Unable to operate normally, COVID-19 hit global construction hard. With material shortages, prolonged lockdowns, labour disruptions, and financing challenges, construction outputs for many sectors fell. This inability to conduct business as usual led to the global construction sector shrinking by 3.1% in 2020, 5.3% excluding China, a decline unseen since the financial collapse of…

In a comprehensive and detailed report, international colleagues from the McKinsey management consultancy firm have published a breakdown of the construction industry’s decarbonization efforts, highlighting the importance of design to a building’s sustainability. With rising corporate awareness of the issue, and with governmental and customer interest in energy-efficient housing growing all the time, creating a…

Ireland’s Proposed Workplace Ventilation Bill   Over the past 18 months, with much of the world ravaged by COVID-19, governments globally have resorted to implementing prolonged lockdowns to contain the spread of the virus. With only key workers out on our roads, many cities across the globe found a significant reduction in air pollution, with…