Engineers Ireland Excellence Awards 2011

Aeroneb® Solo II Project | Aerogen

The Aeroneb® Solo is an innovative aerosol drug delivery system developed for the acute care market.

Aerogen’s technology is used in the world’s most critical Intensive Care Units, delivering drugs to the lungs of the most vulnerable patients, from immuno-compromised adult patients to the delicate lungs of a pre-term baby.

Aerogen’s technology is trusted by doctors the world over.

Great Northern Haven 

Dundalk Town Council
MCO Projects
Netwell
CASALA Centre DkIT

This project is a unique collaboration between the Louth Local Authorities, local Health Service Executive, industry partners, and Dundalk Institute of Technology has led to the development of Great Northern Haven (GNH). A purpose-built development of 16 smart apartments constructed specifically for Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) applications using sensor technologies.

GNH is a flagship project for County Louth as Ireland's first 'Age-Friendly' County, and is a live demonstrator of how integration of excellence in engineering, enabled by new ambient assisted living technology can relieve pressure on the health service and local authority resources while allowing people to live a more fulfilling life within their homes.

The Mizen Head Footbridge

RPS/Carillion Irishenco

The Mizen Head Footbridge has been in existence since 1909 and sits 45m high above a sea gorge of the Atlantic Ocean.  In 2007, it was decided to remove the original infrastructure as it was suffering from severe reinforcement corrosion and spalling of concrete due to its place in an aggressive marine environment.

The key challenge was to design and build a new bridge while ensuring the safe demolition of the existing bridge with minimal disruption to the local environment. The bridge is a well known landmark in Ireland and is of considerable heritage. In design and construction therefore, the heritage had to be respected.

M50 PPP Scheme - ATKINS

The M50 Motorway is Dublin’s ring route and is a crucial part of the transport infrastructure for Dublin and the surrounding counties, carrying more than 100,000 vehicles each day.

The scheme included the widening of approximately 23km of motorway from dual two to dual three/four lanes and upgrading seven existing junctions, including conversion of the M1, N2 and N3 junctions to free-flow interchanges.

This scheme was completed within budget and two months ahead of schedule.

The Peace Bridge, Derry

GRAHAM Construction/Ilex URC

The Peace Bridge is part of Derry's regeneration programme. Funded by the European Union’s PEACE III programme (Shared Space initiative), the Peace Bridge will be a living landmark and a lasting legacy. Construction of the bridge commenced in January 2010 and was opened on June 25th 2011.

The bridge measures 235 metres bank to bank and is approximately 4 metres wide, with landing points at the rear of the Guildhall and Ebrington. The design concept for the bridge itself is based on the idea of two hands reaching out to link together and links together the previously divided communities on either side of the River Foyle.

The project was a first in Northern Ireland, in that social clauses in the contract ensured the employment of twelve local unemployed people, most of whom have gone on to secure full time employment with GRAHAM.

New Engineering Building

NUI Galway

NUI Galway’s New Engineering Building forms the entrance to the northern campus of the university and projects the university’s commitment to engineering, in its innovation, quality and scale.

The design of this 14,250m2, €40 million engineering teaching facility reflects not only the history of engineering but also a testimony to the role of engineering in Ireland’s future, creating an inspirational environment for learning and for nurturing the spirit of enquiry into the science and art of engineering.

Roads Service DBFO Package 2 | Lagan Ferrovial

This €290 million Design, Build, Finance and Operate (DBFO) development was the largest ever highway scheme to be constructed in Northern Ireland and provided employment for over 5,000 individuals.

This four year project involved moving over four million cube of earth, building carriageway lanes totalling 125km and erecting 50 bridges The scheme was completed within budget, one month ahead of schedule in November 2010.

Trinity College Biomedical Sciences Institute | ARUP/Walls Construction

Trinity College Dublin Biosciences Development aims to redefine the university’s biomedical sciences landscape and will accommodate over 900 leading researchers in one building with the common goal of addressing major challenges in world health and disease.

With over 35,000m2 of laboratory, teaching and commercial space this represents the largest development ever undertaken by the college.

The building incorporates a diverse array of innovative mechanical and electrical services, all engineered to meet the current and future needs of the state of the art educational and research laboratory spaces.