INDUSTRYNEWS
Tackle housing
crisis with
passive housing
Leading Irish timber frame manufacture
Cygum has said that it is possible to
tackle the housing crises in the UK and
Ireland by mass-producing high quality
timber passive houses on a large scale.
»»FOLLOWING THE MOVE
by Dún Laoghaire Rathdown
County Council to make the
passive house standard mandatory
in the region, some critics
argued that the new requirement
would slow down the rate of
construction.
But Cork-based manufacturer
Cygnum told Passive House
Plus that new machinery in
its Macroom factory allows
the company to produce up to
2,000 passive house units alone
a year, or 35-40 units a week,
allowing for the mass production
of high quality, ultra-low energy
housing.
“Cygnum welcomes
Dún Laoghaire Rathdown’s
adoption of the passive house
standard, and with Dublin
City Council considering a
similar requirement, we want
to make it clear that it is very
much possible to deliver passive
buildings on a large scale
quickly and efficiently,” said
Cygnum managing director John
Desmond.
At this year’s Ecobuild show
in London, Cygnum launched
its brand new Cygnum Passive
brochure, which showcases the
company’s ability to deliver the
passive house standard with its
Cygnum Passive 350 timber
frame system, which is certified to
meet the standard by the Passive
House Institute.
JOB FLEXIBILITY ENSURES TRADESMEN ARE
THE NATION’S HAPPIEST WORKERS
»»OVER 90% OF TRADESPEOPLE ARE
happy in their jobs, with the majority putting
it down to the flexibility of mobile working,
new research has found.
The study, which was conducted by
IronmongeryDirect, found that 91% of
mobile working tradesmen are happy in their
jobs, with 50% of these claiming they are very
happy.
Tradesmen stated that flexible working
(61%) and increased productivity (28%) were
the biggest benefits of mobile working. In fact,
a massive 98% of tradesmen said they were
happy with the amount of flexibility their job
provides.
When asked what they enjoy most about
mobile working, the majority (62%) said
they liked having flexibility over the hours
they work. 42% also took satisfaction in
the fact they are trusted to do their job
independently.
Some tradesmen prefer mobile working
over being confined to an office as 23% said
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it helps them to work better as there are fewer
distractions than in an office environment,
and a fifth said it ensures they don’t get caught
up in office politics. In fact, 16% said mobile
working helps them to work with their team
more easily.
The study of 500 mobile working
tradespeople and 500 non-mobile workers
in the UK was undertaken to find out
the benefits of mobile working and how
technology is impacting on people’s work, and
whether it is driving productivity.
Wayne Lysaght-Mason, managing director
at IronmongeryDirect, said: “As we spend so
much of our life working, it’s encouraging
to see that so many tradespeople enjoy their
job. It seems that mobile working plays a
major part of their happiness because it
offers numerous benefits, particularly around
productivity and flexibility.
“Mobile technology is constantly evolving
and it’s making it easier and easier for
tradespeople to communicate with clients
and management and get the job done more
efficiently, making the whole process much
smoother and less stressful.”
www.ironmongerydirect.co.uk/mobile-workers