Construction Industry Federation Summits

"Standing still at the moment is actually moving backwards...The data needs to be right and for a long time I hated hearing people talking about data. I think in construction we don't always understand what that actually means, it's all the information that's in the systems that we're using and we're all using different types of technologies. In McKeon Group, for example, we're using the EVERCAM camera system, walking around the site, the camera is recording everything. That's actually data that you can utilise. You can create reports, you can use it to do health and safety audits and so on. There's so many different options, so many technologies out there, and we're just not using the data to work smarter." Sinead Savage, Business Development Director, McKeon Group speaking on the "Preparing the Workforce for the Future of AI" panel at today's CIF Digicon in Croke Park. Sinead was joined by panel members Declan McKibben, Executive Director, Research Ireland ADAPT Centre, Breda Corrigan, Chief Information Officer, Mannings Construction Group and Stephen Redmond, Founder, Straitéis AI #CIFDigicon26 #CIFDigital #DigitalConstruction #Offsite #MMC #IrishConstruction 📷Maura Hickey

"The Department of Housing came to Construct Innovate a few years ago and said there's a real need for standardised details for MMC. The overall concept is to make these details open access and freely available." Daniel McCrum, Professor, University College Dublin presenting the Construct Innovate Standardize Project at today's CIF Digicon in Croke Park. #CIFDigicon26 #CIFDigital #DigitalConstruction #Offsite #MMC #IrishConstruction 📷Maura Hickey

The Digital Proving Ground live demonstration zone is underway here in Croke Park with organisations showcasing how their technology can help organisations improve project delivery, increase productivity, enhance compliance, strengthen cost control and accelerate digital adoption. PROVE YOU BUILT IT RIGHT: Presented by Trimble Inc. DO MORE WITH THE CREW YOU HAVE: Presented by CadJourney, Uconia and Bentley Systems HOW TO UNLOCK HIDDEN MARGIN AFTER AWARD: Presented by ProcurePro SEE THE SITE WITHOUT BEING ON SITE: Presented by Dalux SEE EVERY CHANGE BEFORE IT BECOMES A PROBLEM: Presented by DroneDeploy KNOW YOUR SITE BEFORE YOU DIG: Presented by VIVID GROUP #CIFDigicon26 #CIFDigital #DigitalConstruction #Offsite #MMC #IrishConstruction 📷Maura Hickey

"As time goes on, as we get closer to the 2028 deadline where all public works procurements will have to have some sort of information management system in place to be able to be compliant with the mandate." Stephen Lynam, Technical Advisor, Department of Public Expenditure Infrastructure Public Service Reform and Digitalisation speaking about BIM at CIF Digicon today in Croke Park. Stephen was speaking on the "BIM Mandate 2024–2028: What’s Coming from the Client Side" panel alongside Sarah Murphy, Pre-Construction Manager, Carey Building Contractors, Alen O'Farrell, Technical Manager, Planning and Building Unit, Department of Education and Youth, Gregory Byrne MCIAT, Digital Project Solutions, Business Partner BAM UK & Ireland and Brendan Kennedy, Senior Asset Manager - Light Rail, Transport Infrastructure Ireland. #CIFDigicon26 #CIFDigital #DigitalConstruction #Offsite #MMC #IrishConstruction 📷Maura Hickey

"Data is absolutely the foundation blocks for any innovations we will be employing. That's AI, BIM, there's lots of technologies being looked at for the water supply program. Very interesting stuff like drones and GIS at a level that I haven't seen before. It's that data piece and structured data that is absolutely essential" Geraldine Healy Infrastructure Delivery Business Solutions Technical Manager, Uisce Éireann speaking about how Uisce Eireann ensures information is reliable throughout the project lifecycle on critical infrastructure works. at today's CIF Digicon in Croke Park. Geraldine was part of The Implementation of Digital Processes on some of Ireland’s Largest Infrastructure Projects panel alongside Paolo Carbone, Head of Light Rail, Transport Infrastructure Ireland and Michele Connolly, Member, Accelerating Infrastructure Taskforce. #CIFDigicon26 #CIFDigital #DigitalConstruction #Offsite #MMC #IrishConstruction 📷Maura Hickey

"Ramping up the development to the scale required over the next five, the next 10, the next 20 years is only going to be viable if we continue to innovate, if we become more efficient and we find new ways to deliver more." "Adopting new techniques and adopting digital approaches is key to getting a more diverse workforce into the sector." "We have an industry that we can be really proud of. An industry that's growing fast, over 200,000 people employed in our workforce. An industry that's actually growing overseas at four times the rate of growth domestically, which is a concern when we talk about that national housing and infrastructure challenge." Andrew Brownlee, CEO, Construction Industry Federation (CIF) delivering the opening address from the Construction Industry Federation at today's CIF Digital Construction Summit in Croke Park. #CIFDigicon26 #CIFDigital #DigitalConstruction #Offsite #MMC #IrishConstruction 📷Maura Hickey

Today’s CIF Digital Construction Summit exhibitors are helping turn opportunity into reality, demonstrating how digital tools can support better decisions and more connected ways of working across construction. A sincere thank you to our exhibitors for being part of today’s summit, sharing their expertise and giving attendees the chance to see digital construction solutions up close. • DroneDeploy • Cudden Preconstruction • VIVID GROUP • Esri Ireland • TrakPro • Skillnet MMC Accelerate • Evercam • Strata #CIFDigicon26 #CIFDigital #DigitalConstruction #Offsite #MMC #IrishConstruction

A big thank you to all our Digital Proving Ground sponsors Trimble Inc. Bentley Systems CAD Journey Uconia ProcurePro and Dalux for supporting today’s CIF Digital Construction Summit at Croke Park. The Digital Proving Ground is where digital innovation meets real-world construction challenges, giving today's Digicon attendees the opportunity to see technology in action through live demonstrations addressing key industry priorities, from quality assurance and cost management to BIM, site visibility, tendering and workforce productivity. If you're joining us today don't miss these demonstrations. #CIFDigicon26 #CIFDigital #DigitalConstruction #Offsite #MMC #IrishConstruction

A big thank you to Autodesk for supporting today’s CIF Digital Construction Summit as a Silver Sponsor. As Ireland’s construction industry continues to embrace digitalisation, innovation and smarter ways of working, partnerships like these play an important role in driving progress and shaping the future of construction. If you are attending Digicon today don't miss Az Jasat Director, Industry Strategy Industrialized Construction, Autodesk who will be speaking on the Facilitating the Increased Adoption of Industrialised Construction panel at 11:15 this morning. Az will be speaking alongside panel members Pat Kirwan, President, European Association for Industrialised Construction, JJ O'Hara, CEO, Future Cast, Kevin Dolan, Head of Design, Vision Built and Claire Lane, MMC Certification & Inspection Officer, National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI). #CIFDigicon26 #CIFDigital #DigitalConstruction #Offsite #MMC #IrishConstruction