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An article published on 6th December 2018 by Innovate UK and UK Research and Innovation highlights the need to address the current situation in the UK’s construction industry as it has hardly changed in 40 years.  It is not as efficient as it could be, and faces a looming skills gap brought on by an ageing workforce.   Virtual reality, digital design and...
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On 17 December 2018, Damien English T.D., Minister for Housing and Urban Development published the Report of the Working Group on the Reuse of Existing Buildings and Bringing Back Homes Manual for the Reuse of Existing Buildings.   As part of the overarching policy document Rebuilding Ireland: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness, Action 5.21 the...
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The Swedish Federation of Consulting Engineers and Architects have published a Swedish, Nordic and European report on the consulting engineering market produced in Sweden in cooperation with the Nordic associations.The full report can be viewed ...
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The December 2018 issue of The Voice of EFCA has been issued which focuses on the need to raise the importance of lifecycle cost over simple cost of construction which has been recognised in the 2014 European Public Procurement Directive.Click here to view the...
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The Minister of State for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Mr. Damien English T.D signed the Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I.No.526 of 2018) which came into effect on 17 December 2018.See attached letter here and copy of the regulations ...
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