discussing future treatment options on new developments.

Ventac Pumping Station Housing

Fig. 3 – Ventac Pumping Station Housing

What are the challenges facing your industry?  

I see the challenges for our industry falling under three main areas:  Enforcement of the noise legislation regulations in Ireland. Capital expenditure for noise control in the workplace. Greater understanding of the benefits of noise control strategy.

I believe the new regulations relating to noise have received a mixed response and appear to be somewhat controversial. Care to expand?

Yes the new BS4142 regulation is proving to be somewhat problematic and in many cases is ignored unless enforced by the local authorities.  Its certainly a hot topic both here and the UK with ambiguity in terms of interpretation and enforcements

Ventac Acoustic Enclosure

Fig. 4 – Ventac Acoustic Enclosure

What recent projects have you been involved in? 

Unfortunately, a lot of our larger projects are covered by NDA’s. Suffice to say in the last 18 months we’ve been involved in a number of projects within the commercial sector and the industrial manufacturing sector working with companies such as Cooley Distillery, Arabawn Dairies, Facebook, Baxter Healthcare, Stryker Group, Diageo and North Cork Co-Op.  Our work with ESB and Bord Gais is something we are particularly proud of and is typical of our ongoing collaborative work with local authorities and semi-state organisations.

Ventac Knockraha ESB Project work

Fig. 5 – Ventac Knockraha ESB project work

How optimistic are you going into 2016?

Very optimistic! there are a number of key projects already under way and we see this continuing for 2016. We have seen through the number of new enquiries we have had this year that the Irish economy is rebounding strongly.

You’ve recently subscribed to Building Info – has it been beneficial to date?

Absolutely – BuildingInfo gives us a platform to promote Ventac and engage with the construction market. Our product offering is quite specialised so talking to the right people at the right time in terms of project development and solution options is paramount. BuildingInfo give us that level of information and visibility.

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Details on Ventac range of services, products and expertise can be found on their website.

Call Brian Scully 045 851500 or email for further details

Q3 2015 – Housing Developments Monitor

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Published recently by the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland in conjunction with Future Analytics the Q3 Housing Developments Monitor, which examines housing developments in Co. Dublin of greater than 25 units, shows that in Q3 planning permission was granted for only 13 schemes.

Residential Housing Monitor

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The monitor also highlights

  • a decrease of 59% in units when compared to Q2
  • only 2,735 units commenced in housing development schemes of 25+ units
  • many projects are subject to delays
  • lack of supply is putting increasing pressure on the property market

Building Information Ireland are proud of our association with this highly informative report and our contribution to it. Details on all schemes referenced in the Q3 Housing Developments Monitor can be found on our website.  

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Building Information Index Vol. 3 – Q3 2015

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As the construction industry continues to grow, the aim of this quarterly Building Information Index is to provide the Construction Industry with reliable and consistent data on the regional aspects to recovery, the sectors which are recovering quickest and how the recovery is being funded.

Value of Construction Project Commencements grows by +67% in first 9 Months of 2015

The value of construction project Commencements in the first nine months of 2015 has grown by +67% when compared to the same period of 2014. While the Q1-Q2 year on year comparison showed a growth of 41%, continued growth into Q3 2015 brings the total 9 months Commencements to €4.25bn compared to €2.55bn in 2014. All sectors registered growth with the exception of Education (-7%) and Social (-12%). Commercial and Retail recorded strong growth with Commencements up +99% (to €830m) on 2014 figures. Industrial was similarly up +99% to €482m. Residential, the largest and most significant sector also almost doubled in volume with growth of +98% year on year and with the value of Commencements in the first 9 months of 2015 at €2.09bn.

Value of Applications up +26%

The value of construction project Applications also show consistent growth of +26% (Comparable figures in the previous index showed growth at +27%). The value in 2015 stands at 11.27bn, compared to just under €9bn in the first nine months of 2014. All sectors, again with the exception of Social, have recorded increases in Applications with the largest jump percentage wise in Industrial (€935m) up +95% on 2014. Volume wise again Residential is the largest sector, with the growth rate up +29% on 2014 with total Applications of €5.58bn in 2015 compared with €4.33bn in the first nine months of 2014.

The Building Information Index is measured by factors that correlate with the phases in a construction project. The first is project Commencements which relate to projects that are in progress on-site and where construction activity has started. The second is Applications which are a real time barometer of sentiment in the construction sector and relate to all projects yet to be approved for planning. Thirdly we look at projects that have been granted permission. This show projects that are further along in the cycle, and being approved, they show more short term potential in the market.

Full details on all projects referenced in compiling the Building Information Index can be found on our construction projects database

Sunday Business Post Investigates the Housing Crisis

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“Data from Building Information Ireland shows scale of challenge…”

In the article featured in today’s Sunday Business Post Michael Brennan and Fearghal O’Connor look at how Ireland’s labyrinthine planning system, rising rents and changing demographics are contributing to the housing crisis and investigate if these problems be fixed? Sunday Business Post The article examines how in recent years, the building industry industry in Ireland was on its knees. However now, demand for housing is increasing rapidly, but supply is lacking? Right across Dublin there are sites with planning permission – sites where developers could build the homes needed to meet demand and solve the housing crisis. But the number of homes built in the capital in the first nine months of 2015 fell 14 per cent to 2,057. It raises the question: what is going wrong? The Sunday Business Post spoke to builders, housing experts and top officials in all four Dublin councils, to investigate the housing crisis. Data provided by planning information resource Building Information Ireland shows the scale of the challenge. Even when builders get planning permission, it still takes them more than three years to complete a home. But a soon-to-be-published third quarter study by Building Information Ireland suggests the situation may have improved in recent weeks. There were planning applications for 14,600 housing units in Dublin up to the end of last September, a 97 per cent increase on the previous period last year. According to Building Information Ireland chief executive Danny O’Shea, there were also 5,048 housing units under construction up to the end of last September, which was up 75 per cent from the same period in 2014. But this is still well short of the average of 7,000 to 8,000 new homes per year which the Housing Agency estimates is needed to meet demand in Dublin up to 2018.

Housing crisis

  • 14.4% – Fewer homes built in first 9 months 2015 compared to same period 2014
  • 139 Weeks – Time it takes housing projects to go from planning application to construction
  • 41.3% – Of units in Fingal and South Dublin with planning permission deemed not viable
  • 3,521 – Units where planning will expire in 2016
  • 4,118 – Units where planning has expired or will expire in 2015
  • 26,751 – The number of homes in Dublin area with planning permission
  • 2,057 – Number of homes built in the first nine months of this year
  • 43% – Proportion of completed homes delivered by NAMA last year

Full article is available here to read

Alexion Pharma Extension – Industrial Construction

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Major Industrial Extension Commenced in September

Site

College Business and Technology Park
Blanchardstown Road North
Blanchardstown
Dublin 15

Floor Area: 30,994 Sq M

Value: €42 Million

Commenced: 8th September 2015

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Permission for development at College Business & Technology Park. The proposed industrial construction development is for Phase 2 of the biopharmaceutical manufacturing campus (Phase 1 is currently under construction and pursuant to planning permission under Fingal County Council planning register reference FW14A/0020 and FW14A/0138), comprising the construction of a manufacturing building, warehouse extension, central utilities building and all associated site development works. The proposed development, with a total floor area of 30,994 square metres, specifically provides for the following:- A four storey 21,869 square metre and 42.5 metre high manufacturing building including intermediate level mezzanines and boiler flue stack (to 48.5 metres height) located to the north of the Phase 1 data centre; A single storey 3,626 square metre and 16 metre high warehouse extension to the east and north sides of the Phase 1 warehouse building; A two storey 4,563 square metre and 13.5 metre high central utilities building located to the north of the Phase 1 warehouse; A utilities yard and wastewater treatment area to the rear (north) of the Phase 2 area. The ancillary external utilities within the utility yard will consist of a single storey control building, single storey pump house, single storey drum storage building, single storey electrical building, process water and waste water storage tanks, bunded water treatment chemical tanks, bunded fuel storage tank, retaining wall and backup electrical generators, each of these facilities will be accessible via a single storey internal access corridor running through the spine of the campus with elevated utility rack, a staff entrance lobby extension to the western elevation of the Phase 1 internal access corridor. Car parking for an additional 220 vehicles is proposed in an area to the west of the campus. An electrical substation building with separate access off the Cruiserath Road, continued provision of temporary construction access off the Cruiserath Road to be maintained as an emergency vehicle access and egress following construction with the main access serving the proposed development to be from the south of the site as per Phase 1 permission. The proposals provide for ancillary site works including additional internal access roads, an additional fire water sprinkler tank, underground services, lighting, 70 bicycle parking spaces, 10 motor-cycle spaces, CCTV, soft and hard landscaping and increase to size of surface water attenuation pond to the south-east of the site and all on a site measuring approximately 16.8 hectares. An Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) has been prepared and will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application. The EIS will be available for inspection or purchase at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of The Planning Authority. The proposed development is for the purposes of an activity requiring an application to the Environmental Protection Agency for a licence under the Industrial Emissions Directive.

Applicant
Alexion Pharma International Trading Ltd.
Block 10A Beckett Way
Park West Business Park
Nangor Road
Dublin 12
01 2546400 | alexion.ireland@alxn.com | alxn.com

Agent
PM Group
Tony McGrath
LoughMahon Technology Park
Blackrock
Co.Cork
021 435 8922 | cork@pmgroup-global.com | www.pmgroup-global.com

Contractor
PM Group
LoughMahon Technology Park
Blackrock
Co.Cork
021 435 8922 | cork@pmgroup-global.com | www.pmgroup-global.com

Consultant
ARC Architectural Consultants
30 Dalkey Park
Dalkey
Co. Dublin
01 2350525 | info@arc.ie | www.arc.ie

Consultant
Mitchell & Associates
3rd Floor
148 Phibsboro Road
Phibsboro
Dublin 7
01 4545066 | info@mitchellassoc.net | www.mitchell.ie

Consultant
Scott Cawley Environmental Consultants
Suites 401-404
127 Lower Baggot Street
Dublin 2
01 6769815 | info@scottcawley.com | www.scottcawley.com