The December 2019 issue of The Voice of EFCA which focuses on alternative Building Models, with an emphasis on dialogue between parties involved in a project is available ...

Please be advised that a revised version of the National Public Procurement Policy Framework has been published.   The revised document includes updated material on Information Notes published by the OGP including:            European Single...

The NSAI (National Standards Authority of Ireland) now offer a “Certification” to ISO19650 for the way people Procure, Produce, Manage & Exchange "Digital Information" about Buildings & Civil Engineering Projects. BIM (building information modelling) and compliance with ISO19650 is becoming "mandatory" on all public sector projects in Ireland over the next 2 years, and is increasingly...

The latest sector review from the European Federation of Engineering Consultancy Associations (EFCA) shows that the previously observed strengthening of European markets for consulting engineering has come to a halt.   The number of countries which declared weak markets has doubled compared to the previous survey. Despite this negative trend, some countries in eastern Europe and Spain appear to have...

In 2016-17, the Irish Green Building Council run a comprehensive consultation process across Ireland to develop a set of recommendations for a better national renovation strategy details are here. The next version of Ireland’s National Renovation Strategy must be published by 10th March 2020 by...