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Jun 26
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Commercial Construction – €8m Jurys Inn Extension in Co. Dublin

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Commercial Construction – €8m Jurys Inn Extension in Co. Dublin

Jurys Inn Hotel
Custom House Quay
Dublin 1

Stage: Plans Applied

Application Date: 5th June 2015

Floor Area: 3144 SqM

Commercial Construction Application: The development consists of an extension to the rear of the building at ground level to cater for additional restaurant area and conference facilities with a new generator room and increased height of water storage tank. An extension to the west of the existing building consisting of 6 floors over ground floor with penthouse floor set back over, an infill extension to the 5th floor at the front, a reconfiguration and extension of the 6th floor, an additional penthouse floor at roof level resulting in a building of 8-storeys. A re-design of the hotel entrance with glazed canopy, and a new granite paving to the front of the hotel.

Commercial Construction Punch Consulting Engineers

Applicant
Jurys Inn Hotel Group Ltd.
146 Pembroke Place
Dublin 4
01 607 5048

Architect
MacCabe Durney Barnes
20 Fitzwilliam Place
Dublin 2
01 676 2594
planning@mdb.ie | www.mdb.ie

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

Jun 26
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School Construction – €290k Lindsay Road National School Project

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School Construction – €290k Lindsay Road National School Project in Co. Dublin

Lindsay Road National School
Lindsay Road
Glasnevin
Dublin 9

Stage: Commencement

Start: 29th June 2015

Floor Area: 275SqM

School Construction: Construction of a new stand-alone 2-storey annex (c.275sq.m) to rear/side of existing school building, consisting of two classrooms and one resource room with ancillary accommodation, WC facilities and associated site works to cater for existing staff and student numbers.

School Construction Lindsay Road

Architect
Quinn Barnwall Buggy
Bloomfield House
Bloomfield Avenue
South Circular Road
Dublin 8
01 4738784 |info@qbbarchitects.ie | qbbarchitects.ie

Applicant
Lindsay Road National School
Lindsay Road
Glasnevin
Dublin 9
01 8600247
lindsayroadns@hotmail.com | www.lrns.ie

Contractor
McDermot & Trearty Construction Ltd.
6A Beechwood Avenue
Letterkenny
Co. Donegal
074 9103888
mcdermottreartyconst@eircom.net

Jun 26
0

Civil Construction – €1.1m Kent Station Development in Co. Cork

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Kent Station
Lower Glanmire Road
Cork City

Stage:  Commencement

Start: 13th July 2015

Floor Area: 400SqM

SIAC Civil construction

Civil Construction: The development will consist of; Two new Entrance Buildings 53m2 with vertical access to a subsurface link of 139m2 connected to the southern end of stations existing underpass. The Entrance Buildings will incorporate information systems, public address, ticket vending, seating, commercial advertising, provision for potential future retail vending. New bi-directional road linking future retail vending. New bi-directional road linking Railway Street/Alfred Street and Horgans Quay serving the new entrance buildings which will include partial demolition of existing protected perimeter stone wall to form a junction with Horgans Quay. The new road will incorporate traffic lights, traffic calming features, pavements, bus stops with shelters, cycle parking with shelters and taxi set-down. Street lighting, bollards, storm water drainage and perimeter railings. Carpark with 140 spaces with ‘Pay & Display’ and set-down area accessed from Horgans Quay.

Architect
Iarnrod Eireann Structures and Architects Department
Engineering & New Works Building
Inchicore
Dublin 8
01 7033835
louis.gilvarry@irishrail.ie

Applicant
Iarnrod Eireann
Kent Station
Lower Glanmire Road
Cork City
01 7034228
www.irishrail.ie

Contractor
Siac Construction
Dolcain House
Monastery Road
Clondalkin
Dublin 22
01 4033111
info@siac.ie
www.siac.ie

 

Jun 24
0

Steady increase in Construction Project Commencements

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Increasing Trend in Construction Project Commencements

A steady increase in construction project commencements has been identified since the introduction of new building regulations at the end of Q1 2014. Since Q2 2014 the Irish construction sector has seen a consistent quarter on quarter increase from €313m in Q2 2014 to €1.368bn at the end of Q1 2015 in construction project commencements.  This is a very positive sign for the industry and it will be interesting to see if this trend continues during this quarter.

 

Construction Project Commencements – Trend

Construction Project Commencements

 

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Jun 22
0

Extensive Media Coverage of The Building Information Index

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The Building Information Index in the Media

Media coverage of Vol 1. of The Building Information Index has been extensive.  Our data really has struck a chord with the Irish Construction Industry as it emerges from a sustained period of contraction. The Index shines a light on how each region is performing and explores which construction sectors are recovering quickest.

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RTE Morning Ireland

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Newstalk Breakfast

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Irish Independent

Independent

Irish Times

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RTE News

RTE News

Irish Examiner

Irish Examiner

Irish Examiner

Irish Examiner

RTE Website

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Business Post

Business Post

Business & Leadership

Business & Leadership

Business World

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Jun 22
0

Average durations: Planning Application to Construction Commencement

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Average Durations: Planning Application to Construction Commencement

In this post we examine the time that planning applications are taking to reach on-site construction commencement across all sectors explored in the first edition of the Building Information Index – Q1 2015.  The average number of weeks for a planning application to reach construction commencement phase is currently at 79 weeks, however applications in the Residential Construction sector are currently taking approximately +80%  longer than this at 142 weeks – almost 3 years.

 Sector

 No of weeks to commencement

Residential

Residential Construction Projects

 Residential Commencements

Commercial & Retail

Commercial Construction Projects

 Commercial Construction Commencements

Medical

Medical Construction Projects

 Medical Construction Commencements

Education

School Construction Projects

 Education Construction Commencements

Agriculture

Agricultural Construction Projects

 Agriculture Construction Commencements

Industrial

Industrial Construction Projects

 Industrial Construction Commencements

Social

Social and Community Construction Projects

 Social and Community Construction Commencements

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Jun 18
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+54% Increase in Industrial Construction Sector Commencements

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+54% Increase in Industrial Construction Sector Commencements

Industrial Construction Planning Applications also increase by 20% to €178m

In the latest Building Information Index (Q1 2015) findings indicate a generally positive outlook for the Industrial construction sector.  Industrial construction project Commencements increase by +54% to €154m over the same period in 2014.

The value of Applications for Industrial developments showed a national increase of +20% (to €178m) in Q1 2015 compared with Q1 2014.  There was a significant drop in the volume of Granted permissions (-50%) to €151m, while the value of Industrial construction project Commencements increased to €154m (+54%).

Industrial Construction Stats

On a regional basis, Munster showed the largest growth in Industrial construction applications (+144%) with Connacht / Ulster also up (+61%). Interestingly the east showed a decline in Applications with Dublin down -56% and Leinster down -26%.

Industrial construction project commencements showed significant growth in Munster, which accounted for over 75% of the overall activity for the entire country. The other regions all showed some decline in year on year Q1 Commencements with the overall national figure being +54%

Industrial Construction Regions

Interestingly the Industrial construction sector has one of the quickest application to commencement turnaround times at -31% the construction industry average (55 weeks)

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Jun 16
0

Building Information Index Vol. 1 – Q1 2015

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Building Information Index Vol. 1 – Q1 2015

Welcome to the first volume of the Building Information Index brought to you by Building Information Ireland. With the construction sector emerging from a sustained period of contraction, the aim of this quarterly 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 industry is being funded.

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Planning Applications Q1 2015

Leinster (€1.3bn) is the largest region narrowly pipping Dublin (€1.29bn) followed by Munster (€716m) and then Connacht / Ulster (€326m).  Leinster, Dublin and Munster returned increases of +155%, +36% and +7% respectively year on year whereas Connacht / Ulster showed a decrease of -22% for the same period

Building Information Index - Applications

Q1 Granted Permissions and Commencements (variance v’s Q1 2014)

Granted Permissions Commencements
Leinster €606 m (+64%) €246 m (-52%)
Dublin €1.79 bn (+197%) €575 m (-28%)
Munster €234 m (-53%) €399 m (+106%)
Connacht / Ulster €180 m  (-40%) €139 m (-26%)

Sectors

In total 7 sectors have been analysed within The Building Information Index and a short to medium term outlook for each sector has been calculated based on our findings.  Download to read full detail on all sectors.

Residential Commercial & Retail Medical Education
Agriculture Social & Community Industrial

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Jun 11
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€18.6 Million in Energy Efficiency Government Support

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Government Announces €18.6 Million in Support for 29 Energy Efficiency Projects

Yesterday the Minister for Energy announced the approval of grants to fund 29 individual energy efficiency initiatives.  Once complete the scheme is set to achieve combined lifetime savings of €140 Million by upgrading over 2430 homes as well as at least 400 public buildings.  Funds have been allocated as part of the Government’s ‘Better Energy Communities’ scheme.

Better Energy Residential Construction

Among the projects to be awarded funding include

The upgrade of 24 houses in Castleblayney Co. Monaghan through a Credit Union and Kingspan partnership

Improvement of 99 public buildings as well as homes led by Camphill Community, a charitable trust

Retrofitting of 200 houses throughout out Co. Tipperary coordinated through Energy Communities Tipperary Cooperative Ltd

Announcing the investment Minister Alex white said  “These projects will see community co-operatives all over the country coming together with local authorities, businesses and sports clubs to improve homes and local community facilities. Energy efficiency improvements like these are demonstrating that energy efficiency technologies work, and that they deliver real benefits, which can save on bills while helping the environment”

A full list of all 2015 Better Energy Communities Projects can be downloaded below

Better-Energy-Communities-Projects-2015

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