Cork Criminal Courthouse receives 3 awards.

We are very proud to announce that the Cork Criminal Courthouse by OPW Architects with Wilson Architecture and Bluett O’Donoghue  received three awards at the 2019 RIAI Architectural Awards.. This is a fantastic result following tough competition from 41 shortlisted projects.

  • Winner of  the Innovation award
  • 2nd place in the RIAI Public Choice Awards
  • 2nd place Cultural – Public Building award

Congratulations to Michael O’Boyle  who lead the Bluett & O Donoghue Team.

RIAI CPD on Fire Safety Considerations For Existing Buildings

A timely 4 Hour  RIAI  CPD session on fire safety considerations  for existing buildings  took place on the 13th of June in Dublin.

The well attended event which  covered a broad range of important fire safety issues in existing buildings was chaired by Joe Miller RIAI Practice Director .   A presentation was made by Peter Bluett  in relation to Statutory Fire Safety obligations relevant to existing buildings and the significance of the Safety File and the Safety Register for existing buildings.

Presentations were also made by John Barry  of the Department of Housing Planning and Local Government in relation  to Fire Safety in Ireland – report of the Fire Safety Task Force- formed following the Grenfell fire; Owen O’Dowd,  Dublin Fire brigade in relation to the Fire Officer’s view of issues / problems that arise in relation to remedial works/legacy issues; John McCarthy in relation to  BS9999 as an alternative to TGD B for existing buildings; Donal Friel,  a Case Study: Providing a due diligence report fire for an institution/client.