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08-03-2010
Low Carbon Opportunities - Recent Arup Event
Arup were delighted to host a discussion on Low Carbon Opportunities at the Eircom HQ Building on 3rd March 2010. Key speakers from both the UK and Ireland provided an insight into the most recent legislative requirements associated with the carbon economy; emerging technologies and best practice examples adopted by London Sustainable Development Commission; carbon measurement, labelling and reduction techniques, as well as information on conducting business in Ireland in a low carbon economy.We would like to thank our guest speakers, Tom Flynn, Malcolm Ball, Keith Evans and Declan White for their involvement and assistance in making this such an informative discussion and open debate.A tour of the Eircom building, winner of the SEI Award for Sustainable Building Excellence 2009, was provided after the discussion.More information on this event and a copy of the presentations can be obtained from here. Read Full story
10-12-2009
Shaping Cities of the Future - Evening Lecture
Arup were delighted to host an evening lecture by Peter Head, OBE in our offices on Thursday November 26th. The event was very well attended by a broad range of clients and colleagues in the industry.Peter Head is the global leader of the Arup planning group with comprises over 800 staff. His particular area of expertise is sustainability. He is the Arup project director for the planning and development of the Dongtan Eco-City in Shanghai and the Wanzhuang Eco-City near Beijing. Peter was appointed by Ken Livingstone as an Independent Commissioner on the London Sustainable Development Commission. He is also the advisor to the London Olympics Committee on sustainability issues and the Olympics carbon footprint.His lecture highlighted how urban cities can be developed and retrofitted to improve resource efficiency and the vision of life in an environmentally sustainable community of the future.Jerry Mehigan, Managing Director of Arup, welcomed Peter Head and provided an introductio Read Full story
01-12-2009
Eircom HQ wins Sustainable Building Excellence Award 2009
The Eircom HQ building provides accommodation for over 1500 people working in diverse areas of the business including call centres, project teams, accounts, engineering and IT services as part of Eircom's role as Ireland's leading land line service provider.The building comprises 7 storeys over basement with a 10 storey tower at the northeast end and an associated Gross Floor Area of 20,000m². The holistic design of architecture and engineering has produced a mixed mode ventilation scheme with a triple glazed façade incorporating internal solar shading. The triple glazed façade provides noise protection on the busy St John's Road while reducing solar gains and providing draught free ventilation. The structure consists of an exposed insitu concrete frame and coffer slabs, with embedded coils at top level.The systems in the building are fully integrated to allow the building to operate successfully without the need for full air conditioning. These systems modulate the façade Read Full story
27-10-2009
Taihu New City, Wuxi, China - Signing Ceremony in Dublin.
Arup’s Planning Team was recently commissioned by the Wuxi Taihu New City Construction Headquarter Office to provide planning and sustainability/ ecological consultancy services for the Taihu New City Plan within Wuxi city in Jiangsu Province, China.Wuxi city is one of the richest cities in the Yangtze River Delta Region. The project is located in the southern part of Wuxi City along the northern edge of Lake Taihu. It is one of the key strategic areas for Wuxi city’s growth and development as well as being a critical area for ecological conservation and improvements within the broader Lake Taihu Region. On the 22nd October, Arup welcomed the Wuxi City’s Party Secretary, Yang Wei-Ze and his delegation including our client to Dublin, Ireland. The visit was done in-conjunction with the Wuxi City Government’s official trading visit to Dublin. Party Secretary Yang and the delegation was welcomed by Terry Hill (Chair, Group Trustee Board), Jerry Mehigan (Chair, Irish Practice), Mich Read Full story
21-09-2009
Arup shortlisted for Engineers Ireland CPD Company of the Year
For the second year running, Arup has been shortlisted for Engineers Ireland Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Company of the Year Award. This year's Arup submission is based on our Learning & Development (L&D) programme which is being implemented to broaden and enhance the key internal skills of our staff in the management, technical and legal areas. Internal trainers were trained using a ‘Train the Trainer' programme to deliver in-house workshops and lectures. By maximising in-house training opportunities we have utilised the knowledge and experience of our senior staff, allowing savings on our annual L&D budget without reducing the amount of quality CPD available to all staff. Arup continues to invest in our people in a difficult economic climate because we believe it is good for our business in the medium-term.The Company of the Year award recognises organisations that have demonstrated clear-cut business benefits arising directly from their use of CPD practices in Read Full story
07-09-2009
Spencer Dock Bridge wins Leaf Award
Arup is proud to announce that the new Spencer Dock Bridge in the Dublin docklands has won the Best Structural Design prize at a Leaf (Leading European Architects Forum) awards ceremony in Berlin. The awards are given to those who "have made an outstanding contribution to the world of architectural design" and for buildings that set benchmarks.Arup provided concept and detailed design as well as contract technical support on the 40m-long Spencer Dock Bridge, designed by Amanda Levete Architects.The Spencer Dock Bridge will carry the LUAS across Spencer Dock / the Royal Canal. The bridge has been designed in such a way as to enable Spencer Dock to be restored to its original width and to allow the construction of an urban Linear park on either side of the canal bank.The bridge comprises of a two span post-tensioned deck which is unique in terms of its geometrically undulating soffit forming a doubly curved surface. Read Full story
14-07-2009
Arup's Quality Certification Upgraded
Arup's Quality Certification has been upgraded following a recent external audit Arup's Quality Management System is certified agsinst the ISO 9001 Standard. This system is fully integrated into our day-to-day activities and is an invaluable tool in the success of our organisation. We are independently audited bi-annually by an EU accredited Certification Authority, with our last audit taking place in April 2009. Since April 2009, we are now certified against the revised ISO 9001:2008 standard. Read Full story
26-06-2009
Wexford Opera House Wins Another Award
Wexford Opera House, already the winner of RIBA and OPUS, has won a prestigious Royal Irish Architects Institute Award. The theatre was designed by Keith Williams Architects and the Office of Public Works.Arup Consulting Engineers were appointed to provide acoustic and structural design for the Opera House, which is home to the world famous Wexford Opera Festival.Facilities in the 7000m² theatre include a 750 seat state-of-the-art auditorium specifically designed for opera and a 150 seat smaller space used for music, drama, rehearsals and cinema. In addition, there is substantial front of house and backstage facilities. Read Full story
29-05-2009
Arup hosts NAWIC Event
Arup were delighted to host the second networking event of the Irish Chapter of the NAWIC in our offices on May 27th. The event was very well attended by a broad range of professionals working within the construction industry. Jerry Mehigan, Managing Director of Arup welcomed the guest speakers for the evening, the Railway Procurement Agency, who gave a very interesting presentation on Metro North. Read Full story
03-04-2009
Douglas Village Shopping Centre, Cork
In the attached article, James Duggan comments on the challenges of working in a live shopping centre environment, in creating the extension to the Douglas Village Shopping Centre in Cork. Read Full story
30-03-2009
ACEI Award for Bridges - The University of Limerick Living Bridge
Arup Consulting Engineers is delighted to announce that the University of Limerick Living Bridge is the winner of the 2008 ACEI Bridge Award. Presented during the ACEI annual dinner on Friday March 27th, Troy Burton, Director, accepted the award on behalf of Arup. Read Full story
12-03-2009
Launch of NAWIC in Ireland
This week saw the launch of the Irish branch of the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC). NAWIC offers women in construction opportunities to access information and develop relationships with other professionals within the industry through a series of networking events. Read Full story
11-03-2009
The Elysian in Cork Reaches new heights
The attached article features in this month's edition of the Engineers Ireland publication. Liam Luddy, a director in our Cork office, offers an insight into the construction and delivery of what is Ireland's tallest building. Read Full story
06-02-2009
IStructE Award for presentation on The Elysian, Cork
The IStructE branch committee awarded the branch prize for the best presentation of a paper during the 2007-2008 evening meetings. The award was for a presentation given to the Institution of Structural Engineers on The Elysian Project in Cork; a joint presentation from Arup/P J Hegarty & Sons. Read Full story
01-12-2008
2008 Arup Dublin Office ranks ahead of CIBSE Benchmarks
Arup Consulting Engineers moved into new offices on Ringsend Road in October 2007. One year later, we are please to announce that the energy performance of the new building is exceeding energy performance expectations. The Arup Dublin office was designed to be as efficient as possible, with energy conservation and sensitivity to environmental issues being a particular focus. Read Full story
06-11-2008
2008 UCC Postgrad Library
The UCC Post Graduate Library won the Sustainable Energy Awards Category E: Excellence in Building Design or Specification 2008. Read Full story
01-11-2008
2008 Living Bridge
The IStructE Structural Awards 2008 - Arup wins Award for Pedestrian Bridges 2008 Read Full story
01-10-2008
2008 Arup is re-accredited by Engineers Ireland for their Continuous Professional Development Programme
Arup has been re-accredited by Engineers Ireland for our CPD programme. Following a visit by the Engineers Ireland Accreditation Panel and subsequent approval by their CPD Standing Committee, we are very pleased to have our accreditation extended for a further 3 years. Arup was one of the first companies originally accredited when the scheme was introduced in 2002 and are delighted to have retained this prestigious status for a further 3 years. Read Full story
17-09-2008
The Elysian
The Official Opening of The Elysian, Ireland's Tallest Building Read Full story