Engineers Ireland - West Region

Engineers Ireland - West Region wishes all of our members, connections and friends a Happy Christmas and lots of success for 2025! John O'Connell, Richard Manton, Magdalena Hajdukiewicz, Maurice Buckley, Jamie Goggins, William Finnegan, James McHale, Justin Martin, Tom Duggan , Colm O Conaire, Shane Newell,Adrian Gildea #engineersireland

🌟 Preserving Heritage Through Design 🌟 This summer, I had the privilege of working on a meaningful project that combines engineering and Irish history. Collaborating with my father, Eugene Murphy, a Chartered Engineer, I created a 3D CAD model of the historic Mill Wheel at Thoor Ballylee, along with detailed working drawings for the Sluice Gate, which once operated at Yeats’ Tower in Gort, County Galway. The newly constructed Mill Wheel will be unveiled in Spring 2025, honoring the craftsmanship of the past while supporting the restoration of this iconic site. It’s incredible to play a small part in preserving Thoor Ballylee, the former home of W.B. Yeats, which has been brought back to life by the Yeats Thoor Ballylee Society and sponsors after years of flood damage. 📌 Want to learn more about Thoor Ballylee? Check out their story or support their efforts here: https://lnkd.in/eBhzKH4v 💻 Explore more projects like this on my portfolio: https://lnkd.in/efa77-Cp #SolidWorks #EngineeringDesign #HeritagePreservation #IrishHistory

Don't miss the last Construct Innovate webinar of the series on Digital Construction Technologies is on today (Tuesday, 10th Dec) from 12-1pm, which focuses on Digital Buildings and Communities. Really excited to hear from our speakers today: Jaan Saar, Chief Evangelist, Future Insight Group who will discuss tools that they have developed for #BIM #urban #datamanagement Christopher Raitviir, Head of Digital Construction, Tallinn Strategic Management Office, who will showcase the BIM-based Building Permit Process that they use in Estonia, #BIM models in #IFC format based on today’s best BIM practices need to be submitted to the local authority from which they are able carry out #automated #building #code #checks. Ian Pyburn, Senior Business Development Manager, Integrated Environmental Solutions Limited (IES Ltd.) will discuss how #DigitalTwins can bring #NetZeroBuildings to the Next Level. Register to attend this #FREE #webinar at: https://lnkd.in/e2hU_w3F

Delivering #MMC Residential at Scale - Engineers Ireland - West Region & Construct Innovate are excited to invite all #construction professionals to an on-site visit at OCC Construction’s 102-unit #MMC #LGS development in Ballybrit, Galway on the 12th of December 2024, 2-3pm. Presentations on the day: - Greenframe Offsite Building Systems – Light Gauge Steel – Gerry McCarthy (CEO) - Partel – Air tightness and Thermal Performance – Hugh W. (Managing Director) - EcoVolt Ltd– Heatpumps & Radiators – Stephen D. (Managing Director) Please note booking is essential for this event: https://lnkd.in/eyqgUaAf PPE is required for this event (boots, hi vis vest and hard hat) 👉 More details: https://lnkd.in/e9s6q_EG Engineers Ireland - Construct Innovate

Join Engineers Ireland - West Region, Construct Innovate and Passive House Association Ireland and 16 #expert speakers at the #Design and #Build for performance – Passive house seminar on November 28th at ILAS, University of Galway This event will be a great opportunity to meet with other #construction 👷♀️ 👷♂️ professionals, and to create connections for #innovation and #sustainability in building #environment. 🔖 Book your ticket on Eventbrite: https://lnkd.in/e-kxW54X This event will deliver 3 seminar sessions: 1️⃣  Why #Passive #House and design for #performance?  🏡 chaired by Helena McElmeel, Helena McElmeel Architects with the excellent keynote speakers - Stephen O'Shea and Nathan Campbell, Queen's University Belfast joined by panellist Patrycja Kochaniuk, Scott Tallon Walker Architects 2️⃣ Delivering various #building types to Passive House #standard  🏡 chaired by Barry Mc Carron FCIAT, KORE Retrofit with a fantastic keynote speaker Ann-Marie Fallon, Architype and presentations by Tomas O'Leary, MD of MosArt, Simon Bell of HLM Architects and Owen Morgan, Helena McElmeel Architects 3️⃣ Building for performance – developing supply chain and capacity  🏡 with experienced #construction engineers and managers - keynote speaker - John O'Connell, OCC Construction and panellists - Justin Molloy, Construction Industry Federation (CIF), Emmet Nee of Long Life Structures, Cronan Kennedy of Ecological Building Systems, chaired by Professor Jamie Goggins, Construct Innovate. 🌿 Opening address by Caroline Ashe Brady, KORE Insulation and Liam Hanrahan Galway County Council. 📃 Agenda and more information about the event at Construct Innovate website: https://lnkd.in/eDez8nrK

Great night representing Engineers Ireland - West Region at the Engineers Ireland Midland’s Region Ball in Mullingar, hosted by Alan Kiernan, in the company of Laura Burke (President) John Jordan (Vice President) Damien Owens (Director General) Shirley McDonald (Membership Director), Seán Lenihan (Chairman, Thomand Region) & Jim Leahy (Chairman, Cork Region) Well done to Alan & committe on a very successful event.

ÉireComposites Teo , University of Galway & Engineers Ireland - West Region hosted a hybrid CPD event on the "Reblade" project recently. The event was well attended both in-person & online as the audience listened to the findings from Conor Kelly (ÉireComposites Teo ), Yadong Jiang (University of Galway), Tomás Flanagan (CEO, ÉireComposites Teo ), William Finnegan (University of Galway. As Ireland transitions to a fully renewable-based electricity grid, the use of sustainable materials within renewable energy technologies becomes more prevalent. Wind energy is now Ireland’s main source of renewable energy but we are now seeing that landfill is the main end-of-life strategy for wind blades. In response to this, the ÉireComposites Teo & University of Galway REBLADE project looked to explore other strategies. In particular, the key enabling technology explored in this project is the use of thermoplastic composite materials in large wind turbine blades, coupled with an optimised design that is suitable for reblading of the current Irish wind energy fleet to extend their operational life. During this hybrid event, Conor Kelly (R&D Engineer at ÉireComposites) presented a comprehensive overview of the manufacturing and material testing of both a demonstrator and a full-scale wind turbine blade. Dr Yadong Jiang (Lecturer in Civil Engineering at the University of Galway) discussed the structural testing of the full-scale blade and the use of the results to validate the numerical models that were used to design the blade. The work was completed as part of the REBLADE project (grant no. 21/RDD/630), which is funded by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) through their RDD Funding Programme. #sustainability #sustainablewindturbineblades #windenergy

William Finnegan & Engineers Ireland - West Region are hosting a free hybrid event on “Developing a sustainable wind turbine blade” from 6pm on Wednesday, 30th October 2024 in the University of Galway, Alice Perry Engineering building. Great speakers include Conor Kelly & Yadong Jiang from ÉireComposites Teo For further details and to register, please go to: https://lnkd.in/eF85EtRn #Sustainability #Engineersireland #UniversityofGalway Engineers Ireland

Join Construct Innovate on Tuesday, 29th of October, from12-1pm, for the last #webinar in the SUSTAINABILITY PLANNING IN CONSTRUCTION series Focusing on #HERITAGE, #CULTURE, #COMMUNITIES & #SUSTAINABILITY speakers include: - Peter Cox, Director Carrig Conservation International Ltd - Conor O'Dowd, CEO Port of Galway - John Burgess, Associate Director Arup Prof Jamie Goggins, Construct Innovate director will be chairing this session. 👉 Book your free place at: https://lnkd.in/e6jMcnJE Engineers Ireland Engineers Ireland - West Region #construction #technology #innovation

Join Construct Innovate tomorrow the 15th of October, from 12-1pm, for the next #webinar session on #Sustainability #Planning #Construction. 'LOW ENERGY BUILDINGS: WHY MONITORING THE PERFORMANCE OF BUILDINGS IS IMPORTANT – LESSONS LEARNT': Speakers Include: Dr. Marie Coggins, Senior Lecturer Exposure Science, University of Galway Simon Jones Founder of Air Quality Matters Stephan Carter, Associate at COADY Architects Jamie Goggins, Professor at University of Galway and Construct Innovate director will chair this webinar session. Book your place on Engineers Ireland platform and join us live 12-1pm: https://lnkd.in/eGeQpTp8 Engineers Ireland, Engineers Ireland - West Region