7TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT DAY AT GMIT

TUESDAY 7th MARCH 2017

GALWAY - MAYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, DUBLIN ROAD, GALWAY LIBRARY / IT BUILDING, RECEPTION 9.00 AM

TIME ROOM 1000Full SessionChair: Martin Taggart, Department of Building and Civil Engineering, GMIT

MORNING SESSION

9.00 - 9.30 ARRIVAL - TEA AND COFFEE IN LEARNING CENTRE FOYER

9.30 - 9.35 Official Conference Welcome

Dr. Fergal Barry, President, GMIT

Keynote Address

Mr Seán Canney, T.D. Minister of State for the Office of Public Works and Flood Relief.

9.35 - 10.00

‘Review of the Construction Industry and its current and future prospects’

Mr. John O’Regan, Director, Head of the Programme, Cost and Consultancy Group in AECOM Ireland

10.00 -10.30

Questions and Answers with speakers from the opening session:

Seán Canney, John O’Regan and Tom Parlon

11.00 - 11.10

11.10 - 11.25

10.30 - 11.00 ‘The outlook for the Irish Construction Industry, the opportunities and challenges that this will present and the actions that are required’

Mr. Tom Parlon, Director General, Construction Industry Federation

TEA AND COFFEE IN FOYER, EXHIBITIONS / NETWORKING OPPORTUNITY AND FAMOUS BUILDING CHALLENGE

TIMEMID - MORNING SESSION

11.25 - 11.55

11.55 - 12.20

1.00 - 1.50 LUNCH IN MAIN GMIT CANTEEN, NETWORKING OPPORTUNITY AND FAMOUS BUILDING CHALLENGE - WIN AN iPAD MINI 4 SPONSORED BY AEDIS

ROOM 994Breakout Session: BIM, Lean and Green Chair: Mark Costello, Director of BIM, RPS Engineering Group

ROOM 1000Breakout Session: Technical and ResearchChair: Martin Taggart, Department of Building and Civil Engineering, GMIT

‘Using BIM for Lean Construction’Mr. Ralph Montague, Managing Partner, ArcDox

‘4D Construction Sequencing’Mr. Cillian Kelly, BIM Leader Ireland, John Sisk and Son, Contractors

‘5D Costing with BIM’Mr. Aongus Callanan Director, TC Estimating Services Ltd.,

‘Embedding Research Informed Resource Efficiency Practices into a Large-Scale Construction Company’Mr. Jan Gottsche, Environmental and Sustainability Co-Ordinator at BAM Contractors

‘Rethinking the Construction Supply Chain in a Circular Economy’Dr. Mark Kelly, GMIT

Question and Answer Session with Session Speakers: Ralph Montague, Cillian Kelly, Aongus Callanan, Jan Gottsche and Mark Kelly

‘From Sow’s Lug to Silk Purse’ The story of the renovation of Block B East Point Business Park in Dublin to LEED Platinum to provide a ‘best in class’ office environmentMr. Martin Meehan,Principal of Meehan Associates and Chairman of Meehan Green.

12.20 - 12.50 ‘Factors Influencing the Design and Development of Student Housing’ Mr. Enda McGuaneManaging Director, Winters Property Management DAC

12.50 - 1.00 Question and Answer Session with Speakers: Martin Meehan, Pat McGrath and Enda McGuane

‘Making Use of Market Data and Reports’Mr. Pat McGrath,Head of Research and Systems Development, Construction Information Services (CIS Ireland)

TIMEROOM 1000Full SessionChair: Martin Taggart Department of Building and Civil Engineering, GMIT

AFTERNOON SESSION

1.50 - 2.20 ‘Developments in Fire Safety Engineering’Mr. Ben BradfordPresident, Chartered Association of Building Engineers and Managing Director of BB7

2.25 - 3.00

Questions and Answers with Speakers from the Afternoon Session:Ben Bradford, Chris Chivers, Pauric Marray

3.30 - 3.40

3.00 - 3.30

‘International Perspectives, BREXIT and Other Topical Issues’Mr. Chris Chivers Past President, Chartered Institute of Building, Managing Director, Greylough Ltd.,Consultants, UK.

3.40 - 3.45 Vote of thanks and concluding remarksGerard MacMichael, Head of School of Engineering, GMIT

“Interim Measures on Public Works Contract – The Story So Far”Mr. Pauric Marray, Director, Quigg Golden, Construction and Procurement Law Specialists

2.20 - 2.25 Presentation of CABE Accreditation for GMIT Programmes by Mr. Ben Bradford

FURTHER INFORMATIONIf you would like further details of GMIT Built Environment Programmes please contact:

John Hanahoe(Construction Management) Lisa Dooley (QS) Gundo Sohn (Architectural Technology) Wayne Gibbons (Civil Engineering)Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology,School of Engineering,Department of Building & Civil Engineering,Dublin Road, Galway.

Email: John.Hanahoe@gmit.ie, Lisa.Dooley@gmit.ie, Gundo.Sohn@gmit.ie, Wayne.Gibbons@gmit.iePhone: 091 742875 Web: http://www.gmit.ie

Parking at GMIT is controlled by an outside contractor working outside the control of the conference organisers. We would encourage car sharing by delegates where possible.

PARKING IN UNAUTHORISED PLACES ON CAMPUS MAY LEAD TO YOU BEING CLAMPED.

Free Parking

Conference guests may park free in the nearby GMIT, Galwegians Rugby Ground car park, (see map) This is a 5 minute brisk walk away from the conference venue.

Pay and Display

A pay and display car park is located first left as you enter GMIT via the Northern Entrance. This car park is currently charging €1.00 per hour.

Public Transport

The GMIT Dublin Road Campus is served by regular Dublin and Limerick / Cork buses in addition to numerous city centre and private operator services.

CONFERENCE CAR PARKING & PUBLIC TRANSPORT OPTIONS

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Skerritt roundabout

Parking - Galwegians RFC

Theatre 1000

Bus Stops

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Department of Building & Civil Engineering at GMIT wishes to express their sincere thanks and appreciation to our panel of expert speakers for giving of their time for the conference.

The Department also wishes to acknowledge the kind help with arrangements and financial assistance provided by our Sponsors:

- The Chartered Institute of Building in Ireland.- Western Region, Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland. - Southern Ireland Region, The Chartered Association of Building Engineers.- Aedis, Building Control Specialists and Sponsors of the ‘Famous Building Challenge’

We would also like to thank the Construction Industry Federation and its local members, local professional practices and Local Authorities for their ongoing support of our Construction Management, Construction Economics & Quantity Surveying and Civil Engineering Programmes and the valuable opportunities that they afford our students during their industrial placements.