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© The Irish Times |
23 Apr '18 |
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Housebuilding in Ireland still among the lowest in Europe
According to a new report from Goodbody Stockbrokers, based on the number of new BER certificates being issued, 754 homes were completed in Ireland in March 2018, up by 43 per cent on the year. A simi - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
15 Apr '18 |
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Known unknowns: how many houses are we really building?
Ten years on from the crash and we still don’t have an accurate measure of housing output. The one metric that might give us an understanding of the scale of the current crisis and how to remedy it - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
11 Apr '18 |
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Dublin crane count drops to 71 in April
A lot of construction projects – particularly in the south docklands – are approaching completion and the quantity of new schemes entering the development phase is falling off, as was predicted by - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
12 Mar '18 |
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Construction sector continues strong start to the year
The Irish construction sector’s strong start to the year continues, with the latest Ulster Bank construction purchasing managers’ index (PMI) showing a sharp increase in activity and new orders, a - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
07 Mar '18 |
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Crane Watch: 78 cranes visible over Dublin city centre on March 1st
This is down one on the previous month’s total but is still more than double the number recorded on February 1st, 2016, when the newspaper’s crane survey was launched. - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
19 Feb '18 |
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Construction industry front and centre in National Development Plan
The CIF believes that a centralised database of all capital projects being undertaken by the exchequer and by semi-State bodies is essential as it would provide greater certainty and clarity about ong - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
07 Feb '18 |
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Dublin crane count at 79 on February 1st
Building work is still concentrated south of the Liffey, where there were 61 cranes (up four on last month) while the count stands at 18 (down five) north of the Liffey. - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
24 Jan '18 |
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Negligence in some Celtic Tiger buildings ‘put lives at risk’
The report, to be published today, cites several cases of disastrous failures in building standards, including Priory Hall and Longboat Quay in Dublin. The system of building certification and inspect - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
24 Jan '18 |
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Four Celtic Tiger developments that had fire and safety issues
Priory Hall ... Millfield Manor ... Longboat Quay ... Beacon South Quarter ... The council agreed to contribute €1.85 million in December 2016 for the remedial work, while receivers to developer Ber - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
15 Jan '18 |
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Construction activity increases at fastest pace since June
The Ulster Bank construction purchasing managers’ index (PMI) found improving economic conditions supported a higher level of new orders last month, while the 12-month outlook also brightened. The r - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
02 Jan '18 |
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Balcony defects, damp, mould and fire safety issues uncovered in prestigious boom-time development
A series of recent inspections across more than 150 apartments in the six-block Spencer Dock development have uncovered a number of issues thought to be, in part, the result of construction failings. - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
15 Dec '17 |
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Crane count: 80 cranes visible over centre of Dublin on December 1st
Some commentators believe we’re close to the peak of development in this cycle. Tony Waters of HWBC, for example, sees evidence of a slowdown in new office starts, meaning less space is likely to co - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
11 Dec '17 |
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Construction expands at fastest pace in five months
“A welcome increase in housing activity saw it record the sharpest increase in activity, thus remaining the strongest performing category last month. Commercial activity also continued to grow stron - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
30 Nov '17 |
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Irish housebuilding activity doubles but still far off meeting demand
In October, 1,067 new properties were registered under the building energy rating (BER) scheme, according to Goodbody’s data. That represents an increase of 110 per cent on the same month in 2016. - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
13 Nov '17 |
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Growth rates slows in Republic’s construction sector
The latest monthly Ulster Bank purchasing managers index (PMI), which measures activity in the construction sector, showed a “solid increase” in activity October but overall growth slowed to its s - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
08 Nov '17 |
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Crane Watch: 79 cranes visible over centre of Dublin on November 1st
Ronan Corbett, head of offices at Cushman & Wakefield, believes the north docks will see the next wave of office development as there are very few sites or refurbishment opportunities left on the sout - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
26 Oct '17 |
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House building below official figures but growing strongly
The Goodbody BER Housebuilding Tracker, which is based on building energy ratings, was formed following increasing doubts about the accuracy of official statistics.
“Our analysis suggests that thes - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
24 Oct '17 |
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Cantillon: Little point discussing higher buildings if numbers do not add up
This runs directly counter to demands from the building industry for a lifting of existing height restrictions to allow a greater level of development on one plot. - Subscribe |
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24 Oct '17 |
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Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland publish “The Real Costs of New Apartment Delivery” Report
The report shows that it is currently not commercially viable to deliver affordable medium rise apartments in Dublin - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
11 Oct '17 |
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Crane count: 70 cranes visible over centre of Dublin on October 1st
Construction is still concentrated in pockets south of the Liffey – Ballsbridge, the Docklands and Molesworth Street – where there were 54 cranes (the same as last month). - Subscribe |
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