EU Taxonomy and What it Means for Property Development
In 2023 large EU listed companies started to report against Taxonomy’s two climate objectives, climate change mitigation and climate...
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Michael McCarthy
May 18, 20235 min read
What is the fastest way to reduce a country’s carbon emissions?
We have seven years to reduce our carbon emissions by half. That’s right, seven. It is eight years since the Paris climate agreement to...
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Michael McCarthy
Mar 28, 20224 min read
A Nexus of Crises, and how to solve them.
“Never let a good crisis go to waste” is one of the more sanguine quotes of Winston Churchill. At the beginning of 2022, there is such a...
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Michael McCarthy
May 24, 20184 min read
The Move to Modular
It sets out to plan for a population growth of 1 million people in the next 20 years, including additional 660,000 jobs in a sustainable...
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Michael McCarthy
Jan 22, 20184 min read
Why Construction Contracts Must Change after the Grenfell Tragedy
Design-and-build contracts have become increasingly common in construction, a trend that must be reversed in light of the Grenfell Tower...
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Michael McCarthy
Sep 4, 20173 min read
How 5D BIM Can Shake Up the Construction Industry
The construction industry is over-due for a massive shake up. While other industries have seen productivity increases and costs fall,...
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Michael McCarthy
Aug 17, 20172 min read
The Dublin – Cork Divide is Getting Bigger
If you have been to both Dublin and Cork recently you may have noticed an even greater distinction between the two largest cities in the...
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Michael McCarthy
May 17, 20173 min read
Embodied Carbon in Buildings
Measuring embodied carbon in the construction of new buildings has long been a distant cousin of measuring carbon from building use. This...
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Michael McCarthy
Mar 6, 20174 min read
Unbalanced Development – How Dublin is Killing Ireland
Just take a look at a map of Ireland. All roads lead to Dublin. Its tentacle arms reach out to all corners and it sucks up its resources,...
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