Last year, after the climate talks in Paris, Ireland, the UK, and over a hundred other countries across the globe committed to driving global warming levels below the 2°C threshold. Around Europe and the UK, strategies for the 2020 goal would include reducing 30% ... READ MORE
Sustainable engineering involves the smart, effective design and production of goods and services while using the resources of our planet efficiently; this includes constructing buildings responsibly and ultimately producing less waste. Engineers work closely with all ... READ MORE
CITA has announced the details of the latest installment of the Smarter Cooperative Building Series for 2016. The breakfast is the sixth CITA event to take place this year, and it is entitled “Future Proofing BIM for Construction Managers”. The goal of the ... READ MORE
In order to create a sustainable future in Ireland, the planning and construction of ‘green’ buildings must be designed to improve not only the built environment but also the quality of the outdoor environment. Across the globe, sustainable building is ... READ MORE
An important part of sustainable building is in the smart use of natural resources, and perhaps the most vital is strengthening the performance of a building throughout its life cycle. Along with the risks of climate change, there is also an increase of challenging ... READ MORE
Electrical engineering services involve many things essential to the safety, comfort and functionality of a building whether they are residential, commercial, or industrial. Lighting Lighting has been shown to have a greater importance than was previously ... READ MORE
In Ireland, and throughout the world, technology has evolved to a level of sophistication that helps us solve the issues we face in the modern world, and the building industry is no different, it too has also greatly benefited from recent technical developments. ... READ MORE
Europe has become a leader in sustainable building, with initiatives to develop a more unified approach to environmental concerns, through modern technology and digital construction. Along with this unified approach to sustainable building practices, the European ... READ MORE
There is a strong BIM environment in Ireland, cultivating real change and progress towards a sustainable future. (http://www.cita.ie/) To meet the goal of creating a global standard, the building industry worldwide needs a reliable means of sharing digital information ... READ MORE
Until the recent growth of technology, buildings were designed largely with traditional methods involving two-dimensional drawings and blueprints. This simpler approach meant that many errors or miscalculations were not discovered until the structure was already ... READ MORE