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An improvement strategy for the defects and rework management process within an SME: an action research approach
(2014-09)
Irish construction reported strong growth towards the end of 2013, after years of industry recession. Following a property led economic collapse which started in 2007 construction output fell by circa eighty percent. Many ...
Impact of wind power generation on the electricity supply industry
(2010)
The objective of this dissertation is to investigate the effect wind energy has on the Electricity Supply Industry in Ireland. Wind power generation is a source of renewable energy that is in abundant supply in Ireland and ...
Development of an inspection regime for on-site domestic wastewater treatment systems
(2012)
The overall purpose of this study was to develop a thorough inspection regime for onsite wastewater treatment systems, which is practical and could be implemented on all site conditions across the country. With approximately ...
An analysis of the use of photogrammetric sorting to audit construction and demolition waste production on site
(2007)
This study analyses the area of construction and demolition waste (C & D W) auditing.
The production of C&DW has grown year after year since the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) first published a report in 1996 which ...
Flood analysis of the clare river catchment considering traditional factors and climate change
(2010)
The main objective of this thesis on flooding was to produce a detailed report on
flooding with specific reference to the Clare River catchment. Past flooding in the
Clare River catchment was assessed with specific ...
An environmental, economical and feasibility study of green roofs and rainwater harvesting systems in Ireland.
(2011)
This minor thesis is a comparative study of the environmental and economical impact of normal roofs versus green roofs, as well as an examination of the feasibility of integrating a rainwater harvesting system with a green ...
Investigation into the feasibility of a West of Ireland Pumped Storage System
(2010)
Ireland’s remote position on the tip of Europe ensures that the country is vulnerable to
uncertainty of supply. The reliance on conventional sources of electricity has ensured that
escalated prices and high carbon emissions ...
An evaluation of site operatives knowledge, behaviour, motivation, beliefs, and attitudes toward construction and demolition waste management.
(2015)
Despite ever-evolving environmental concerns resulting from increased awareness of environmental sustainability and the rising costs of landfill levies, taxes and raw materials, the Construction and demolition (C&D) industry ...
The development of a construction and demolition waste recycling facility in Galway - a case study
(2002)
Construction and demolition waste is conservatively estimated to account for approximately 17.5 per cent of the total amount of non-agricultural waste produced in
Ireland each year. The European Commission identified it ...
Analysis of energy management in GMIT
(2010)
Energy management is the process of monitoring, controlling and conserving energy in a
building or organisation. The main reasons for this are for cost purposes and benefit to the
environment. Through various techniques ...