Construction firms Sisk and John Paul make the move to energy-efficient HQs

Two of Ireland's oldest construction firms have 240 years building between them and have just moved to future-proof their Irish bases
Construction firms Sisk and John Paul make the move to energy-efficient HQs

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TWO of Ireland's biggest and longest-established construction firms have made significant moves to energy efficient company HQs.

One of Ireland's oldest firms in the sector, family-owned Sisk, founded in  Cork 165 years ago, has moved 200 staff to a newly retrofitted building at Citywest Business Campus, Dublin.  

Grand standing: Cork-founded construction firm Sisk has landed the construction contract for the expansion of Man City's Etihad Stadium.
Grand standing: Cork-founded construction firm Sisk has landed the construction contract for the expansion of Man City's Etihad Stadium.

 Sisk employs 2,500 across Ireland,  the UK and mainland Europe. Among its recent high-profile contracts is one for the expansion of Manchester City's Etihad football stadium.

Back in Dublin, company's new  Citywest facility used a 'circular economy' approach to reusing materials thus saving over €132,000. Recently opened by by  Tánaiste, Michéal Martin, it has 18 EV charging stations, solar panels, external air source heat pump, VFF air-con and a gym.

Virtual reality: checking the 'digital twin' of the  new building are Tánaiste Micheál Martin with L-R Sarah-Jane Pisciotti, Paul Brown CEO Sisk, Juan Morillas, Cillian Kelly and Gary McGann Chairman Sisk at the Innovation Hub.
Virtual reality: checking the 'digital twin' of the  new building are Tánaiste Micheál Martin with L-R Sarah-Jane Pisciotti, Paul Brown CEO Sisk, Juan Morillas, Cillian Kelly and Gary McGann Chairman Sisk at the Innovation Hub.

The upgraded Citywest HQ has a full ‘Digital Twin’ enabling Sisk operate and manage the energy and occupancy rate of the building remotely by Sisk facilities management company, SENSORi FM.

Paul Brown, CEO said it had been "a huge undertaking and now we have a new home that is reflective of our modern business. We’re no longer ‘just’ builders, but trusted construction experts."

The company noted that the biggest contributor to carbon savings "is having upgraded an existing building instead of building a new one from scratch, since the structure, shell and core of an office building usually account for over 70% of the total building’s carbon footprint."

Sisk's move comes as John Paul Construction (75 years in business) takes 20,000 sq ft of new HQ offices at Sandyford Dublin's termini on a 12-year lease at c €35 psf. Buildings at the Aldergate Developments' 224,000 sq ft Termini scheme hit an A3BER/Gold LEED V4 standard.

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