Building materials company Kingspan has established a new accelerator backed by a €20 million venture fund to drive digital innovation in the construction industry. Covolve, which will be based at Kingspan’s global innovation centre Ikon in Kingscourt, Co Cavan, is focused on enabling compatible innovation for the sector, which has traditionally seen
Some encouraging news as housing body expands construction programme to €2 billion over the coming year – it has secured fixed-price contracts with a number of leading developers and building contractors to construct large, mixed-tenure housing projects. The body buys sites and finances construction by way of fixed-price contracts, with
The Land Development Agency, the State body charged with delivering affordable homes and social housing on public land, is to begin a programme of purchasing privately owned sites that can be utilised for quick delivery of public housing. The departure is expected to be announced on Friday. It will mean the
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