Castlegar Nursing Home

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J.J. Rhatigan & Company

J.J. Rhatigan & Company is a leading general building contractor, with offices in London and throughout Ireland. With over 60 years’ experience, J.J. Rhatigan & Company has established itself amongst the top building companies, delivering high quality, sustainable construction projects across a range of sectors including Commercial, Retail, Hotel/Leisure, Education, Industrial, Residential, Healthcare, Pharmaceutical and Municipal. Their portfolio spans from traditional building contracts, new builds, fit out and renovations, to the design and build of large scale landmark developments.

Castlegar Nursing Home, Galway

Project Description:

The project involved the construction of a two storey nursing home consisting of 42 bedrooms.

The project included:

Demolition of the existing home, to make way for the new build
Digging down to extend the new basement
Extending the ground and first floors

We supplied and installed approx. 250m² of 150mm hollowcore flooring and approx. 400m² of 200mm hollowcore flooring, as well as concrete stairs to the project.

Client:

Caiseal Geal Teoranta

Architect:

Niall J Kearns & Co. Architects

Duration:

April 2015 - May 2016

Project Contract Value:

€3.3m

http://www.jjrhatigan.com/ie-projects/castlegar-nursing-home/

Commercial

Greentec Eco-Homes - Spiddal

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Construction of a brand new fully certified Passive House in Spiddal, Co. Galway.

Residential

Greentec Eco Homes - Letterard

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Construction of a brand new low energy home in Letterard, Co. Galway.

Residential

Briarhill Shopping Centre

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Purcell Construction

Purcell Construction is a leading Irish building contractor. Operating from their offices in Galway & Dublin, they are committed to the highest standards of safety, quality & sustainability and have earned a reputation of delivering outstanding quality projects which meet and exceed their clients expectations.

Briarhill Shopping Centre, Galway

Project Description:

Construction of a mixed commercial development of anchor retail space, 16 retail units, office space and 22 apartments, with a large underground carpark.

They were also awarded a separate contract for the fit-out of the anchor tenant – Dunnes Stores, 6,500 sq.m over two floors.

We supplied and installed approx. 2,600 m2 of 200mm hollowcore flooring to the project.

Location:

Briarhill, Galway

Architect:

Paul Dillon Architects

Client:

L&C Mulryan Ltd

Quantity Surveyor:

Peter F. Costello & Partners

Structural Engineer:

O'Connor Sutton Cronin

Services Engineer:

RN Murphy & Company

Company Website:

http://purcell.ie/

Commercial

Topline Wards

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Construction of a brand new state of the art hardware and DIY store on a green-field site.

Commercial

IDA Business & Technology Park

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IDA Business and Technology Park, Parkmore East Galway

Commercial

House - Barna

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Barna Property

Project Details:

Construction of a brand new modern, high-spec home just ten minutes from Galway City in the picturesque seaside town of Barna. The property was designed and built to the highest standards and for the project we supplied and installed approximately 130m² of 150mm hollowcore flooring.

Location:

Barna, Co. Galway

Contractor:

Billy Walsh Construction, Cloughscoilte, Barna, Co. Galway

Structural Engineer:

Lally Chartered Engineers, Udaras Business Park, Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo

Architect:

Sean Dockry & Associates, St. Augustine Street, Galway

Residential

Bushy Park Property

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Bushy Park Residential Property

Construction of this state of the art, energy efficient property in Bushy Park, Galway was completely project managed by the homeowners.
This low energy home includes:

300mm cavity block walls pumped with bead insulation. The walls are thermally broken from raft and roof with insulating foam-glass blocks
Triple glazed aluminium frame windows with low solar gain glass to prevent overheating
EPS 300 expanded polystyrene insulation at foundation level, lowering U-Values
Underfloor heating throughout the house using Heatmiser time system including temperature control in every room. This underfoor heating system is used in conjunction with a Hitachi RHUE6 Monoblock Heatpump to achieve even lower energy costs
Solar panel heating system for domestic hot water – Energypanel Thermodynamic Solar System
Proair PA600Li Mechanical Ventilation System with heat recovery
435m² of our 150mm hollowcore flooring was installed for the first floor, the roof and also the three-car carport roof

Location:

Bushy Park, Galway

Structural Engineer:

Gabor Molnar Engineering

All the renewable energy products were supplied by Bromur Domestic Renewable Energy

www.bromur.com

Residential

TMF House - Kingston

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Project Details:

This architecturally designed, contemporary house overlooks the spectacular views of Galway Bay. The design of the house maximises these views with the extensive use of glass, giving the homeowners an uninterrupted view of the landscape. For the project we supplied and installed approximately 180m2 of 150mm hollowcore flooring and 2 flights of pre-cast concrete stairs.