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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Michael McCarthy
- May 24, 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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Michael McCarthy
- Oct 9, 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 4, 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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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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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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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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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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