Irish Building and Construction Industry review 2006

Publication Date	August 2006
Publisher	iReach
Product Type	Report
Pages	23
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	ICH00078

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Summary

This report outlines the key business and social issues that affect the Building and Construction industry in Ireland in 2006. It analyses the main socio-cultural and subsequent organisational issues that are affecting the stakeholder in the industry. The report is divided into four sections which include Health and Safety; Collaboration; Waste/Energy and The digital Home. It gives a detailed insight into the significance and relevance of each of these factors in the construction industry and it highlights important issues which relate to regulation demographics and economics.

Content

Executive Summary
Introduction
Methodology
1 Health And Safety
- 1.2 Safe Pass Programme
- 1.3 Standards-Based Apprenticeship Scheme
- 1.4 Labour Issues in Building and Construction
- 1.5 Productivity Paradox
- 1.6 Builder Providers
- 1.7 Immigration
- 1.8 Immigrant Employment Issues
- 1.9 Legal Rights
- 1.10 Wage Issues
2 Collaboration
- 2.1 Key areas
- 2.2 Barriers to effective collaboration
- 2.3 E-Tendering
- 2.4 E-Procurement
- 2.5 Features
- 2.6 Benefits
3 Waste Management/ Energy Conservation/ Sustainability
- 3.1 Sustainability
- 3.2 Implications
- 3.3 Energy Efficiency of Buildings
- 3.4 Green Building
- 3.5 Energy assessment
- 3.6 Building Fabric and Structure
4 The Digital Home 19
- 4.1 Broadband
- 4.2 SME Sector in Ireland
- 4.3 Competition
- 4.4 Market Investment Opportunities
- 4.5 Triple Play
- 4.6 Voice and Data Convergence for Business
- 4.7 Key Takeaways