Future Cast and Asociación Building Bridges are thrilled to announce that our project, ‘Women in Construction: Empowering Skills and Presence in the 3D Construction Industry’ (WICEPS), has been approved for funding by the Erasmus+ program, an initiative by the European Union. The WICEPS project aims to enhance the presence, knowledge, and empowerment of women in […]
We are proud to support our local Leitrim Glens Sportive Club on their Cycle Charity Run in aid to North West STOP on August 6th 2023. This event aims to raise awareness and funds towards promoting mental health and combating issues such as suicide and bullying in the industry. This cycle is not just a […]
Future Cast has recently been awarded a grant by the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications under the Circular Economy Innovation Grant Scheme (CEIGS), to undertake research into the feasibility of using crushed construction and demolition (C&D) waste as a replacement for first-use aggregate stone in concrete, to be extruded by our 3D construction […]
The EU construction industry’s future is facing a chronic labour shortage. The demand outweighs supply currently. Women make up only 9% of the construction industry’s workforce in Europe, missing out on a huge talent pool. Construction labour shortages in the EU are expected to worsen as the population declines and the workforce ages. The EU […]
On June 22nd, the partners of Creative Communities First (CCF) have met in Dublin, Ireland, for the first face-to-face Transnational Project Meeting.The TPM has been a great occasion to share the status of the project’s IOs, including IO3 – HEI Pedagogic Framework and Online Hackathon Guide for e-Service Learning, led by ACEEU and co-led by […]
What CAN 3D Concrete Printing be used for? 3D Concrete printing has uses in onsite and offsite construction. Typically, it excels in onsite construction while using the principles of offsite construction. Some uses for 3D Concrete Printing are onsite: full builds from foundation to structure, industrial applications (e.g. wind turbine bases) offsite: functional facades, non-structural […]
If you were tuned in to RTE news at on the 9th/August you would have seen Future Cast’s Mark McGowan being interviewed on 3D Concrete Printing in Ireland and our 3D Concrete Printing training course with the Louth Meath Education Training Board. “The technology is here but the training has not been provided by anyone” […]
Historical moment at the first ever concrete 3D Printing training programme in Ireland. This training run by the AMTCE – Advanced Manufacturing Training Centre of Excellence and with Future Cast aims to show the possibilities and challenges of 3D Concrete Printing for the Irish market. Technical expertise from Harcourt Technologies Ltd, the distributors for COBOD […]
Future Cast CEO JJ O’Hara speaking at the Robotics Conference at AMTCE – Advanced Manufacturing Training Centre of Excellence about how robotics are impacting the construction sector. Learn more about our upcoming training courses with the AMTCE here. June 23rd, 2022