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Michael McNamara & Company
Company Profile
Point Village Development, Dublin 1
Elm Park Development, Dublin
Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin 2 St Vincent’s Hospital, Dublin 4 UCC Postgraduate Library
Killinan Stand, Galway Racecourse
MacDonagh Station, Kilkenny
Limerick Hilton Hotel
Longboat Quay Development, Dublin
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introduction
Michael McNamara & Co is one of Ireland’s leading construction
companies with a workforce in excess of 500 people.
Our current turnover is approximately €504m, placing us in the top
three building contractors in Ireland. We operate nationwide with
offices in Dublin, Galway, Cork and Lisdoonvarna, Co Clare.
In addition to our traditional role of main contractor, we play a
leading role in the management of Design-Build-Finance projects.
We have the experience and the in-house facilities to undertake
any traditional or turnkey project by whatever procurement
method clients may require.
The diversity of our projects has been critical to our success. Not
only a leader in the area of healthcare, our clients and portfolio of
projects reflect all sectors of the building industry, spanning both
the public and private sector. A large portion of our work is repeat
business from satisfied clients.
We believe the foundation of our success lies in a commitment to
understanding and meeting our clients’ requirements for safety,
workmanship, on-time delivery and value-for-money.
Michael McNamara & Company has a proven reputation for
delivering buildings of which we and our clients can be proud.
The industry awards that we have received and our award winning
buildings are a testimony to this.
In terms of innovation, we invest in the Research and Development
of new products and have our own modern production facilities for
precast concrete, pre-fabricated materials and building systems.
We see challenging and exciting times ahead for the
construction business, and a continuing need for enterprise
within it. As a mark of our commitment to new thinking,
we have created and funded the Michael McNamara
Chair of Construction Innovation at Trinity College Dublin.
Tullamore Regional Hospital
Shelbourne Hotel
Elm Park Development
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Within McNamara, we recruit with care and apply our
own operating system, ‘the McNamara Way’, to help
consolidate our efforts around an enduring set of principles.
We are proud of our people and they remain with us.
We place a great deal of emphasis on the planning
and co-ordination of information, materials and
resources. Every job is pre-planned in detail so that
projects can be completed on time and within budget.
The need for high competence in logistics will continue to
increase as architects experiment, buildings incorporate
more layers of technology, and environmental concerns
demand new approaches. However ambitious and demanding
the project, we are confident in our ability to deliver.
Our foremen are highly experienced and are able to deliver a
wide range of architectural finishes to a high standard.
We have internal capacity to supply a range of non-
standard building elements. We have a 350,000 sq ft
Health and safety are critical issues in construction
and good working practices essential. Our
management systems are accredited to OH SAS
180001 (1999), ISO 9001 (2000) and ISO 14001 (2004).
working with the best
planning and management
high quality workmanship
safe hands
Point Village Development
Parknasilla Hotel & Holiday Homes
Blackrock College
Cork Airport Hotel
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Manufacturing Facility in the midlands, where we make our
own precast pre-fabricated kitchen and bathroom units.
We also manufacture wideslab flooring and precast
walling along with exclusive agencies for pre-fabricated
brick cladding and external wall cladding systems.
We manufacture a light weight precast internal wall panel
which is non load bearing and more durable than metal stud
partitions. The innovation systems have all the necessary
accreditation from the BBA and Irish Agreement Board.
Safeguarding the environment calls for attention to detail
on many fronts, including how we use energy and resources,
how we procure goods and services, and how we produce
and dispose of waste. We aim to operate at a level above the
standards required by Irish environmental and waste legislation.
Under our proposed environmental management
system every McNamara construction project will be
subject to environmental audit and will have its own,
site-specific action plan. We also aim to promote best
practices across the Irish construction industry as a whole.
high quality workmanship cont
environmental responsibility
Clare County Council HeadQuarters
TCD Crann & Sports Centre
Beaux Lane House
St Vincents Hospital, Dublin 4
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Elm Park Development
Merrion Road, Dublin 4
Client Radora Developments
Development Value NGN 75Bn
Duration 182 weeks
Completion Date March 2009
Procurement Method Design Build Finance
Contracts Manager Michael McCormack
Details:
Elm Park Development is a major mixed use development of
residential and commercial units situated in a prime location
in Dublin 4 which is currently at an advanced fit-out stage.
The development is situated on a 14 acre sited bounded on one
side by Elm park Golf course and on the other side by a sea front
of Dublin Bay. The site is well served by a major artery route
of the Merrion Road and by the adjacent suburban Dart line.
The development consists of two 8 story residential blocks
of 336 high specification apartments, three 7 storey office
blocks each of 10,000 sqm, private hospital / day care centre,
hotel, conference centre, restaurant, bars, leisure centre and
swimming pool and 100 Senior Citizen residential units.
The design ethos of the project is that of sustainable development
with features including combined heat and power energy centre
supplying energy to all buildings, natural ventilation to office blocks
and apartments, energy saving design features, reduced energy
costs, reduced Co2 emissions and the use of natural renewable
materials in building construction. The development boasts a
uniquely green and environmentally friendly parkland, with areas
of planting, areas of hard landscaping and areas of special interest,
with water features, glazed canopies, and specialised use buildings.
Project Details
Awards
Michael McCormack - CIOB“Building Manager of the Year 2008”
Winner of the “Best Office Building” at the Irish Architecture Awards and
OPUS Awards for 2008
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Elm Park Development
Merrion Road, Dublin 4
Details cont:
Car and vehicle traffic is automatically channelled towards double
heightnaturallyventilatedbasementcarparkingareawithprovision
for 850 spaces which is beneath all of the buildings on site. Site
traffic at surface level is restricted generally to emergency access
only. The layout, design and construction of the development is
focused on providing the complete living working environment.
The structures of the buildings themselves are formed using a
mixture of in-situ reinforced concrete with precast slabs and precast
concrete walls. Building facades are designed and constructed
to a high specification and include glass curtain walling, timber
cladding and exposed fair faced concrete. Building façade
cladding design includes a system of natural ventilation louvers
and vents to promote natural ventilation to apartments and office
blocks thus saving energy cost and reducing CO2 emissions.
Specification of building materials chosen to promote maximum
use of sustainable and renewable materials .Office block design
includes the unique double skin west facade which creates a
natural ventilation lung eliminating the need for air conditioning.
Design also promotes maximum use of natural daylight and
profiled fair faced concrete ceilings to distribute this natural
light, control acoustics and even temperatures around the area.
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Elm Park Development
Merrion Road, Dublin 4
The energy centre located in the basement supplies hot water,
heat and power to the entire development. This energy centre
is sourced by renewable wood chip boilers and supplemented
by natural gas. The combined heat and power units will
generate electricity to feed all of the commercial buildings on
site, with the provision to export surplus power to the national
grid. Surplus heat, generated during this process will also be
harnessed to maximum use, to heat water for the complex.
How we Added Value:
Use of natural ventilation eliminates the need for air conditioning,
leading to significant reduction in building running costs. Favorable
energy ratings, and reduced CO2 emmisions stemming from
building materials and design, leading to increased property values.
Levels of Complexity:
Construction of double height basement to allow for future car
stackers.
Diversion of existing stream and construction of basement under
stream.
Difficulty of constructing development of this size , with multiple
7 story buildings, in a residential area of D4, with successful traffic
management strategy.
Use of Innovative Solutions:
Natural ventilation to offices, apartments and car parks. Energy
centre supplies heat and hot water to all of development, and energy
to commercial buildings. Biomass boilers fueled by renewable
wood chip. Exposed fairfaced concrete soffits to office buildings
increases thermal efficiency. Full height glazing to office block floors
to make maximum use of natural daylight and solar heat. Use of
energy efficient light fittings. Use of prefabricated pods for kitchens
and bathrooms leading to increased quality and reduced waste.
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St. Vincent’s University Hospital
Merrion Road, Dublin 4
Details
This project at its time was one of the largest healthcare projects
undertaken. Size 48,633 sq metres - construction of an acute general
hospital and associated buildings and site works on the existing St
Vincent’s Hospital campus.
We successfully delivered St. Vincent’s University Hospital, six weeks
ahead of programme. This project consisted of 7 separate buildings and
the construction of a new Main Road through the live campus from the
Merrion Road.
The construction work was completed on a live campus and we were
within immediate contact with the workings of one of Ireland’s busiest
hospitals.
Project Details
Client & Contact
Name
Nicholas Jermyn -
Group Chief Executive
St Vincent’s University
Hospital
Value NGN 27Bn
Size 48,633 sq m
Duration 180 weeks
Start Date September 2001
Completion Date February 2005
Handover Date February 2005
Procurement Method Competitive Tender
Project Attributes
48,633 m2 of new Space Sq. m
- Psychiatry 2,956
- Waste Marshalling 1,335
- Pharmacy 595
- Mortuary 784
- Breast Check Building 953
- New Main Block 25,093
- Basement Car Park 5,917
- MSCP (500 Spaces 11,000
Facilities Provided
- Live Campus Environment
- St. Vincent’s University Hospital was completed six
weeks ahead of contract programme, within budget
and to the highest standard as confirmed by the
Hospital CEO as“Second to none”.
