3rd ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT DAY AT GMIT MONDAY 11th MARCH 2013 GALWAY - MAYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DUBLIN ROAD, GALWAY LIBRARY / IT BUILDING, RECEPTION 9.00 AM CONSTRUCTION SURVEYING PROPERTY
TIME MORNING SESSION Main Conference Sessions Construction Technical ROOM 994 Surveying Technical Chair: Paul Johnson ROOM 1031 Property / GP Technical Chair: Gerard O Toole 9.00-9.30 ARRIVAL - TEA AND COFFEE IN FOYER 9.30-9.35 Welcome address Mary Rogers, Head of Department of Building & Civil Engineering - GMIT 9.35-10.05 10.05-10.35 Overview of the construction industry - where we are now John O Regan, Director Davis Langdon Developing a national strategy for the construction industry Celine McHugh Enterprise Policy Department Forfas 10.35-10.50 Questions and answers John O Regan Celine McHugh 10.50-11.10 TEA AND COFFEE IN FOYER
TIME MID - MORNING SESSION Main Conference Sessions Construction Technical ROOM 994 Surveying Technical Chair: Paul Johnson ROOM 1031 Property / GP Technical Chair: Gerard O Toole 11.10-11.40 Passive House / low energy construction Miles Sampson, Miles Sampson Sustainable Architecture 11.40-12.10 12.10-12.40 12.40-1.00 1.00-2.00 LUNCH Building Information Modelling (BIM) John Enyon, BIM Consultant Director Openwater Consulting Ltd. Prefabrication in the construction industry Sean McEneaney Contract s Director ABM Europe & Kingspan Questions & answers Miles Sampson, Shane McEneaney John Enyon member s presentation Ciara Murphy, Director General Joint Session for surveying, property and GP members of Presentation of Buildsoft On Screen Take Off (BT2) Michael Kirwan, Sales Manager, Building Software Systems (BSS) Presentation of Buildsoft On Screen Take Off (BT2) Michael Kirwan, Sales Manager, Building Software Systems (BSS) Presentation of Buildsoft On Screen Take Off (BT2) Michael Kirwan, Sales Manager, Building Software Systems (BSS) Property Services Regulatory Authority (PRSA) Update Brian O Driscoll, Director of Regulation Property Services Regulatory Authority (PRSA) Update Brian O Driscoll, Director of Regulation Central bank approaches to valuations Gerard O Toole, Director, Tuohy O Toole. Niamh Webbley- O Gorman, CIOB, will be in Room 1031 at 1pm hosting a CIOB drop in Membership Session
TIME AFTERNOON SESSION Main Conference Sessions Construction Technical & Surveying ROOM 994 ROOM 1031 Property / GP Technical Chair: Gerard O Toole 2.00-2.45 Dispute resolution in construction Gerry O Sullivan, QS, Barrister, Conciliator & Arbitrator, Director Mulcahy McDonagh & Partners 2.45-3.25 The impact of BIM and BIM training Eddie Tuttle Public Affairs Manager Chartered Institute of Building 3.25-3.45 Contractors perspectives for future development Don O Sullivan Director, Construction Industry Federation 3.45-4.05 Contractors report, surviving the recession Joe McLoughlin Director, John Sisk & Sons 4.05-4.25 Questions and answers Gerry O Sullivan Eddie Tuttle Don O Sullivan Joe McLoughlin 4.25-4.35 CLOSING REMARKS & VOTE OF THANKS, MICHAEL CARMODY, PRESIDENT, GMIT Property Tax Peter Stafford, Director of Policy and Public Affairs Property Tax Peter Stafford, Director of Policy and Public Affairs Property Tax Peter Stafford, Director of Policy and Public Affairs Timings within breakout sessions may vary slightly - Session chairs will announce any changes at session commencement
FURTHER INFORMATION If you would like further details of GMIT Construction Management or Building Economics & Quantity Surveying Programmes please contact: Martin Taggart (CM) or Sean Canney (QS) Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology School of Engineering Department of Building & Civil Engineering Dublin Road Galway Email: martin.taggart@gmit.ie Phone: 091 742875 Web: http://www.gmit.ie sean.canny@gmit.ie 091 742879 CONFERENCE CAR PARKING Parking at GMIT is controlled by an outside contractor working outside the control of the conference organisers. PARKING IN UNAUTHORISED PLACES ON CAMPUS MAY LEAD TO YOU BEING CLAMPED. Conference parking is detailed below. 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. Dublin Road Theatre 1000 parking - Galwegians RFC N Pay and display A pay and display car park (limited capacity) is located first left as you enter GMIT via the Northern Entrance. This car park is currently charging 1.00 P/H or 5.00 per day. Skerritt roundabout pay & displayparking Northern Entrance -
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 Joint Sponsors: - Western Centre, the Chartered Institute of Building in Ireland. - Western Branch, Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland. We would also like to thank the Construction Industry Federation and its local members for their ongoing support of our Construction Management and Building Economics & Quantity Surveying Programmes and the valuable opportunities that they afford our students during their industrial placements.