At Varming Consulting Engineers, we have our finger on the pulse of the Irish construction industry, and the concept of circular thinking has gained some traction over the last decade or so. Traditionally, the linear ‘use & dispose’ approach to construction materials creates a lot of waste, however, the circular economy approach involves use followed by reuse. Recently, the concept has been...

The 2024 calendar of Construction Industry Holidays is ...

The European Federation of Engineering Consultancy Associations (EFCA) has released its position paper on a Whole Life Carbon Roadmap to address the crucial issue of carbon emissions throughout the entire life cycle of buildings and infrastructure projects.  EFCA is a key stakeholder in the shaping and delivery of the roadmap, representing the engineering community, which will design whole life carbon...

ACE and ACEI to work together to promote built environment sectors across the UK and Ireland. Joint platform for organisations’ members will encourage shared learning and support best practice. Two leading associations in the built environment sector are fostering...

The EFCA newsletter has just been published, it contains information on the following: EFCA Autumn 2023 Barometer release EFCA Conference 2024 on an EU "Blue Deal" ...