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Further Expansion at T Bourke
April 29, 2019 
Alex Whyte, David Doherty, Graham Merrigan, Peter Lynch, Sinead Vivash, T Bourke
Due to continuous company expansion and business growth, T Bourke has made the following appointments: • Ciara Byrne, Health & Safety Officer; • Peter Lynch, Estimator; • Graham Merrigan, Projects Engineer; • Sinead Vivash, Accounts; • Alex Whyte, Junior Engineer. Established in 1968, T Bourke has a reputation for high-quality installations with experience across all…
Padraic O’Connor appointed Building Services Director, Ireland, at Sisk
April 15, 2019 Building Services Director, evolving technologies, Padraic O'Connor, project management, Sisk Ireland
Padraic O’Connor has been appointed Building Services Director,Ireland, at Sisk. Padraic joined the company in 1997 and has led the Sisk Building Services Team in Ireland since 2014. Padraic’s key objective in his new role will be to future-proof the building services offering by aligning it to an evolving business strategy. He will also ensure…
Digital Twin — Creating sustainable buildings, communities and cities
April 15, 2019 building design, Digital Twin, Gary Nixon, IES, improve asset performance, innovative technology
Digital Twin — using innovative technology to create sustainable buildings, communities and cities. A new, exciting tech development that is growing in momentum, not only in construction, but across all industries, is that of the digital twin … a physical entity linked to a digital reproduction of an asset using sensors. Digital twins act as…
HYL ‘Excellence in Training’
February 12, 2019 Ciaran Smullen, Desy Haughton, Excellence in Training, Hibernia REIT, Huaghton & Young, HYL, James White, John Small
The annual HYL 2019 Apprentice Awards took place just before Christmas last in Croke Park Stadium with over 80 HYL apprentices in attendance. Also present were leading industry representatives from the academic, training and development, mechanical and electrical sectors. This is now a highly-respected annual event that recognises and acknowledges those apprentices who have gone above…
Call for SDAR Awards Submissions
February 5, 2019 CIBSE Ireland, DIT, Michael McDonald, SDAR Awards 2019, SDAR Journal
The SDAR* Awards is a joint initiative between CIBSE Ireland and DIT, supported by Building Services News. The awards are unique in that they are intended to disseminate knowledge, encourage research in sustainable design of the built environment, and raise the quality of innovation and evaluation of such projects. Short abstracts (between 100 and 200…