Venue: Online Event

Advances in constituent materials, production processes, and construction technologies have all contributed to improvements in concrete construction. However, the successful execution of concrete construction requires sound practice on site. Careful planning of on-site resources and processes, together with coordination and communication, are necessary to minimise potential problems, and to ensure quality is achieved and maintained throughout.

In this short course, our experienced panel of speakers will provide practical information and guidance for those involved in the planning, management and supervision of concrete construction work.

This course has been designed for all those in mid to senior level positions. Contracts managers, project managers and site engineers will all find this course very beneficial. Site supervisory personnel, consulting engineers, ready-mixed concrete producers, and client representatives will also benefit from attending.

Fee:  ICS Member: €80, Non-member: €130

Programme: 

• 09:30     Welcome
• 09:35     Planning | Ciaran Collins & Paul McPadden, Walls Construction
• 10:15     Formwork | Erich Sumperhofer, DOKA
• 10:45     Pre-pour Preparation | Mark Coatsworth, John Paul Construction
• 11.15     Break
• 11.25     Ordering and Delivery | Colin Heffernan, Roadstone
• 11:55     Placing and Compaction | Peter Bryant, KWIK RC Frames  
• 12:25     Finishing & Curing | Joe Gartlan, John Sisk & Son
• 12:55     Site sampling and Testing | Vincent Anderson, MTS Ltd.
• 13.15    Q&A
• 13.30    Ends

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Our Annual Golf Tournament with The Concrete Society Northern Ireland Region will take place on Thursday 31st August 2023 in Killeen Castle Golf Resort.

Limited to 30 players, this is a members only event. A booking fee of €60 per player applies.

Tee-off will be from 9.12am with a two course meal afterwards in the club house. The competition is individual based with 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes. The 1st place golfer will also win the JKC Construction Perpetual Challenge Cup!

Located just 20 mins from Exit 6 on the M50, Killeen Castle Golf Resort is home to a Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course. Host of the Ladies Irish Open 2011-2013 and the 2011 Solheim Cup, this world class golf course is a magnificent test of golf, showcasing modern golfing excellence in terms of design and presentation.

Providing a wonderful test of golf and offering a glorious landscape and idyllic setting, Killeen Castle Golf Resort has been voted the Best Parkland Course in the greater Dublin area. Golfers of all abilities will enjoy this expansive and challenging course.

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Venue: Online Event

Hot weather conditions are usually caused by a combination of factors including high ambient temperature, high solar radiation, low relative humidity and high wind velocity. While prolonged high ambient temperatures are not common in Ireland, ambient temperatures of 20°C and above, together with low humidity and drying winds present a high risk to long term concrete quality.

As these conditions can impact both fresh and hardened concrete, precautions are necessary to ensure that concrete performance is not unduly affected. In this seminar we will provide practical information for the successful planning and placing of concrete during the summer months.

This seminar will be of intertest to Main Contractors, Consulting Engineers, Local Authority Engineers, Specialist Sub-Contractors, Site Supervisory Personnel and Producers.

Fee:  ICS Member: €65, Non-member: €95

Programme: 

• 10.00  Welcome
• 10.05  Introduction and General Overview | Robert Laird, ESB
• 10.25  Design Options for Hot Weather Concreting | Colin Heffernan, Roadstone
• 10.55  Site Practice: Planning, Placing, and Curing | Brendan Dunne, PJ Hegarty & Sons
• 11.25  Break
• 11.35  Health and Safety Considerations in Hot Weather | Michael Kavanagh, Collen Construction
• 12.00  Sampling and Testing | Deborah Adair, Mattest
• 12.30  Questions and Answers
• 13.00  Ends

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Introduction

The fastest route to reduce CO₂ emissions from cement and concrete is either to replace the clinker in cement, or cement in concrete, with a supplementary cementitious material (SCM). The SCM which is sufficiently abundant to serve the industry world-wide is clay.  This talk goes through all aspects of calcined clay as an SCM; what it is, how it is produced, how does it react with cement as well as what the benefits are when using it in concrete in terms of strength development and durability. The challenges and potential benefits of extremely high calcined clay loadings are also addressed.

Who should attend

This free to attend lecture will be of interest to all those who are involved in the design, specification, production and construction of concrete. Those who should attend include ready-mixed and precast concrete producers, concrete technologists, cement producers, design engineers, consulting engineers and engineers in contracting and sub-contracting firms.

Speaker Biography

Prof, Dr Harald Justnes is Chief Scientist at SINTEF Community, Department of Architecture, Building Materials and Structures, Norway. He is also Adjunct Professor in “Cement and Concrete Chemistry” at Institute of Materials Technology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology. His field of interest covers the chemistry of cement, concrete, admixtures and additives (including polymers) from production, through reactivity, to durability. Prof Dr Justnes has more than 370 papers in journals and conference proceedings.

Programme

5.45pm: Registration, Tea/Coffee

6.15pm: Calcined Clay as a Secondary Cementitious Material

7.00pm: Q&A

7.15pm: Event Ends

7.30pm: Group Dinner*

ICT Joint Seminar 2023_Clacined Clay* If you wish to avail of the opportunity to talk further over dinner, please include this on your registration email so a place can be reserved for you. Please note that there will be a charge for dinner.

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We are delighted to announce that the Irish Concrete Society 40^th Awards Evening and Annual Dinner will be held on Saturday, 25th of March in the Clayton Hotel, Burlington Road, Dublin 4.

The black-tie evening will commence with a drinks reception and exhibition of entries at 7.30pm, followed by dinner at 8.30pm. During the evening the Main Category Awards will be presented, together with the Sean de Courcy Student Award, the Sculpture Award, and the 10^th International Award.

With more than 300 guests expected to attend, it promises to be a most enjoyable social event especially as this year marks both our 40^th Annual Awards and the 50^th Anniversary of the Society.

For further information on purchasing tickets and sponsorship packages, please contact office@concrete.ie

The negative effects of placing concrete in cold weather are well established. Concrete can be damaged to such an extent that it is unfit for use, has lower strength development or reduced durability. Therefore, it is important that precautions are taken to ensure that the performance of the Concrete is not unduly affected.

In this seminar we will deal with the practical aspects of successfully placing concrete during cold weather. We will also look at the damage caused by freezing temperatures to fresh concrete.

Fee:  ICS / Concrete Society NI Region Member: €65, Non-member: €95

Programme: 

• 10.00 Welcome
• 10.05 Introduction and General Overview | Robert Laird, ESB
• 10.35 Design Options for Cold Weather Concreting | Vincent Anderson, MTS Ltd.
• 11.05 Site Practice: Planning Placing, and Curing | Oisín Ó Maoláin, John Sisk & Son
• 11.45 Break
• 11.55 Sampling and Testing | Gordon Ellis, Mattest
• 12.15 Health and Safety Considerations in Cold Weather | Shane McDonnell, PJ Hegarty & Sons
• 12.45 Q&A
• 13.00 Ends

To book, email events@concrete.ie 

Venue: Online Event

Screeds can often be viewed as non-structural, straightforward elements which do not require consideration, leading to avoidable problems.

There are a variety of screed materials now available that require very specific types of installation. A lack of knowledge by professionals can lead to issues such as: screeds being specified that are not adequate for the intended use, inappropriate or inadequate installation, or systems that cannot be installed in the required time.

Delivered by experienced industry professionals, this seminar provides guidance on important design and specification considerations, in addition to installation best practice, and finishes.

This seminar is an essential update for all those who design, specify, install or supply quality floors in Ireland.

Fee:  ICS Member: €60, Non-member: €90

Programme: 

10.00    Welcome and Introduction

10.05    Specifications and Codes of Practice |Thomas Holden, Roadstone

10.45    Screed Types and Application | Padraic McGrath, McGraths Cong

11.20 Break

11.30 Installation | Paul Cahalan, Premier Floor Screeds

12.00 Follow-on Products and Finishes | Paul Cronin, Ardex

12.45 Q&A

13.00 Ends

To book, email events@concrete.ie 

We are delighted to announce the return of the annual meeting of members and their partners with our colleagues in the Northern Ireland Region of The Concrete Society.

Hosted by the Irish Concrete Society, the event will be based at the Ferrycarrig Hotel, and include a technical visit to the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Bridge, the world’s longest post-tensioned, all concrete extradosed spans.

For further information and registration details are available here

Please note, this event is open to Irish Concrete Society and Concrete Society Northern Ireland Region members only.

Starting 14th September 2022

Covering essential information, this three half-day hybrid course suitable for all those involved in the production, design, and supervision of concrete will cover essential information to enable better understanding and knowledge of  the most used construction material in the world.

Laboratory Session: 14th September 2022, 10am to 6pm*, TCD Lab

*90 min group sessions with staggered starts and finishes

Lecture Session 1: 15th September 2022, 10am to 1pm, Online

1. Concrete Constituents
2. Concrete Mix Design
3. Specifying, Ordering, Delivery and Acceptance
4. Fresh Concrete Properties

Lecture Session 2: 21st September 2022, 10am to 1pm, Online

1. Formwork, Pre-pour Checks, and Placing
2. Compaction and Finishing
3. Curing and Strength Gain
4. Concrete Defects
5. Testing Hardened Concrete

Email: events@concrete.ie to book

Concrete provides long-term durable, efficient and resilient structures.  Yet, the benefits to wider sustainability provided by concrete construction must be balanced against the necessity to reduce associated environmental impacts. This requires consideration of how concrete can be used in sustainable design, starting with initial discussions with clients, through to methods of specification and choice of materials.

This seminar will provide engineers with practical information and guidance on applying sustainability practices in designing concrete structures.  Our industry professional and expert speakers will cover important details from client brief, designing for whole of life, to improving the efficiency of the structure.

Who Should Attend

This seminar will be of particular interest to Design and Consulting Engineers involved in the design, specification, and supervision of construction. Site Engineers, Main Contractors, Ready-mixed and Precast Concrete Producers will also benefit from attending.

Programme

• Introduction and Keynote | Andrew Minson, Global Cement and Concrete Association  
• Client Brief | Conor Hayes, Arup
• Efficient Design for Low Carbon Concrete | Jenny Burridge, The Concrete Centre
• Circular Economy | Janet Lynch, Arup
• Education | Roger West, Trinity College Dublin
• Specifying Low Carbon Concrete | Jenny Burridge, The Concrete Centre
• Cements and Additions | Aidan Fogarty, Ecocem & Brian Gilmore, Cement Manufacturers Ireland
• Concrete Optimisation | Pawel Pyszka, Kilsaran
• High Performance Concretes | William Wilson, Roadstone
• Design – Off Site Construction | John Kenna, Banagher Precast Concrete
• Summary | Robert Laird, ESB 

Building a Concrete Future Information

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