Description
Introduction to Low Carbon Building Materials and MMC
The SCSI is supporting World Green Building Week from the 11th – 15th September with an online series of Sustainability focussed cpd’s. The second event in the series will look at Introduction to Low Carbon Building Materials and MMC.
Low carbon building materials and MMC (Modern Methods of Construction) are two key ways to reduce carbon emissions in the built environment. This one hour CPD will introduce you to these two topics and discuss their benefits and challenges.
Speakers
Kevin Brady, MSCSI MRICS will chair this event.
Currently, Kevin is a Director in APNA Quantity Surveyors, a Private Quantity Surveying Practice. Kevin has attained a wide range of experience in construction cost control and property, with particular expertise in cost management and analysis, restoration & refurbishment works, fit-out and process auditing services and Public Procurement. Kevin is involved with a number of Professional Groups within the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI) including Quantity Surveying, House Building/Rebuilding, Tender & Construction Indices and Procurement.
Michael McCarthy, a chartered Quantity Surveyor and esteemed member of the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI), as our featured speaker. As the managing director of MMC Quantity Surveyors in Cork, Michael spearheads a practice renowned for its expertise in Life Cycle Assessment, Life Cycle Costing, and sustainable solutions in the sector.
Michael’s influence goes beyond his practice. He represents SCSI at The Department of Environment, Climate and Communications’s CSG Subgroup on Sustainability and Climate Action, driving the Construction Sector Circular Economy Roadmap Report. His focus areas encompass Re-use, Retrofit, Demolition, Design, Specification, and Procurement.
