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    A Nexus of Crises, and how to solve them.
    Michael McCarthy
    • Mar 28
    • 4 min

    A Nexus of Crises, and how to solve them.

    “Never let a good crisis go to waste” is one of the more sanguine quotes of Winston Churchill. At the beginning of 2022, there is such a...
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    The Move to Modular
    Michael McCarthy
    • May 25, 2018
    • 4 min

    The Move to Modular

    It sets out to plan for a population growth of 1 million people in the next 20 years, including additional 660,000 jobs in a sustainable...
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    Michael McCarthy
    • Jan 22, 2018
    • 4 min

    Why Construction Contracts Must Change after the Grenfell Tragedy

    Design-and-build contracts have become increasingly common in construction, a trend that must be reversed in light of the Grenfell Tower...
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    Build Costs – How Much Does It Cost to Build a House per m2 /ft2
    Michael McCarthy
    • Oct 10, 2017
    • 2 min

    Build Costs – How Much Does It Cost to Build a House per m2 /ft2

    One of the most common questions I’m asked in by people is how much does it cost to build a house per square foot or square meter. The...
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    Michael McCarthy
    • Sep 5, 2017
    • 3 min

    How 5D BIM Can Shake Up the Construction Industry

    The construction industry is over-due for a massive shake up. While other industries have seen productivity increases and costs fall,...
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    The Dublin – Cork Divide is Getting Bigger
    Michael McCarthy
    • Aug 17, 2017
    • 2 min

    The Dublin – Cork Divide is Getting Bigger

    If you have been to both Dublin and Cork recently you may have noticed an even greater distinction between the two largest cities in the...
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    Embodied Carbon in Buildings
    Michael McCarthy
    • May 17, 2017
    • 3 min

    Embodied Carbon in Buildings

    Measuring embodied carbon in the construction of new buildings has long been a distant cousin of measuring carbon from building use. This...
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    How to Make Housing Affordable
    Michael McCarthy
    • Apr 7, 2017
    • 3 min

    How to Make Housing Affordable

    In this article, we examine other ways to make housing affordable, especially for first time buyers. In ‘The Real Cost of Housing’ I...
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    Michael McCarthy
    • Mar 6, 2017
    • 4 min

    Unbalanced Development – How Dublin is Killing Ireland

    Just take a look at a map of Ireland. All roads lead to Dublin. Its tentacle arms reach out to all corners and it sucks up its resources,...
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    The Real Cost of Housing
    Michael McCarthy
    • Feb 23, 2017
    • 4 min

    The Real Cost of Housing

    Housing is the hot topic of this decade. First there was the housing-led collapse, followed by stagnation and, now, we have a chronic...
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