These guidelines provide clients, developers, designers, practitioners, contractors, sub-contractors and competent authorities with a common approach to preparing Resource and Waste Management Plans. The guidelines address the best practice approach for the following phases of a project: Prior to Construction – including the stages of design, planning and procurement in advance...

The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Michael McGrath TD has announced details of interim measures to address the impact of Construction Material Price Inflation on Public Works Projects. Steel and timber products in particular have seen substantial, sustained increases since the middle of last year, and they have been joined in this regard by materials such as insulation and plastics since early in...

The latest EFCA newsletter has recently been published, information on the following is included: The challenges of the use of software in the construction industry, Report: Skol leaving a legacy – The role of Consulting in Sustainable development Forthcoming events, News updates Reports from Eurostat, ACE and the...

The latest Industry Barometer from the European Federation of Engineering Consultancy Associations (EFCA) shows that the recovery, expected in the spring, has materialised: overall, staff number increased markedly as well as order stock, turnover and profitability. Currently the largest challenge for the consultancy and engineering industry in Europe is the shortage of staff. Although all indicators...

The FIDIC Climate Change Charter sets out how we address climate mitigation, adaptation and resilience of the built environment in the years and decades to come. It outlines a series of actions to be taken by the following stakeholders: FIDIC itself FIDIC member...