In the early hours of the 14 June 2017, a fire broke out in a flat in Grenfell Tower, North Kensington, London. The fire developed rapidly, spreading upwards and sideways along the exterior of the building and engulfing the floors above the fire, and tragically claimed 72 lives. In the immediate aftermath of this event, Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Eoghan Murphy, T.D. directed the National Directorate for...

Building Engineers are responsible for designing the engineering systems in buildings. These systems consume almost half of all the energy we use today. Building Engineers together with architects design energy efficient and environmentally-friendly buildings. All the mechanical and electrical systems inside a building which make it safe, make it work and make it a great place to be, come under the title of...

Consult Australia's Model Client Policy Today Consult Australia has launched its Model Client Policy calling on all political parties to ensure that the governments they lead, or support, behave ethically, fairly, and honestly in their dealings with the private sector. ...

NSAI has launched for Public Enquiry Draft prI.S. 465  Assessment, testing and categorisation of damaged buildings incorporating concrete blocks containing certain deleterious materials. The public enquiry period will run for six weeks, from the 6th of June until July 18th 2018. The draft can be accessed and comments submitted on the NSAI Your Standards Your Say site using the following link;...

Steady general improvement of consulting engineering markets in Europe The latest sector review from the European Federation of Engineering Consultancy Associations (EFCA) shows a stable growing market with continued positive expectations for the consulting engineering sector in Europe.   The sector is...