A partnership between the Building Research Establishment (BRE), the University of Limerick and Limerick Institute of Technology has won the tender to consult on the regeneration of the North and South sides of Limerick.

BRE Ireland is now 'Client Advisor in Sustainability'.

Claire Feeney, Southside and Northside Regeneration Agencies said: "The regeneration in Moyross, Southill and Ballinacurra Weston is not just about building houses but it is about creating communities that the residents will be proud of.

"The new town and neighbourhoods must be sustainable into the future from a social, economical, environmental and physical perspective."

The involvement of BRE Ireland in the projects, Ms Feeney said, will help to achieve these objectives. They will also be in a position to advise the Agencies on best practice due to the experience that they have gained in regeneration in other areas.

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BRE Ireland's Director Dr. Colm Cryan said the group will bring a wealth of knowledge in the field of sustainability, accumulated through decades of research and implementation.

"We set up the company with a vision to set the standard for sustainability, innovation and enterprise in the Irish construction industry and this win in the Limerick Regeneration Project is a perfect opportunity to demonstrate our capabilities," he said.

The Agencies want to make sure that sustainability is included from the beginning, not bolted on as an afterthought. To this end BRE Ireland will develop sustainability objectives for the projects; provide a means to co-ordinate and monitor progress towards the objectives; provide supporting advice to the master planning teams through the Agencies to meet the agreed objectives and deliver practical solutions to sustainable issues such as, energy and water consumption, transport, security provisions and waste management.

BRE Ireland has appointed Cate Lamb, an environmental scientist, to head up their effort, providing expert and impartial advice to the Agencies, who will then be directing the master-planners to ensure that best practices in sustainability are applied.

(VB/JM)