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• Maximise the appeal of your retail units  

  Introduction  When designing and constructing multi-storey residential or commercial buildings, ground-floor retail units are sometimes an afterthought. This is predominantly due to uses of the upper

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• 3D Laser Scanning Technology for Measured Building Surveys

  Measured Building Surveys A measured building survey is an accurate representation of a building, detailing architectural elements and structural features. It is an essential part of the design and pl

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• Invest in Our Planet: The Importance of Renewable Energy for Sustainable Construction

  With the pressing need to address climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, renewable energy has become an increasingly important topic in recent years  Renewable energy is energy that

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• Safety Files

  The ‘Safety File’ for construction projects is also called many other things; e.g. handover file, operation & maintenance manuals, health & safety file. These files can also vary widely in

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• Why is Fire Stopping Important?

  Fire stopping is a critical component of fire safety in any building. It is the process of sealing gaps and penetrations in fire-rated walls, floors and ceilings to prevent the spread of fire and smok

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• ORS Welcomes New Government Announcement to Support the Remediation of Apartments & Duplexes Affected by Fire Safety Issues

  Daragh O’Brien, The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage announced on the 18th of January 2023, that the government has approved drafting legislation to support the remediation of

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• The Importance of Getting the Project Scope Right

  The Project Scope The project scope is a core part of project planning, and it is the base to achieve the overall project’s success by determining and documenting a list of specific project goal

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• Multi-storey Building Mapping

  The Property Registration Authority (PRA) issued updated mapping guidelines on July 01st, 2021. The updated guidelines were focused on clearing up any grey areas for multi-storey mapping (MSB mapping)

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• BIM – Challenges & Opportunities for Consulting Engineers

  BIM or Building Information Modelling, is a process for creating and managing information on a construction project across the project’s lifecycle and is central to the digitisation of the const

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• Air Dispersion Modelling

  Air dispersion modelling is the mathematical representation of pollutant movement and the diffusion processes from industrial air emission sources which occur in the atmosphere under predefined condit

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