ECD Architects recruiting for new English office
ECD Architects, based in London and Glasgow and
established in 1980, is planning to open an office
in the north west of England later this year, and is now
advertising for several new roles.
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John Reddy appointed as Ecocem Group Quality and Innovation Application Manager
The Ecocem Group, Europe’s premier producer of high performance, low carbon cement, have announced the appointment of John Reddy as Group Quality and Innovation Application Manager.
Susan McGarry appointed new MD of Ecocem Ireland
The Ecocem Group has appointed Susan McGarry as managing director of Ecocem Ireland.
Building industry must tackle gender imbalance — CIF
The construction industry needs more female
workers to meet current demand for skills and to
deliver Ireland’s urgent housing and infrastructure
needs, construction leaders say.
Sola recruiting two building services engineers
SOLA Energy Solutions, the pioneering Tipperary based deep retrofit contractor, is currently seeking to hire two mechanical/building service engineers to join its growing team.
Versatile appoints passive house specialist
Michael McCarthy, a certified trainer with the Passive House Academy and an international authority on the passive house standard as lead passive house certifier on the MosArt team, has joined Versatile as the new ventilation specialist within its heating, cooling & ventilation division.
Flynn HRV appoints new design engineer
Leading ventilation experts Flynn Heat Recovery Systems have announced the appointment of John Corroon in a design and technical sales role at the company.
Six-week consultation on green public procurement launched
The government has published its draft national action plan on green public procurement (GPP). Environment minister Phil Hogan said the plan, when finalised later this year, will apply to all personnel involved in procurement across the public sector.
The plan aims to ensure the government purchases sustainable products and services in areas such as construction, energy, food and transport.
Comhar report proposes massive "green new deal"
SPENDING ON the smart economy should be increased eightfold to
almost e4 billion a year to make Ireland a world leader in creating
green collar jobs, according to the national advisory body on
sustainable development.
In a report on a “Green New Deal” for Ireland published yesterday, Comhar argued that a multi- billion euro commitment would be needed if Ireland was to become a sustainable, low-carbon economy.
180 green jobs at new Mayo bio-processing facility
BioSpark - a newly-formed joint venture between Imperative Energy and Sustainable BioPolymers - has announced its intention to invest €40 million in the development of a next generation bio-processing research, innovation and manufacturing centre in Claremorris, County Mayo. Biospark says the venture will create 180 jobs initially, and could create up to 300 jobs in total over the next three years.
Green loan launched for energy upgrade market
Energy and innovation minister of state Conor Lenihan today officially launched a nationwide scheme expected to generate thousands of new jobs in the clean-tech sector over the next 6 to 12 months.New company Greenloan has set up an offering to co-incide with the Home Energy Saving scheme which aims to create significant employment opportunities in local communities throughout Ireland by grouping homeowners to avail of large discounts in upgrading their properties.
Government announces task force on green economy
Tánaiste Mary Coughlan and energy minister Eamon Ryan today announced the establishment of a high level action group on the green economy.
ESB green stimulus to create thousands of energy jobs
ESB yesterday announced a series of initiatives to create up to 6,000 new jobs and training opportunities. Up to 3,700 new jobs will be created outside the company in Ireland in sectors such as smart networks and smart metering, wind energy, electric vehicles, home insulation and new sustainable technologies.
Durkan creates 150 Jobs for €9bn home insulation market
Following the Home Energy Saving scheme announcement by Minister Eamon Ryan last week, Durkan Residential, the Irish homebuilding company, has launched a new subsidiary, Durkan EcoFix , which will create 150 jobs to serve the home insulation market estimated to be worth €9 billion.
Green Party promises thousands of new green collar jobs
THE GREEN Party will bring thousands of “green-tech” jobs to Dublin, its European candidate election in the constituency, Déirdre de Búrca, promised yesterday.
Govt publishes sustainable transport plan
The Government has published a €4.5bn plan for sustainable transport to 2020. The Smarter Travel plan sets out Irelands travel policy for Ireland from now until 2020.
55,000 construction jobs to be lost by 2011, says CIF
The
Construction Industry Federation has predicted that up to 55,000 jobs
could be lost in the sector by the end of next year unless action is
taken by the Government.
Massive job losses in architectural sector
Over 40 per cent of architects employed in January 2008 will have lost their jobs by March according to a survey conducted by Millward Brown IMS for the Royal Institute of Architects in Ireland (RIAI).