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The annual GMIT International Construction Management Day Conference will take place at the GMIT Dublin Road campus on Tuesday March 7, from 9am. Hosted by the GMIT Department of Building and Civil Engineering it is the largest annual gathering of its kind in the west of Ireland, bringing together architects, engineers, surveyors, contractors and academics to discuss matters of interest in the built environment.

Its that time of year again! The kids are back to school, more traffic on the roads in the morning and the evenings are closing in. You will feel the nip in the air and know its time to put the heating back on.

Local construction company Stewart has won awards in four categories at The Irish Design and Build Award, where more than 500 people from the world of architecture, engineering, construction and design attended the biggest annual awards ceremony in the industry to date. The event is held to recognise and acknowledge the best in Ireland’s Building & Design projects over the last 12 months. The 2016 judging panel consisted of some of the leading professionals in their fields and was an opportunity to showcase some of the best Irish Building and Design Projects.

It is “incomprehensible” that “prefab buildings are being considered” as a response to the housing crisis, and “illustrative of the utter failure of Government to take the problem seriously”.

St Paul’s Secondary School in Oughterard, which had been forced to remove some of its students and staff from decade-old prefabs after its roof started caving in, has welcomed the news that funding to construct permanent classrooms has been approved.

Deputy Willie Penrose has welcomed the news that The Downs National School, Mullingar and Clonbonny National School, Athlone are being offered the opportunity to erect permanent buildings in place of the prefabricated structures currently in place to accommodate pupils.

EuroHome has just opened a new showroom showcasing energy efficient products to help homeowners save money on fuel bills and make their homes more comfortable.

Galway-based building and design firm Stewarts have won the Best Civil Engineering Project at the LAMA awards ceremony for their design and con struction of Tipperary offices and Civic Plaza project.

The Environmental Protection Agency has recently launched a one-stop shop for businesses in Westmeath to help them save money while preventing waste, conserving water, and reducing their energy costs. The EPA developed these resources for the many businesses in Westmeath facing increasing energy costs and waste and water charges that are looking to reduce their overheads by adopting smarter, greener ways of doing business.