Selfbuild Extend & Renovate Live DUBLIN is the ultimate showcase for people who are building, extending, improving or simply decorating their home. Visitors will benefit from the advice of hundreds of local companies, including the opportunity to discuss your own project with experts in a 1-2-1 setting. The Theatre Talks and interactive stands are there to further inspire and engage, revealing the many options and solutions available to you and your home.
Selfbuild Ireland
Astrid Madsen is the editor of the SelfBuild magazine. Email astrid.madsen@selfbuild.ie
E.R.Design Architects Ltd
EBS
ProAir Systems
David McHugh is the founder and CEO of ProAir Heat Recovery Ventilation systems, Ireland's only manufacturer of MVHR systems. David has a degree in Mechanical Engineering and a lifetime of experience in the ventilation industry, pioneering the development of the sector in Ireland. David is currently a guest lecturer with TUS and ATU on the subject of mechanical ventilation.
GRAF
iDomus - Engineered Timber Construction
Dainius Prakapavicius is qualified BTech Construction Site Manager, running his own company iDomus Construction since 2009. With experience in variety of different construction jobs and various project, Dainius now works only with Mass Timber construction for the last 6 years. He has completed extensive professional upskilling in Germany 2014 -2016.
Internorm Windows UK Ltd
Andrew Acheson joined Internorm in 2020 and is responsible for the Ireland region. He has over 20 years’ experience in the construction industry and has worked for several global companies, most recently for Saint-Gobain.
EcoCocon
Paul Lynch was born in Limerick in the early 70's and now lives in Finland for the last 24 years. He works as Director of EcoCocon Nordic Ltd and International Sales manager. Paul also runs the Irish market for Ecococon. His background for the last 20 years has been in Construction where he has specialised in bio based building materials. He is the former Ceo of The Natural Building Company and also runs a consultancy firm called Sustainabuild in Finland.
Roadstone
Ashgrove Renewables
The speaker of this seminar is Shane Murphy, Sales and Technical Director at Ashgrove Renewables. Shane is a specialist in home energy upgrades and grants and has worked in this area for 25 years.
Daikin Ireland
Daikin’s heat pump sales engineer Michael Donoghue brings years of experience to the industry having worked with both residential and commercial HVAC systems. Since starting with Daikin in 2021 he has been involved in a range of heat pump projects including new builds and retrofits across both public and private sectors.
Lifesize Plans Leinster Limited
John is a Director of Lifesize Plans Leinster Limited. John is a qualified construction professional with over 20 years’ experience in the built environment. He is passionate about people, business, construction & engineering. He has a vast range of knowledge gained from his international experience in the built environment over his career to date. These span an array of interlinked disciplines, namely Architecture, Surveying, Civil & Structural Engineering, Main Contracting, Specialist Subcontracting, Offsite Manufacture, Project Engineering, Project Co-Ordination, Design Management, Bid Management, Project Management & Contract Management.
EBS
Land Options Ireland
Passive House Association of Ireland & SouthWest College
Dr. Barry Mc Carron is Head of Business and Industry support within South West College. He completed his PhD research on monitoring of indoor radon concentrations in certified passive house buildings. He holds an honours degree in Architectural Technology and Management from Ulster University and an MSc in Sustainable Development from the Queens University Belfast. Barry is also the Current Chairperson of the Passive House Association of Ireland (PHAI).
He has been recognised for his studies; including being awarded the Belfast Builder’s Association Outstanding Achievement Award for the H.N.D 2006 and the Gibson Institute Scholarship for MSc Sustainable Rural Development 2009/10. Other notable achievements at both national and international level, are being selected as a climate change advocate following this was on delegations to the International youth forum on climate finance and the 2011 United Nations Climate Change Conference.
Barry has broad research interests in the areas of learning, building energy performance and indoor air quality in buildings. His post occupancy monitoring research of certified passive house buildings has led to invitations to visit numerous cities such as Toronto, San Francisco, Pittsburgh and Christchurch and present at research institutions such as the University of Toronto, Lawrence Berkley national laboratory at the University of California, Penn State and the Institute of Canterbury.
Barry has presented his research internationally at a range of conferences. He has secured funding for his research and delivered consultancy training to industry.
Outside of the Academia, Barry sits as a member on the Ministerial advisory group (MAG) for architecture in Northern Ireland. He currently sits on the board of Grove Housing Association in Belfast.
18th-19th May 2024 , 10am-6pm
18th-19th May 2024 , 10am-6pm