News & Events

No6

Please post any news or events which may be of interest to AT's around the country here.

No6

Heres the first one

The Management of the Construction Design Process in the Republic of Ireland

27 Mar 2009

The Republic of Ireland Centre Committee are pleased to inform members of a CPD event which will be taking place on 12 and 13 May 2009.

The Management of the Construction Design Process in the Republic of Ireland course is aimed at providing an understanding of the role of the project supervisor for the design process (PSDP) appointed under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations. Short practice sessions are provided to enhance this understanding.

Please download the PDF for full details and how to book from: http://www.ciat.org.uk/en/news_and_events/
or contact email jkosullivan@eircom.net

Its CIAT run but open to everyone, also posted on IATGN website.

No6

SEI BER assessor Workshop, 29th & 30th April at The energy Show RDS Dublin

Contact registerd@ber.sei.ie for bookings and details.

Its free!!

No6

As previously posted theres a CIAT POP workshop next week the 16th in the City North Hotel (not sure of the times on this one!!)

Theres also one booked for Jury's Hotel Cork on the 12th of Mayy form 6 to7pm

email james@ciat.co.uk to book a place

muffler

Great idea No6. The thread is now stickied.

pseudo-tech

Yes. Great thread No.6.!!!

archtech

Hot off the email

Eastern Region Information Evening posted on 15 April 2009

Tegral Building Products Ltd. in conjunction with the Irish Architectural Technology Graduates Network – Eastern Region, are pleased to present a technical information evening, at Waterford Institute of Technology on Wednesday 22nd April 2009 at 7:00pm.

The aim of these presentations is to provide the attendance with a more in depth understanding of slated roofs and rainscreen cladding systems.

Slated Roofs …. Getting Them Right.

* How slates are manufactured
* The Principles of Slating
* Spotting Common Defects
* Code of Practice for Slates and Tiles
* Robust Details
* Site Inspection List

This presentation will be especially beneficial to construction professionals involved in quality control on site, and is RIAI CPD accredited.

Fibre Cement Rainscreen Cladding Systems

* The Rainscreen Cladding Concept
* Components of Rainscreen Cladding Systems
* Fibre Cement Rainscreen Cladding Panels
* Rainscreen Cladding Support Systems
* Designing Rainscreen Cladding Systems
* The Supplier, the Design Team and the Installer
* Some Do’s and Don’ts

Waterford Institute of Technology, Cork Road Waterford Wednesday 22nd April at 7:00 pm

Event runs for 2 hours

Light refreshments will be served

Admission FREE

Please indicate attendance by e-mailing wit@architecturaltechnology.ie

No6

And heres one for CIAT members!!!

Republic of Ireland Centre

Presidential visit to Republic of Ireland - 25 April 2009

Your President, Mark Kennett PCIAT, is on his Presidential Tour and will be discussing and presenting all the latest news about your Institute.

This is a one-off event for your Centre and your chance to question the President on any issue related to Architectural Technology and discover what the President has to say to his fellow members - don't miss out on this unique event.

An Audience with Mark Kennett PCIAT will be taking place on Saturday 25 April 2009 at the Beacon Hotel, Beacon Court, Sandyford, Dublin 18. Refreshments and lunch will be provided and registration begins at 10:30am. Lunch will be served at 13:00.

To confirm your attendance please email Denise Germaine MCIAT - dgermaine@cch-architects.com

sinnerboy

Green Building Users' Group

28 April '09 - 6.00pm @ Cultivate Centre.

This group is for ÉASCA members and people working in the industry interested in sharing their experiences in green building and learning more about and discussing techniques, products, and services available in the sustainable construction sector.

Please email info[at]easca.ie if you would like to attend. Entry is free

Future Green BUG Meetings - Tues 26 May, Tues 30 June, Tues 28 July. All meetings 6.00 - 7.30pm @ Cultivate
Cultivate Centre
15-19 Essex Street West
Temple Bar
Dublin 8

Retro-Fit

sinnerboy wrote: »

Green Building Users' Group
28 April '09 - 6.00pm @ Cultivate Centre.

Tuesday 28th
Proposed Topic
Passive House Planning & Verification

Retro-Fit

ÉASCA April meeting of the Green Building Users' Group.

The meeting will be held on Tuesday 26th of May at 6pm @ the Cultivate Centre. The Cultivate Centre is located at 15 - 19 Essex St West in Temple Bar (http://www.cultivate.ie/map-amp-hours.html).

This month’s discussion will be a continuation of our discussion on the Passive House in Ireland.

Andrew Lundberg, a Master’s student at DCU, will start the discussion by presenting results from his thesis on the potential effects of climate change on a house built to the Passivhaus standard in Ireland. The house is Lars Pettersson’s showhouse in Moycullen, and Andy used PHPP to observe the effects of changing climate data.
The discussion will finish with general conversation about Passive House in Ireland - bring your experience, ideas, questions, etc.

Please feel free to invite your co-workers and colleagues to these meetings. They are open to all in the industry who are interested in green building.

Please join us for what we know will be lively and interesting discussion!. Entry is free. (Note: Cultivate shop door closes at 5:45, but ring 085 7526618 to be let in after that time.)

Best regards
ÉASCA, the Environmental and Sustainable Construction Association

CaseyH22

Thanks for the info Retro-fit. I'll try to make it

Retro-Fit

Well worth going to especially for the networking in the Kebab shop nearby or upstairs in the Lord Edward pub up the road.

No6

Its a pity they are all in Dublin for us country boys!!!

pseudo-tech

I have to agree with No.6.

CIAT have brought their CPD events to different venues. The WIT centre of IATGN has put in a strong effort to deliver CPD for Technician's in the South East. It would be positive for other organisations to give consideration to Technician's outside of Dublin. Maybe if they ran these events in conjunction with one of the other organisations (CIAT, IATGN)?

Retro-Fit

If there is demand for Green building meetings outside Dublin on any topics, the current attendees would be happy to assist. We can try Portlaoise or Clockjordan for a start, Any suggestions for dates and topics welcome, I'll get someone to raise the issue at tomorrows meeting. Might be useful to tie in with other bodies. I think we might start in the midlands as we have had numerous requests from there for meetings.

pseudo-tech

There is always a good attendance atany CPD events run at WIT in Waterford. An event there would be well represented!

No6

Here's a few from the RIAI CPD email

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8 June 2009. 7pm. Cultivate Centre. €20.
Bookings: 01 6745773 www.cultivate.ie/learning/ [/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Hemp lime is a composite construction material that can be used for walls, insulation of roofs and floors and as part of timber-framed buildings. It provides very good thermal and acoustic performance, and offers a genuinely zero-carbon contribution to sustainable construction. Hemp masonry is breathable and is able to absorb and emit moisture, leading to much healthier buildings. This talk explores the current and potential uses of hemp lime in Ireland today.
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Tom Woolley is professor of architecture at the Graduate School of the Environment at the Centre for Alternative Technology and an acknowledged expert on natural building and realated environmental issues. He is author of several books including: 'Natrural Building: A Guide to Materials and Techniques' and 'Hemp Lime Construction'. He is also chairman of the UK Hemp Lime Construction Products Association.[/FONT]
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9 June 2009. Drimnagh Castle, Longmile Rd, Dublin 12 [/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]
Email: info@dublincivictrust.ie
This is a one day course presented by Dr. Gerard Lynch. Dr Lynch is an internationally acclaimed and highly respected historic brickwork consultant, master bricklayer and educator and is author of Gauged Brickwork, A Technical Handbook and also Brickwork: History, Technology and Practice. Gerard is also co-author of Bricks – A Guide to the Repair of Historic Brick, part of the Advice Series, published by the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government.[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]

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Presented by the Irish Georgian Society in association with Roscommon County Council.
13 - 14 June 2009. Strokestown Park, Strokestown, Co. Roscommon. 10.00am - 5.00pm daily. Admission Free.[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]
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• Thatching
• Stonecutting
• Restoration of timber sash windows
• Traditional ironwork restoration
• Decorative plasterwork restoration
• Traditional slate dressing
• Use of lime-based mortars and renders
• Building of traditional stone walls
• Pole lathe turning
• Traditional wallpaper making
• Conservation of stained glass

Visit conservation information stands provided by:
• Irish Georgian Society
• Roscommon County Council
• The Building Limes Forum Ireland

Hear relevant experts in the field of architectural heritage:
A series of conservation talks will run throughout the weekend in Strokestown Park House. Admission to the lectures is free of charge and booking is not necessary.
However the capacity of each lecture will be limited to 60. Visitors are encouraged to bring photographs of their buildings or sites to show to the lecturers and craftspeople in order to obtain more meaningful and site-appropriate conservation advice.

There will be guided tours of the house at 12.00pm, 2.30pm and 4.00pm on both days. Standard entrance fees will apply to these and include entry to the Famine Museum and walled garden.

The Exhibition will be launched by Michael Finneran T.D., Minister for Housing and Local Services, Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government at 12.00pm on Saturday, 13 June.

For more information contact:
Conservation Office, Roscommon County Council
Golf Links Road, Roscommon. Tel: 090-6632500
Email: conservation@roscommoncoco.ie
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I might make it to strokestown as its only down the road and its free!!!:D[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]

No6

CIAT CPD night in Dublin on the 10th of September, flyer hopefully attached!!! I Might see some of you there!!!:D

archtech

Might interest some here

http://www.riai.ie/events/detail/technical_assessment_briefing_session/

No6

Another CIAT CPD night coming up in Dublin. Also a POP record workshop at the same venue earlier. Flyer for CPD hopefully attached.

No6

Two Day disabled access certificate course details attached.:D

beyondpassive

Green Build Network.

Easca and Greenworks are hosting the first in a series of monthly seminars and CPD events for green builders and designers. These will be rolled out to the, Cork, Sligo and Tipperary Greenworks Hubs over the next month. CPD accreditation is 'in progress' as they say.

The first event is a presentation by Ciaron King of Brink Climate Systems Tomorrow evening. Brink are a dutch air heating specialist supplier delivering integrated, Heating, hot water and Ventilation solutions. So all you want to know about MHRV.

location. The Greenhouse, 17 Andrew St. D1
date Tuesday 18th Jan
time 6pm-8pm

A discussion on business opportunities follows, collaborating to win new business and training will also be discussed by representatives from Easca, Greenworks and the Irish Passive House Association.

email coordinator@easca.ie for further info

beyondpassive

Hi All

Tomorrow tuesday 15th Feb we are inviting all in the wide green building network to a discussion looking at proposals for governments departments to impliment robust policies to encourage more sustainable building and renovation practices.

Policy discussion.
3 speakers speaking on each of 6 topics related to National policy for Green Building.
a PechaKucha(c) 20x20 type format is proposed, a simple presentation format where you show 20 slides, each for 20 seconds, 7 minutes each, 2 hours of presentations. Each speaker will present a simple proposal with short succinct bullet points.:

outlining what needs to be done
how it can be done
and how much cost and hastle to impliment

It's purposly left open and vague to encourage a broad spectrum of viewpoint, and the development of a range of creative and straighforward solutions. The presentation will contribute to the development of policy documents, which will be used to advise government departments and associated regulatory bodies. So get started on those powerpoints now

Topics
P1. Green Specification and Procurement.
P2. Ghost Estates.
P3. Retrofitting existing Building Stock.
P4. Microgeneration, smart metering and tarriffs.
P5. Stormwater attenuation + Rainwater harvesting.
P6. Protecting the homeowners consumer rights.

Tuesday, 15 February 2011, 19.00 – 21.00
Evening Workshop
Venue -
The Greenhouse, St. Andrew St., Dublin 2
Free Entry

Tuesdsay 22nd February 19.00-21.00
Greenworks
Farranferris College
Cork.



Speakers: We hope to have 10-14 people contributing to the 6 research topics above. Presentations are open to all attendees, However time constraints will limit the number of presenters.

Please RSVP to booking at nicertraining dot ie

muffler

Modern home exhibition in Salthill from 1st - 3rd April

beyondpassive

Green BUG March

Tuesday 15 March | 18.00pm – 20.00pm | Greenhouse, Andrew St. D2 | Free

"What I learned at Eco-build UK"

Pat Barry of the Irish Green Building Council, Fintan Smyth of Isover, Niall Crossin of Ecological Building systems, Mike Haslam of Solearth and Stephen Young of Pazen passive windows will discuss their experience of attending the 2011 Ecobuild exhibition held last week in London. They will describe the innovative new environmental and energy efficient products exhibited at the show and relate the opportunities and trends in sustainability and Passivhaus in the UK building market.

beyondpassive

April GreenBUG | *TUE 19th April 2011 | 18.30 – 20.00 | Green Works Dublin Hub, The Greenhouse, 17 St Andrew St D2 | Free


Renovation Presentation and discussion.
Darragh O'Grady of Energy Action will describe their experiences in using External insulation and full fill cavity bead to improve the comfort levels of existing building stock. By using Thermography and non destructive testing, they have identified the techniques and details needed to sucessfully renovate. Darragh will facilitate a discussion on the issues of cold bridging, ventilation and humidity and describe how these probems are overcome in the large number of renovations Energy Action has conducted over the last decade.

All welcome, hope you can make it.

sinnerboy

I have been requested to post the following

Easca and Green Works are presenting a Green Building Forum on the 6th May in Dublin. The theme is creating a fully sustainable built environment by 2030 in Ireland.

Leading national and international speakers will be presenting, including Pooran Desai OBE, co-founder of Bioregional, Noel Morrin of Skanska (One of Europe's largest Construction groups) talking about their goal to build net zero environmental impact buildings, Kelly Grainger of Interface talking about closed loop production,Tom Woolley from Rachel Bevan Architects
will discuss opportunities for Ireland in natural materials, Mike Haslam from Solearth will share information about the use of natural material in recent projects,and Jay Stuart of DWEcoCo will talk about upcoming EU legislation.

In the afternoon you have a choice of a rating tools seminar with experts on LEED, BREEAM, SPEAR and the Living Building Challenge. This will lead on to a discussion on which tool Ireland should adapt or adopt.

If you prefer a community based discussion, drop in to the alternate workshop on creating sustainable communities from the detritus of the boom. This will include speakers talking about the precedent of Barcelona where renaissance of the city came from the unemployed architects and urban designers, and the opportunities for NAMA to help create the sustainable communities.


This forum is absolutely free for job seekers who register with Green Works at
http://www.green-works.ie/
Otherwise the full day price is €50
Concession rate of €30 for members of Easca, RIAI, EI, SCS, IPFMA, IPI, and attendees of GreenBUG.

Book online at http://www.cultivate.ie/ or ring 01 674 5773 for more information.

beyondpassive

Green builders and designers welcome to attend an excellent series of 3 lecturers in the coming 3 months, starting tomorrow tuesday 17th May in The Greenhouse Dublin.

see

http://www.easca.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=51:gbug-may-june-july&catid=15:events

coordinator@easca.ie

Mellor

CIAT Open afternoon
and CPD seminar

Meet the CIAT President and learn
about becoming a Chartered
Architectural Technologist

CIAT’s President, Barry Le Beuvant PCIAT, invites you to join him with James Banks, Membership Director in an afternoon of conversation to learn about the Institute and membership.

Find out all the latest news, network with other members or potential members from your Centre.

This is a one-off event for your Centre and is your chance to question the President and Membership Director on any issue related to Architectural Technology.

Don’t miss out on this unique event.

PLUS a CPD seminar which is an introduction to Passive House by Tomás O’Leary. Tomás and his family live in Ireland’s first PassiveHouse since 2005. He has co-drafted several national Best Practice Guidelines including those on Landscape Assessment, Wind Farm Planning and Passive House Design. Find out more in this
two hour presentation.

When:

Where:

Timetable:

Thursday 23 June 2011

Citywest Conference and Golf Resort, Saggart, County Dublin, Republic of Ireland

16:00-16:15 Welcome
16:15-16:45 Practising in Ireland as a Chartered Member
16:45-17:15 POP Record presentation by James Banks
17:15-17:45 Q&A session
17:45-18:00 Refreshments
18:00-19:00 Meet Barry Le Beuvant PCIAT
19:00–21:00 An Introduction to Passive House — CPD seminar
Please register your attendance with
Silvia Faggion by 17 June 2011
Email: info@ciat.org.uk

Link to release

No6

Thanks for posting that for me Mellor!! I hope to see you all there!!

Mellor

Unfornately I won't make it, but i'll make sure to make the Sydney open day

No6

I wouldn't mind going to that too if someone would pay for my trip!!!:D I'll be heading up from Mayo to the CIAT event on the 23rd if anybody along the way needs a lift!!

muffler

No6 wrote: »

I wouldn't mind going to that too if someone would pay for my trip!!!

+1

archtech

No6 wrote: »

I wouldn't mind going to that too if someone would pay for my trip!!!:D I'll be heading up from Mayo to the CIAT event on the 23rd if anybody along the way needs a lift!!

Is that along the way with or without detours?:D

No6

I'd need to leave a week early to pick muffler up!! what way do you go to Dublin from Donegal!!!

muffler

No6 wrote: »

I'd need to leave a week early to pick muffler up!! what way do you go to Dublin from Donegal!!!

Dont know. Never was sober enough to recall :pac:

No6

Theres also a meet the president in Northern ireland the night before with a fire engineering CPD. Theres no pop record workshop though. Its a little bit closer for you muffler!!!:D I'd say its open to all but do check if you are interested.

http://www.ciat.org.uk/en/news_and_events/events.cfm/fg8

muffler

No6 wrote: »

Theres also a meet the president in Northern ireland the night before with a fire engineering CPD. Theres no pop record workshop though. Its a little bit closer for you muffler!!!:D I'd say its open to all but do check if you are interested.

http://www.ciat.org.uk/en/news_and_events/events.cfm/fg8

Its a fair distance away from me but I shall see what way the wind blows coming nearer the time

archtech

Hope to see and meet some of yee tomorrow in Citywest.

No6

I'll be there!!:D

sydthebeat

unfortunately i cannot make it

No6

Thanks to everyone who attended, it was a very good evening!!:D

archtech

and a late one for some of us.

ArchitectDublin

http://architecturalassociation.ie/index/comments/aai-awards-26-2011-2011-results-list/

No6

I was home just after 2am!! Not too bad since we didn't stop talking till 11.30!!:D

muffler

ArchitectDublin wrote: »

http://architecturalassociation.ie/index/comments/aai-awards-26-2011-2011-results-list/

Moved to news and events thread in the arch tech forum

archtech

No6 wrote: »

I was home just after 2am!! Not too bad since we didn't stop talking till 11.30!!:D

I arrived home 30 min head of you.
We really need to get the business end of things finished earlier, so we can get home at least on the same day as we set out

No6

Feck it we really need the econmy to recover so we can afford to stay the night after these things and go to the pub and get rightly hammered!!:D

beyondpassive

1. Springboard Postgraduate Certificate in Digital Analysis & Energy Retrofit leading to Masters. http://www.bluebrick.ie/Springboard/Postgraduate-Certificate-in-Digital-Analysis--Retrofit/Engineering-Manufacturing-and-Construction/Architecture-and-building/Building-and-civil-engineering/ViewItem.aspx?ItemTypeID=2&ItemID=775

2. Part time BSc(Hons)
ATTENTION all RIAI Architectural Technologists and architectural technicians / technologists with RIAI-accredited Diploma in Architectural Technology qualifications.

Do you wish to obtain a Level 8 Honours Degree in your discipline?

Are you working but in a position to study part time?

Applications are currently being sought for the 2010-2012 cycle of the DT175b BSc (Hons) Architectural Technology with Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) which will commence on Thursday 22 September 2011.

For an RPL programme summary: DT175b BSc (Hons) Architectural Technology RPL summary document.

For an application form: DT175b - Application Form 2011-2012 .

Applications will be accepted until Thursday 1 September 2011.

An information event for applicants will be held in DIT Bolton Street on Monday 5 September.

Interviews for shortlisted prospective candidates will be held in the week commencing 5 September 2011.

The programme will commence on Thursday 22 September 2011 (subject to resources).

The RPL programme is a Level 8 BSc (Hons) Architectural Technology degree which operates on a 1 year part time basis. It has been designed to enable graduates of the RIAI-accredited Diploma in Architectural Technology programmes to achieve our Level 8 graduate technologist learning outcomes through a modified year of part time study which is centred on a structured reflection on learning achieved through architectural technology practice.

muffler

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